2007年VOA标准英语-Ahmadinejad Declares Issue of Iranian Nuclear P

By David Gollust
United Nations
26 September 2007

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a United Nations address Tuesday, said the issue of Iran's nuclear program is closed because of Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA. He said Iran would consider further U.N. Security Council sanctions against his country completely illegal. VOA's David Gollust reports from our U.N. bureau.

The Iranian president struck a defiant¹ note on the nuclear issue at the United Nations, where senior diplomats² of the five permanent Security Council member countries and Germany will be meeting over the next few days on new sanctions against Tehran because of its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.

Mr. Ahmadinejad held to Iran's longstanding position that its enrichment effort is a national right under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and that Iran's nuclear activities are entirely³ peaceful.

In a General Assembly policy address, and a combative⁴ news conference appearance later, he accused members of the Security Council of trying to politicize the issue and bully⁵ his country.

But he said the IAEA is the proper forum⁶ for dealing⁷ with the matter and said because of Iran's cooperation with the Vienna-based organization, the issue has become what he termed an ordinary agency matter and should be considered closed.

At the news conference, Mr. Ahmadinejad dismissed the prospect⁸ of new Security Council sanctions as a continuation of decades of hostility⁹ to Iran by the United States and allied¹⁰ powers.

"For 30 years, they've demonstrated their ability to make decisions that go against our nation," said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "For years, they have in fact threatened our nation and threatened it. And today once again, the decisions for us, the decisions by the United States or France, are not important. What matters is that our nuclear activities are based within the legal framework under the supervision¹¹ and inspection¹² of the IAEA, according to the rules and regulations of the IAEA, which is the body responsible for this, and our program as such will continue."

Iran has defied two Security Council sanction resolutions demanding that it suspend an enrichment program the United States and European Union countries believe is weapons related.

Senior diplomats of the so-called P Five Plus One powers are to meet at the U.N. Wednesday and Thursday on a new sanctions resolution in preparation for a ministerial level meeting of the same grouping hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday.

In a U.N. address laced with religious references, Mr. Ahmadinejad also among other things urged reforms in the world body to reduce the power of the Security Council, which he said is dominated by the United States and others hostile to Iran.

At the press event he denied U.S. charges of Iranian interference in Iraq and refused to answer a question about alleged¹³ Iranian support for international terrorism in Lebanon and elsewhere.

By coincidence Mr. Ahmadinejad was preceded to the General Assembly rostrum by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, who criticized Iran for failing to cooperate with his country's investigation¹⁴ of a 1994 bomb attack on a Buenos Aires Jewish center that killed or wounded nearly 400 people.

Argentine prosecutors¹⁵ have implicated¹⁶ Iranian officials and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah in the attack. Heard through an interpreter in the U.N. speech, Mr. Kirchner said Iranian cooperation is long overdue¹⁷.

"Interpol has asked for six Iranian and one Lebanese individual involved in these efforts, and we are launching an appeal here that during this General Assembly session we should ratify¹⁸ these measures," said President Kirchner. "And we hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran, within the framework of international law, will accept and respect the jurisdiction¹⁹ of Argentine justice and will work with Argentine judges to bring those individuals to justice."

Mr. Kirchner said Iran to date has not offered the cooperation sought by Argentina and said his government is asking U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and all U.N. members to intervene to get Iran to take what he termed the appropriate steps.

He said Argentina seeks only to learn the truth in the case and that all countries will be jeopardy²⁰ in the absence of sustained, multi-lateral action against terrorism.

Iran's ambassador to Argentina said late last week that if Mr. Kirchner made such statement at the U.N., it would be interpreted as a sign Argentina supports war against Tehran.

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 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 combative   

adj.好战的；好斗的

参考例句：

• Mr. Obama has recently adopted a more combative tone.奥巴马总统近来采取了一种更有战斗性的语调。
• She believes that women are at least as combative as are.她相信女性至少和男性一样好斗。

5 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

6 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 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。

9 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。

10 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

11 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

12 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

13 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

14 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

15 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

16 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

18 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

19 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

20 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。