2006年VOA标准英语-IAEA Optimistic, but US Believes Security

By Mohamed Elshinnawi
Washington, D.C.
07 March 2006
 
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A defiant¹ Iran warned the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would press ahead with uranium enrichment if the agency pushes for UN Security Council action over Iran's nuclear program. China has urged Iran to cooperate with the IAEA, while the U.S. has reiterated² its position that the world will not stand by and do nothing if Iran continues on the path to a nuclear weapons capability³.  

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Mohamed ElBaradei   
  

As the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency met to discuss what to do about Iranian nuclear ambitions, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the agency, expressed cautious optimism about resolving the dispute over Iran's plan to use centrifuges to enrich uranium.

"The sticking point, as you have seen, remains⁴ the question of the centrifuge-related R&Ds [research and developments], and that issue is still again being discussed this week. And I am still very much hopeful that in the next week or so an agreement could be reached."

Ambassador John Bolton  
  
But in an interview with VOA Persian Service, John Bolton, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, suggested Security Council action was mandatory⁵. "The IAEA has demonstrated that the Iranian regime has been conducting an extensive program to acquire nuclear weapons, has lied to the IAEA, has concealed⁶ information and their development is quite far along. So the Security Council is going to try to put international pressure on the government of Iran trying to convince them to give up this effort to acquire nuclear weapons," Mr. Bolton told us.  

 
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad (l) and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (file)
  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad tried to calm International concerns about his country's nuclear program. "First of all, we want peace and stability for all the countries, and we want to be in stable peace with others. The second point is that we will not give in to (the) use of force and will not use force against anyone."

Iran has insisted it has the right to conduct enrichment to produce nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors⁷ that generate electricity, but a growing number of nations share US fears that Iran may eventually produce fissile material for warheads. 

Patrick Clawson   
  
Patrick Clawson is the Deputy Director of Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He says, "It is quite possible that the Security Council will order Iran to once again cooperate with accelerated inspections⁸, designed to get to the bottom of what exactly have the Iranian been doing through the last 18 years."

Mr. Clawson believes that if the Security Council is united behind this stance, Iran will have to comply. But it is not clear that China -- or Russia -- will support tough Security Council action, and the prospect⁹ is for a drawn-out series of diplomatic maneuvers¹⁰.

1 defiant   

adj.无礼的，挑战的

参考例句：

• With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
• He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。

2 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

3 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

6 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

7 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

8 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

10 maneuvers   

n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
• Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句