美国总统候选人辩论伊朗核协议

AS IT IS 2015-09-10 US Candidates Debate Iran Nuclear Deal 美国总统候选人辩论伊朗核协议

United States presidential candidates Wednesday spoke² publicly about a proposed nuclear agreement with Iran.

The agreement, or deal, would limit Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons. In exchange, the U.S. and world powers would ease economic sanctions against Iran.

The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, spoke for about 60 minutes at a respected Washington think tank – the Brookings Institution. Ms. Clinton, who served as President Obama’s Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, described the deal as “not perfect,” but “strong.”

A few hours later, Republican candidates, Donald Trump³ and Ted¹ Cruz, spoke for a combined 30 minutes against the deal. Trump called the deal “incompetent” and “led by very, very stupid people,” at the event on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, where Congress will vote on the agreement.

The event was co-sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots⁴, a conservative political organization. It featured about a dozen speakers who frequently mentioned support for Israel, the Bible, patriotism⁵ and terrorism.

Iran has agreed to limit its nuclear development in exchange for fewer economic sanctions. The sanctions were imposed by Western nations after the revolution in Iran in 1979. At that time, a conservative, religious party took over the government.

Clinton supports the nuclear agreement

The agreement will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities to ensure compliance⁶. Clinton said, “It accomplishes the major goals we set out to achieve.”

If Iran were to violate the agreement, Ms. Clinton said her response would be swift and strong.

“The U.S. will never allow you to acquire a nuclear weapon,” Mrs. Clinton said. “As president, I will take whatever actions are necessary. I will not hesitate to take military action.”

To critics of the deal who point to Israel’s security, Ms. Clinton said the U.S. would support Israel in several ways:

Offer the latest military technology

Maintain a strong, visual presence in the Persian Gulf⁷, like placing U.S. aircraft carriers in that vital shipping⁸ channel

Limit Iranian support of groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, who destabilize the region

Support those Iranian citizens who are being mistreated and imprisoned⁹ unfairly

The region could be stabilized¹⁰ by a strategy in which more partners participate politically, Mrs. Clinton said. She pointed¹¹ to Russia, specifically, as an instigator¹² of Mideast chaos¹³.

Russia’s foreign minister admitted Tuesday that “Russian military experts” were supporting Assad in the country’s civil war. Radical¹⁴ terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State militants¹⁵, also known as ISIS, are active in the region. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled war-torn countries in the Mideast to Europe.

“Like ISIS, Iran benefits from chaos,” Ms. Clinton said. “It’s crucial that the U.S. leads this effort and pushes its diplomatic strategy.”

That strategy includes having Iran put pressure on Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, to maintain better order.

Republican rally at the Capitol

The Republican rally against the agreement seemed like a small rock-music concert at times.

Senator Ted Cruz is also an organizer of the event. He said if the U.S. enters the deal with the Iran, the U.S. would become “the world’s leading financier of radical Islamic terrorists.”

The Republican senator and presidential candidate added, “$100 billion will flow to radical Islamic terrorists across the world, who will use the money to murder Americans and Israelis.”

Senator Cruz predicted that Iran would “kill tens of millions of Americans” if they developed nuclear weapons.

Businessman Donald Trump leads the large Republican pack of candidates for president in the race. He spoke briefly¹⁶ but strongly against Iran and the proposed agreement.

“They rip us off, they take your money, they make us look like fools,” he said about Iran. “They will not let Israel survive. And then, when it’s all done, they come out with these unbelievable nasty statements” about the U.S.

Trump said Iran and countries that will do business with it when sanctions are lifted, “They are going to make lots of money, and lots of other things with Iran, and we are going to get nothing.

“Nothing. We are led by very, very stupid people. We cannot let it continue.”

Trump concluded his comments by saying if he is elected, “you will be bored with winning.”

The crowd on the Capitol lawn was estimated to be around several hundred people. The U.S. Congress is expected to vote against the nuclear deal. But the Republican-led Congress does not have enough votes to override¹⁷ the expected veto from President Obama.

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compliance -- n. the act or fact of going along with a wish or command

violate -- v. break or fail to comply 

instigator -- n. a person who brings about change, good or bad

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

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 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

5 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

6 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

7 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。

8 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

9 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

10 stabilized   

v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。
• His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

12 instigator   

n.煽动者

参考例句：

• It is not a and differs from instigator in nature. 在刑法理论中，通常将教唆犯作为共犯的一种类型加以探究。 来自互联网
• If we are really the instigator, we are awaiting punishment. 如果我们真的是煽动者，那我们愿意接受惩罚。 来自互联网

13 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

14 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

15 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

16 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

17 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。