VOA标准英语2009年-Iranian Lawmakers Give Thumbs Down to Nucl

By Edward Yeranian
Cairo
31 October 2009

Iran's top lawmakers and its president have expressed disapproval¹ of the United Nations-backed draft nuclear deal with the West, Saturday, offering varying degrees of criticism.

 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (file photo) 
Decision-makers gave thumbs down to the U.N. draft nuclear deal with the West, Saturday, saying that they reject it in its current form. Several key members of parliament have slammed the deal, while President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad expressed displeasure with it, but urged the West to "continue cooperating with Iran."

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who heads the Iranian parliament's powerful national security and foreign affairs committee, told Iranian TV that his committee does not approve of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-backed deal, because Tehran has "no guarantee" that it will "get its uranium back."

Iranian lawmaker Kazem Jalali, who also sits on the national security committee, told Iran's Arabic-language al Alam TV that Tehran has no confidence in the West because of years of previous dealings:

He says that Iran has suspicions about whether the West will respect the terms of the deal. He adds that an eventual² deal must be totally transparent³ and offer guarantees for all parties involved. He stresses that the present deal is against the interests of Iran.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Ahmedinejad, speaking to a group of war veterans in the city of Mashhad, expressed hope that the nuclear talks with the West would continue.

He says that the West should continue to talk with Iran over the nuclear issue and that the best way to deal with the Iranian nation is to respect it and deal with it honestly.

Mr. Ahmedinejad also claimed that Israel is "unhappy over the ongoing⁴ talks between Iran and the West," warning the Jewish state "not to make mischief⁵, along with other bullying⁶ powers [to derail] the talks."

Iran's powerful parliament speaker Ali Larijani attacked the United States Friday, accusing it of involvement in a recent bloody⁷ attack in Sistan-Baluchistan, which killed a number of top Revolutionary Guard commanders.

Analysts⁸ say that Larijani's criticism of the U.S. could be a veiled swipe at Mr. Ahmedinejad for continuing nuclear talks with the West. Friction⁹ between the Iranian president and some of his erstwhile allies has manifested itself in discord¹⁰ over the recent nuclear negotiations¹¹.

1 disapproval   

n.反对，不赞成

参考例句：

• The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
• They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。

2 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

3 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 mischief   

n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹

参考例句：

• Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
• He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

6 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

10 discord   

n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐

参考例句：

• These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
• The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

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。