VOA标准英语2009年-Iran's Supreme Leader Blasts Alleged 'West

Iran's supreme¹ leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is blasting Western leaders for their alleged² "meddling³" in Iran's internal affairs, threatening to respond with a "Iron fist." The latest saber-rattling from Khamenei comes amid increasing talk of internal divisions among Iran's top leadership.
　
Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a Shiite religious ceremony in Tehran where he warned against Western interference in Iranian affairs, 06 Jul 2009

Khamenei spoke⁵ softly, but his words carried a punch as he blasted Western leaders for their alleged "meddling" in Iran's internal crisis following the disputed June 12 presidential election.

Addressing a crowd of several hundred, Khamenei warned the West that the Iranian people would respond to outside interference.

He says the Iranian nation warns leaders who try to take advantage of internal quarrels to be careful because the Iranian people will react ... to their interference. He argues that even if the Iranian people are divided, they will unite in the face of their adversaries⁶ and fight them with an iron fist.

The crowd responded to Khamenei's comments with cries of "down with the U.S., down with the Britain, and down with Israel."

The Ayatollah continued his tongue-lashing against Western leaders.

He claimed Western leaders have blatantly⁷ interfered⁸ in the internal issues of the Iranian nation. "It is none of [their] business. Why do they do this?" he asked. "They interfere⁴ and then say that they don't.... Isn't [that] instigating⁹ unrest, interference?" he demanded.

Khamenei also warned Western leaders that Iran would weigh their comments and their actions in assessing future relations with their countries.

Iran analyst¹⁰ Mehrdad Khonsari of the London-based Center for Arab and Iranian Studies, thinks the Ayatollah's warnings are aimed at the upcoming G-8 summit, and are intended to signal that Iran's future cooperation is contingent¹¹ on Western behavior.

"The implication that can be given to his comments is the fact that the G-8 meeting is coming up.... The Americans and the Europeans have tread very carefully...they have tried to delink the internal situation in Iran with the desire to engage Iran over the nuclear issue and Iraq and Afghanistan," Khonsari said. "Khamenei's diatribe¹² is aimed at hinting to the G-8 that [Iran's] cooperation hinges on...the continuation of this situation without your meddling or interference, because [Iranian leaders] know pretty soon they will be called to engage regarding the nuclear file by the Security Council and the group of 5-plus-1," Khonsari continued.

Khamenei's harsh language comes amid apparently¹³ deepening divisions among Iran's top political and religious leaders over the legitimacy¹⁴ of the disputed June 12 presidential election. Top clerics in Iran's seat of religious learning, Qom, challenged the legitimacy of the election Saturday, calling the vote null and void.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 meddling   

v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
• They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句

4 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

7 blatantly   

ad.公开地

参考例句：

• Safety guidelines had been blatantly ignored. 安全规章被公然置之不顾。
• They walked grandly through the lobby, blatantly arm in arm, pretending they were not defeated. 他们大大方方地穿过门厅，故意炫耀地挎着胳膊，假装他们没有被打败。

8 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 instigating   

v.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Distant but clear Longyin instigating the eardrums of every person. 遥远却清晰的龙吟鼓动着每一个人的耳膜。 来自互联网
• The leader was charged with instigating the workers to put down tools. 那位领导人被指控煽动工人罢工。 来自互联网

10 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

11 contingent   

adj.视条件而定的；n.一组，代表团，分遣队

参考例句：

• The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
• Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。

12 diatribe   

n.抨击，抨击性演说

参考例句：

• He launched a diatribe against the younger generation.他对年轻一代发起了长篇抨击。
• The book is a diatribe against the academic left.这本书对学术左派进行了长时间的谩骂。

13 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

14 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。