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U.S., Iran leaders meet in Vienna 美国和伊朗领导人在维也纳会晤

American and Iranian officials met for three hours Wednesday in Vienna, Austria, to try to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. On Tuesday, international leaders extended the time limit to reach a final deal.

The U.S. Energy Secretary met with Iran’s nuclear energy chief twice Wednesday, a top U.S. administration official said. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, America's lead negotiator, also met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are also in Vienna, but it is still unknown if they will meet.

Greece offers new bailout deal

Greece asked its European neighbors for a new three-year bailout Wednesday.  It promised to "immediately implement¹" tax and spending reforms.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke² to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. He said Greece would produce detailed³ proposals by Thursday.

European leaders set Saturday as the final deadline for reaching an agreement that will keep Greece in the euro zone.

Technical issue halts trading on the New York Stock Exchange

Trading stopped on the New York Stock Exchange for four hours Wednesday. Exchange officials said a "technical issue" was to blame.

Trading halted at 11:30 a.m. local time.

Earlier Wednesday, a computer problem forced United Airlines to ground all of its flights. Flights resumed after it was repaired.

Words in the News:

bailout – n. the act of saving or rescuing something (such as a business) from money problems

implement – v. to begin to do or use (something, such as a plan)

resume – v. to begin again after stopping

1 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

2 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。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。