VOA标准英语2009年-Former IAEA Chief: Iran Inspections Step i

By Jennifer Glasse
London
05 October 2009
The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is a step in the right direction for Iran to let agency inspectors² visit its uranium-enrichment site. But he says questions about Iran's nuclear program will not be easily answered.

 
Hans Blix (file photo)
Former U.N. weapons inspector¹ and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Hans Blix says Iran's nuclear program is suspect. In a British radio interview, he says Iran's choice to enrich its own uranium does not make sense.

"The whole configuration³ of the Iranian program has raised questions. They have two power reactors⁵, and they prefer to enrich themselves, which is very expensive. A country like mine, Sweden, has 10 power reactors and we find it cheaper to buy, and South Korea has 20 power reactors and they also find it cheaper to buy," he said.

Blix says it will not be easy for Iran to dismiss those questions.

"The suspicions I think will be there, I do not think there is any way in which Iran can really persuade the other side that they do not intend at some stage to go for a weapon or at least be closer to a weapon," he added.

Inspections⁶ are not necessarily the best way forward, Blix says. The same type of centrifuges can be used to enrich weapons-grade uranium as those needed to make fuel for nuclear power plants.

 
Iranian technicians work at a facility near Isfahan, south of Tehran, that produces uranium fuel for a heavy-water nuclear reactor⁴ (File)
"In some ways its a side track to chase for evidence of their intention. What is important is is there any way they can be persuaded to stay away from enrichment? Is there something they prefer? And there you come with incentives⁷ and disincentives," said Blix.

Blix says he thinks carrots will work better than sticks.

"I think that dignity and humiliation⁸ plays a big role. If Iran, I mean there is a way to shaming them into confess you are sinning and hoping that this will make them softer, I think is probably opposite, that rewards are better," he continued.

Egypt's Ambassador to Britain Hatem Seif El Nasr says rewards are already working.

"The IAEA is a very important component⁹ of this, but we saw that the involvement of the United States and the bilateral¹⁰ talks that they had made a change in the atmosphere where all these negotiations¹¹ are taking place, so we feel the involvement of the United States in direct talks with the Iranians is a good sign," he said.

The last thing the Middle East needs right now is a new confrontation¹², says the head of multilateral relations at the Arab League, Wael Al-Assad. He says Iran is walking a delicate line and diplomacy¹³ is the only solution

"Iran is trying to create the right conditions to get back into the international community without giving up its rights as well. Because as a country it does have rights and we should not in the moment ask her to give up these rights," he said.

Article Four of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty guarantees nations the right to pursue nuclear research for peaceful purposes. That is what Iran claims it is doing, and is still trying to convince the world that that is all it is doing.

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

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 configuration   

n.结构，布局，形态，(计算机)配置

参考例句：

• Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
• Prices range from $119 to $199,depending on the particular configuration.价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。

4 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

5 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

6 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 humiliation   

n.羞辱

参考例句：

• He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
• He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。

9 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

10 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

11 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。

12 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

13 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。