2006年VOA标准英语-Rice: World United in Views on Iran

By Lisa Bryant
Paris
30 March 2006
 
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the international community is united in demanding that Iran give up its nuclear weapons program.  

 
Condoleezza Rice, third from right, arrives for news conference with (left to right): Sergej Lavrov, Philippe Douste-Blazy,  Frank-Walter Steinmeier,  and Jack¹ Straw
  
Condoleezza Rice met with her counterparts from Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia, just hours after the United Nations Security Council approved a non-binding statement giving Iran 30 days to suspend its nuclear enrichment program.

Although the language of the proposal was not as tough as some council members had been seeking, Secretary of State Rice said it sends a clear message to Iran.

"I think this does send a very strong signal to Iran that the international community is united and expects Iran to adhere to the just demands of the international community that its nuclear activities be demonstrably for civilian² purposes," she said.

During their talks in Berlin the ministers stressed the views they had in common.  British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tehran was wrong to believe the international community was divided over Iran's nuclear activities.

"Truthfully, it has become more united," he said.  "This is a difficult issue. We had long discussions about it. But this matter has now been discussed within the Security Council.  We've issued a unanimous presidential statement, which sends a very clear message to Iran. I hope Iran heeds³ those messages because if they fail to do so, as the statement makes clear, the matter will be further considered by the Security Council."

Manouchehr Mottaki at UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, March 30, 2006  
  
In Geneva, Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, dismissed criticism of its nuclear program as unjustified propaganda.  He reiterated⁴ Tehran's argument that its nuclear enrichment activities are only for peaceful ends.

The Berlin meeting was the first leg of a European trip by Secretary of State Rice that includes stops in France and Britain. The Middle East is also on the agenda later today in Paris, when Rice is to hold talks with French President Jacques Chirac.

Rice spends the weekend in northern England, as a guest of Foreign Secretary Straw.
 

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 heeds   

n.留心，注意，听从( heed的名词复数 )v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You should never fight the band that heeds you. 从来不要攻击那些注意你行动的帮伙们。 来自互联网
• He who ignores discipline and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. 弃绝管教的、必致贫受辱．领受责备的、必得尊荣。 来自互联网

4 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。