2007年VOA标准英语-World Powers Delay Iran Sanctions Resolution Un

By David Gollust
New York
28 September 2007

Major world powers meeting Friday in New York agreed to delay a new UN sanctions resolution against Iran until November. The five permanent U.N. Security Council member countries and Germany said sanctions will be enacted¹ then, unless Iran responds positively² to nuclear inquiries³ by the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the IAEA. VOA's David Gollust reports from our U.N. bureau.

The United States, France and Britain had been pushing for the immediate⁴ imposition of tougher sanctions against Iran, while Russia and China had wanted to put off any action until the IAEA had completed nuclear talks with Iran.

Under a compromise reached at a meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the veto-wielding Security Council members agreed that a new sanctions resolution will be adopted in November, unless Iran is fully⁵ cooperative with the IAEA and a renewed overture⁶ to Tehran by European Union chief diplomat⁷ Javier Solana.

In remarks after the meeting at Rice's New York hotel, Bush administration officials downplayed suggestions the outcome was a setback⁸ for the United States and said Iran has been sent a tough and strict message.

Rice told reporters the United States will continue a two-track strategy to force Iran to halt nuclear activities believed weapons-related, one in the Security Council and the other with financial penalties by like-minded countries outside the U.N. framework.

"We've always wanted to keep the two tracks underway," she said. "One is the negotiations⁹ track, and after all, we are working to finalize¹⁰ the text in this period of time. And I think that a finalization¹¹ of the text is going to take a little time and we are going to work of that. We of course will continue to pursue those measures that we are pursing on the basis of financial measures that may help convince the Iranian regime that it's time to change its course."

The P-Five-Plus-One grouping asked European Union chief diplomat Javier Solana to make another approach to Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on the EU offer last year of incentives¹², including civil nuclear cooperation, if Iran dropped its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activity.

At the same time, IAEA chief Mohamad ElBaradei will continue with his initiative with Iran, under which Iran agreed last month to answer longstanding IAEA questions about covert¹³ Iranian nuclear activity.

A third and more severe sanctions resolution would go forward in November unless Solana and ElBaradei can report success.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed Moscow's support for the strategy, which he said maximizes chances for a negotiated outcome of the nuclear issue.

"We will be waiting for the report of ElBaradei on how his arrangements with the Iranian agencies to close down their remaining issues are being implemented," he said. "We will wait for a report from Javier Solana who would be continuing his discussions with Secretary Larijani, and then we will be designing next steps in the Security Council taking into account these events."

No specific date in November was set for completion of the El-Baradei and Solana inquiries, in order to provide some flexibility¹⁴ in the nuclear diplomacy¹⁵.

Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. this week its cooperation with the IAEA should end the matter, a contention¹⁶ dismissed by the United States as badly mistaken.

1 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 overture   

n.前奏曲、序曲，提议，提案，初步交涉

参考例句：

• The opera was preceded by a short overture.这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。
• His overture led to nothing.他的提议没有得到什么结果。

7 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

8 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

9 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

10 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

11 finalization   

n.定稿

参考例句：

• The book can finally be published after revision and finalization. 经过删定，这本书终于可以出版了。 来自互联网
• Lead supplier pre-selection, selection, price negotiation, contract finalization. 领导供应商预选，筛选，议价及合同的订立。 来自互联网

12 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

13 covert   

adj.隐藏的；暗地里的

参考例句：

• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
• The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

14 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

15 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

16 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。