Canada imposes more sanctions on Iran

    OTTAWA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As part of an American and European- led effort to force Iran to drop its nuclear（原子能的） development program, Canada has imposed more sanctions on the Islamic republic, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon¹ announced here on Monday.
    "Iran's continued disregard for successive United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy（原子能） Agency resolutions calling on it to comply with international nuclear obligations and suspend its enrichment activities is unacceptable, " Cannon told reporters at a brief press conference.
    "Iran's actions and aggressive statements are an affront² to the efforts of Canada and like-minded countries to ensure peace and world-wide security," he said.
    Cannon noted³ that on July 11 Iran announced that it had produced 20 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, and said the Iranian program is "in flagrant violation⁴ of previously⁵ imposed resolutions.""These actions bring Iran closer to building nuclear weapons that threaten us all," he said. "On numerous occasions, failure to comply with international standards continues to raise doubts about Iran's objectives."The new Canadian sanctions ban further export of "proliferation- sensitive goods;" technology for refining oil and gas; arms; new investment in Iran's oil and gas sectors⁶; technology related to nuclear development, oil and gas refining, and arms.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

2 affront   

n./v.侮辱，触怒

参考例句：

• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。
• This remark caused affront to many people.这句话得罪了不少人。

3 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。

4 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》