英闻天下——263 Ahmadinejad to Talk to US If Pressure Stops

 　　Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is ready to have direct talks with the United States, but only "based on justice and respect, not on pressure and imposition."

 

　　He made the comments on Sunday while addressing a rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

 

　　The US has recently called for direct talks with Iran, but Ahmadinejad told the rally that was not enough.

 

　　"You pull away the gun from the face of Iranian nation, and I will talk to you in person. Dialogue should be based on justice and respect, not on pressure and imposition."

 

　　The declaration appears to be part of Ahmadinejad's attempt to retain the appearance of political relevance¹ going into his final months of office.

 

　　"We are already nuclear, so what is your confrontation² with us supposed to mean? Your efforts were intended not to allow us to go nuclear. But we did. Now is not the time for conflict and confrontation. The best way forward for you and us is interaction and cooperation."

 

　　Iran denies it is trying to develop nuclear weapons but that is what the West suspects and as a result it has imposed sanctions.

1 relevance   

n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性

参考例句：

• Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
• Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。

2 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。