英闻天下——249 Supreme Leader Rejects Nuclear Talk Proposals

 　　Iran's Supreme¹ Leader is rejecting direct talks with the U.S.

 

　　The rejection² comes after U.S Vice³ President Joe Biden proposed one-to-one talks over Tehran's nuclear program.

 

　　Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

 

　　"Negotiations⁴ as a tactic⁵, talk as a tactic, a gesture of superpower, is only a deceptive⁶ move. This is not a real move. I am not a diplomat⁷. I am a revolutionary, and I express my words honestly. Negotiations can only be meaningful when the other party shows its good will. When the other party doesn't show good will, the talks will be meaningless. Americans say talks and pressure must happen at the same time. These two are not compatible with each other."

 

　　The US this week has ratcheted-up sanctions against Iran in an attempt to try to cut deeper into Tehran's ability to access its oil revenues abroad.

 

　　Iran's revenues from oil and gas exports have dropped by 45 percent since the US and the European Union began coordinated⁸ sanctions this past summer.

 

　　Another round of talks among Iran and the 5-permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, are due to take place later on this month.

 

　　Three previous rounds of talks have so far failed to make any significant headway.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

6 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。

7 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

8 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法