VOA常速英语2016--美国与伊朗外交活动取得成果

美国与伊朗外交活动取得成果

Next an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.

下面的社论反映了美国政府的观点。

Over the past several days, the decision to follow the course of patient, tough diplomacy¹ with Iran bore fruit.

过去几天里，怀着耐心与伊朗进行的强硬外交接触取得了成果。

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that the Iranian government had fulfilled its key commitments under the Joint² Comprehensive Plan of Action to curtail³ its nuclear program.That verification brought about Implementation⁴ Day, in which nuclear-related sanctions imposed on Iran are lifted,and Iran gains access to its own money which had been frozen.

国际原子能机构证实伊朗政府兑现了《联合全面行动计划》中规定的削减核项目的关键承诺，这样实施日这一天就来到了，在这天施加给伊朗的与核相关的制裁均已被取消，伊朗重新获得被冻结的资金。

President Barack Obama hailed these developments, saying that now Iran will not be able to develop a nuclear weapon,and that “the region, the United States, and the world will be more secure:”“Perhaps most important of all, we’ve achieved this historic progress through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the Middle East.”

巴拉克·奥巴马总统称赞了这一进展，称现在伊朗已经无法开发核武器，“整个地区、美国乃至全世界都会更加安全，可能最重要的是，我们通过外交手段取得了这一历史性的进步，而不是通过在中东发动另一场战争来实现。”

President Obama noted⁵ that the precedent⁶ and practice of engagement with Iran made possible other positive developments, among them the recent, rapid release from detention⁷ of American sailors who had accidentally strayed into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf⁸;and the welcome and long-awaited release of several Americans unjustly held in Iran—some of whom, like Amir Hekmati, Saeed Abedini and Jason Rezaian, faced years of continuing imprisonment⁹.

奥巴马总统指出，与伊朗接触的先例和实践使得其他积极的进展得以实现，包括最近伊朗立即释放被拘美国海员一事，这些海员是偶然误入波斯湾的伊朗水域的，伊朗还释放了被非法关押的几名美国人，这一让人期待已久的举动受到了欢迎，其中一些被囚禁者，包括埃米尔·赫克迈堤、萨伊德和芮塞恩已被关押多年。

 

President Obama observed that the United States remains¹⁰ concerned over Iran’s destructive behavior in the region, including its threats against Israel and the Gulf countries; its support of violent proxies¹¹ in Syria and Yemen;as well as its human rights violations¹² and development of ballistic missiles:“We are going to remain vigilant¹³ about it. We’re not going to waver in the defense¹⁴ of our security or that of our allies and partners."

奥巴马总统表示，美国将继续关注伊朗在该地区的破坏性活动，包括对以色列和海湾国家的威胁，对叙利亚和也门暴乱代理武装的支持，以及人权侵犯行为和开发弹道导弹的做法。“我们将继续对此保持警惕，我们不会放弃对美国、我们的盟友和伙伴国安全的捍卫。”

1 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。

2 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

3 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

4 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 precedent   

n.先例，前例；惯例；adj.在前的，在先的

参考例句：

• Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?你要我做的事有前例可援吗？
• This is a wonderful achievement without precedent in Chinese history.这是中国历史上亘古未有的奇绩。

7 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

8 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

9 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

10 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

11 proxies   

n.代表权( proxy的名词复数 )；（测算用的）代替物；（对代理人的）委托书；（英国国教教区献给主教等的）巡游费

参考例句：

• SOCKS and proxies are unavailable. Try connecting to XX again? socks和代理不可用。尝试重新连接到XX吗？ 来自互联网
• All proxies are still down. Continue with direct connections? 所有的代理仍然有故障。继续直接连接吗？ 来自互联网

12 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

13 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

14 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。