美国企业开拓伊朗市场

AS IT IS 2015-07-24 US Businesses Explore Iranian Market 美国企业开拓伊朗市场

American businesses have begun to explore  how they can sell their goods and services in Iran. For many years, restrictions¹ on trade have stopped many companies from doing business in the country. The United States government was a major supporter of economic sanctions² against Iran. The sanctions were meant to punish Iran for ignoring United Nations resolutions on its nuclear activities.

But those restrictions may soon change. This month, Iran signed an agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program. The deal calls for the international community to lift the sanctions.

The agreement sets limits on Iran’s nuclear development for 10 years. In exchange, the international community will end sanctions and trade limits, which have hurt Iran’s economy. But experts say Iran has much to do before foreign businesses invest in the country and sell their products there.

Suzanne Dimaggio is director of the Iran Initiative³ at New America, a public policy group. She says the country has 80 million highly-educated consumers who want to buy products and services from U.S. companies. But she says it will take some time for large American companies to, in her words, “feel comfortable enough to start investing in Iran.”

“They’ll need to see that Iran is working through this agreement, is complying⁵ with it. They also will want to see that there is some stability⁶ there.”

Iran has some of the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world. But economic sanctions have limited the country’s ability to fully-develop those reserves.

“But make no mistake about it, Iran will be a major player in the oil sector⁷. I think this has other countries like Saudi Arabia worried -- what will that do to the market that is already so far down.”

Paul Wachtel teaches economics⁸ at New York University. He notes that the sanctions will not be cancelled immediately. But he says when they are, the global economy will benefit.

“It will be good for world trade generally. It would be good for many American industries, consumer goods, producer’s goods, airplane industry, oil equipment, lots of American industry.” 

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sanction(s) – n. an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country

comply⁴ – v. to obey; to do what you have been told to do

reserve(s) – n. a supply of something that is stored so that it can be used at a later time

benefit – v. to be helped

1 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

2 sanctions   

批准( sanction的名词复数 )； 认可； 制裁； 约束力

参考例句：

• There was general acquiescence in the UN sanctions. 普遍默认了联合国的制裁。
• Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement. 凡拒签该协议的国家均受到贸易制裁。

3 initiative   

n.主动性，首创精神，主动权（的行动），倡议

参考例句：

• He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.他主动去看望校长。
• His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

4 comply   

v.遵照，照做，应允，顺从，服从

参考例句：

• She was told to pay the fine,but refused to comply.她被通知交纳罚款，但她拒不服从。
• Candidates must comply strictly with these instructions.候选人必须严格遵守这些指示。

5 complying   

遵从，依从，服从( comply的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They may be excused from complying with this regulation. 他们可以不按这条规则行事。
• To some extent, it has something of conservatism complying with reality, and rejects idealism and transcendentalism. 它体现出与现实认同的保守主义倾向，并拒斥理想主义和超验价值。

6 stability   

n.稳定，稳固

参考例句：

• The situation is tending towards stability.局势趋于稳定。
• She lacks emotional stability.她的情绪不稳定。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。