2007年VOA标准英语-US Warns Iran Failure to Cooperate with IAEA Co

By Teri Schultz
Brussels
26 March 2007

Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, visiting Brussels for talks with European Union and NATO allies, warned Tehran its failure to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency would lead to Iran's further isolation². Iran has rejected the latest U.N. Security Council resolution and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he'll retaliate³ by cutting back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Teri Schultz spoke⁴ with Burns in Brussels and has this report for VOA.

The State Department's point man on Iran, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, suggests Tehran's reaction to stricter sanctions is another move in the wrong direction.

"That's an unfortunate response from the Iranian government," he said. "When you're in a hole, stop digging. They're in a hole. That was a major repudiation⁵ of Iran the other day at the Security Council. Fifteen countries voted sanctions for the second time. Mandatory⁶ Chapter 7 sanctions."

"Chapter 7" of the United Nations charter applies when the Security Council determines a threat exists to international security - it requires all members to enforce the measures, which in this case includes an embargo⁷ of all Iranian arms exports plus financial sanctions against individuals and entities⁸ involved in Iran's nuclear activities.

Burns says Iran can also expect more penalties from other places if it does not agree to negotiate an end to its nuclear program.

"We've seen three major European banks shut down all lending to Iran and with this second Security Council resolution passed on Saturday in New York its going to allow countries to take greater measures to stop business as usual," he said. "So I'm afraid the Iranians are in for a rough ride."

 

And while the tighter sanctions have not put the Iranian president in a conciliatory mood - at least so far - Burns says the measures may yet have the desired effect on others who could influence the direction Tehran is taking.

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Javier Solana gestures while talking to the media during a press conference  at EU Council building in Brussels, 26 Mar 2007

 

"We're hoping there's going to be reconsideration by the rational, middle of the road people in Iran that they ought to negotiate - I don't think President Ahmadinejad given his politics and given his negative mentality⁹ is going to be one of those people - but there surely are other people in Iran who would like to see a negotiation," he said.

 

The man the U.N. has tasked with reaching out to Iran is European Union foreign-policy chief Javier Solana. On Monday, Solana had an hour-long phone call with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani to explain the new sanctions but also to convey the international community's strong desire to settle the stand-off with dialogue. Solana's office says the two agreed to continue their conversation in another call within the next few days.

 

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 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。

3 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

4 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。

5 repudiation   

n.拒绝；否认；断绝关系；抛弃

参考例句：

• Datas non-repudiation is very important in the secure communication. 在安全数据的通讯中，数据发送和接收的非否认十分重要。 来自互联网
• There are some goals of Certified E-mail Protocol: confidentiality non-repudiation and fairness. 挂号电子邮件协议需要具备保密性、不可否认性及公平性。 来自互联网

6 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

7 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

8 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

9 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。