51 众议院反对布什关于缩减伊朗及利比亚制裁期限的提议

 

Lawmakers Rebuff Bush On Iran, Libya Sanctions

David Swan

Capitol Hill

20 Jun 2001 22:22 UTC

 

A key U.S. House of Representatives committee has voted to keep economic 1)sanctions on Iran and Libya for five more years. The lawmakers 2)rebuffed the Bush administration's call for the extension to be limited to a shorter period.

The International Relations 3)panel overwhelmingly 4)turned down a White House request for leeway in the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act. The panel voted to maintain the law for five years, instead of the two years the administration wanted.

The State Department asked for the shorter time frame to give Mr. Bush a freer hand in dealing¹ with the two countries. Those who backed the request said the committee should 5)defer² to the president, with some arguing the sanctions are not working anyway. Republican Congressman³ Ron Paul says the United States should at least consider a different strategy.

"Five years represents a sort of a closed-minded approach, that we can't even review it after two years," he said. "And this [different approach], at least, gives a little bit of 6)flexibility⁴, and a little bit of 7)recognition that we're willing to work with both Iran and Libya."

But most members of the panel rejected those sentiments, saying the five-year extension is needed because of Iranian and Libyan support for terrorism. The law is designed to punish that support by 8)blocking outside investment in the nations' oil fields.

Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos declared the two governments have not changed their behavior. Among other things, he says, Iran's newly re-elected President Khatami is not the 9)moderate he claims to be.

"He's fully⁵ in support of the most 10)aggressive policies in the Middle East, underwriting terrorism and 11)denouncing the peace process, and attempting to eliminate the one political democracy in the region [Israel]," said Rep. Lantos.

The powerful pro-Israel lobby is strongly supporting the five-year extension of the law. The committee vote sends the bill on to the House floor for likely approval. The measure also enjoys strong support in the Senate.

 

 

(1)      sanction[5sANkF(E)n]n. v.批准, 同意, 支持, 制裁, 认可

(2)      rebuff[rI`bQf]n. v.回绝

(3)      panel[5pAn(E)l]n.座谈小组, 全体陪审员

(4)      turn down v.(被)向下折转, 拒绝

(5)      defer to尊重, 顺从

(6)      flexibility n.弹性, 适应性, 机动性, 挠性

(7)      recognition[rekE^5nIF(E)n]n.赞誉, 承认, 重视

(8)      block[blCk]n.木块,街区,阻滞vt.防碍, 阻塞

(9)      moderate[5mRdErEt]adj.中等的, 适度的v.缓和

(10)      aggressive[5E^resIv]adj.好斗的, 有闯劲的, 侵略性的

(11)      denounce[dI5naJns]vt.公开指责, 公然抨击, 谴责

 

 

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

3 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 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。

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。