2007年VOA标准英语-Iran Bars 38 IAEA Inspectors

By Challiss McDonough
Cairo
22 January 2007

An Iranian news agency says Iran has decided¹ to block 38 inspectors² from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency from entering the country. Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said the 38 names were on a list submitted by the agency and Iran was within its right to reject them. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough reports from our Middle East bureau in Cairo.

 
Uranium conversion³ facility near Isfahan, Iran (file photo)
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran has barred 38 inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency from entering the country.

The head of the parliamentary commission on national security and foreign affairs told an Iranian news agency (ISNA) the move is the first step in implementing⁵ a new law requiring the government to revise its cooperation level with the IAEA. But he also said Iran will continue its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear agency.

The Iranian parliament passed the law in December, after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution imposing⁶ sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend its uranium-enrichment program.

IAEA inspectors conduct regular examinations of Iran's nuclear facilities.

The rejection⁷ of the 38 inspectors comes at a critical time. The European Union called for all countries to implement⁴ the U.N. sanctions in full and without delay.

[In Washington, the U.S. State Department deplored⁸ what it called Iran's "defiant⁹ attitude toward the international community."

Spokesman Sean McCormack said it was another example of what he termed Iran's trying to dictate¹⁰ terms to the international community, and will result in Iran's further isolation¹¹.]

 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he speaks in Tehran
But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed¹² Sunday that U.N. sanctions would not stop Iran's nuclear program, in his words, even if they issue 10 more such resolutions.

According to the Associated Press, Iran's most senior dissident cleric has publicly criticized President Ahmadinejad for the way he has been pursuing his nuclear goals.

The AP says in a speech on Friday, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said the president's aggressive approach would only provoke the international community and create problems for Iran.

The U.N. sanctions include a ban on selling sensitive materials or information that could be used in Iran's nuclear and missile programs. The Security Council also froze the assets of 10 Iranian companies and individuals.

The Security Council sanctions resolution was backed by all five of its permanent members -- the United States, Britain, Russia, China, and France.

Europe and the United States believe Iran is secretly trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran insists that its nuclear ambitions are entirely¹³ peaceful, and it wants only to produce nuclear energy.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。

4 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

6 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

7 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。

8 deplored   

v.悲叹，痛惜，强烈反对( deplore的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They deplored the price of motor car, textiles, wheat, and oil. 他们悲叹汽车、纺织品、小麦和石油的价格。 来自辞典例句
• Hawthorne feels that all excess is to be deplored. 霍桑觉得一切过分的举动都是可悲的。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

11 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

12 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

13 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。