VOA常速英语2020--限制伊朗

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.

以下是一篇反映美国政府政策立场的社论。

The United States has exercised its rights under Security Council Resolution 2231 and restored United Nations sanctions on Iran, including the arms embargo¹ that was due to expire on October 18. President Donald Trump² also issued an executive order imposing³ new sanctions and export controls on more than a dozen entities⁴ and individuals that support Iran’s nuclear, missile, and conventional arms-related activities. At a press briefing, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the President’s executive order “a new and powerful tool to enforce the UN arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade⁵ UN sanctions accountable:” “Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide. No matter who you are, if you violate the UN arms embargo on Iran, you risk sanctions.”

美国根据安理会第2231号决议所授予的权利，恢复了联合国对伊朗的制裁，包括原定于10月18号到期的武器禁运。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普还发布行政命令，对支持伊朗核武、导弹和常规武器相关活动的十多个实体和个人实施新的制裁和出口管制。在记者招待会上，国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥表示，总统的行政命令是“一个新的强有力的工具，能够执行联合国武器禁运并追责那些试图躲避联合国制裁的人。”“我们今天采取的行动就是向全世界发出警告。无论你是谁，你如果违背联合国对伊朗的武器禁运，你就有可能受到制裁。”

U.S. Representative to the United Nations Kelly Craft pointed⁶ out that the United States took these recent steps after the Security Council failed to extend the arms embargo on Iran: “As I have said repeatedly, when it fails we will not. False hope on the part of the Security Council members that the JCPOA （Iran nuclear deal） might contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions do not excuse members from their obligations to reimpose sanctions pursuant to the process outlined in Resolution 2231. It is now our expectation that all UN member states will fulfill⁷ their legal obligation and reimpose sanctions on Iran.” National Security Advisor⁸ Robert O’Brien noted⁹ that the ability of the United States to snapback UN sanctions on Iran if the regime failed to live up to its commitments was key to the United States’ approval of the JCPOA in 2015: “The Iranian regime has repeatedly lied about its nuclear weapons program, its archive, and denied required access to international inspectors¹⁰. Today’s actions send a clear message to the Iranian regime that such conduct will not be tolerated. The United States is also sending an unmistakable message to the international community: those who appease¹¹ and enable Iran that they must at long last turn away from Iran’s malign¹² activities.” “Rather than waste resources chasing after a nuclear bomb or regional hegemony, the Iranian regime should provide the Iranian people with what they want and with what they deserve, a thriving and prosperous Iran,” said National Security Advisor O’Brien. “The President has made it clear that if Iran is willing to choose the path of peace, America will walk beside it.

美国常驻联合国代表凯利·克拉夫特指出，在安理会未能延长对伊朗的武器禁运之后，美国最近采取了这些措施：“正如我反复说过的那样，安理会未能尽责，但我们不会不尽责。安理会成员国不切实际地希望伊朗核协议可能会克制伊朗的核野心，但这并不代表安理会成员国可以不按照2231号决议规定的程序重新实施制裁的义务。我们现在期望联合国所有成员国履行其法律义务，再次对伊朗实施制裁。”美国国家安全事务助理奥布莱恩指出，如果伊朗政权未能履行承诺，美国有能力重新施行联合国对伊朗的制裁，这是美国2015年批准伊朗核协议的关键。“伊朗当局一再在其核武器计划和相关档案问题上撒谎，并拒绝国际核查人员进行检查。今天的行动就是要向伊朗政权发出明确信息，即不会容忍此类行为。美国同时也向国际社会发出一个明确的信息，即那些安抚和帮助伊朗的人现在必须拒绝伊朗的恶意活动。”“伊朗政权与其耗费资源发展核弹或建立地区霸权，不如为伊朗人民提供他们想要的而且应得的东西，即一个繁荣兴旺的伊朗，”美国国家安全事务助理奥布莱恩表示。“总统明确表示，如果伊朗愿意选择和平的道路，美国将与其并肩而行。”

That was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government.

这是一篇反映美国政府政策立场的社论

1 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

2 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。

3 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

4 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

5 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

6 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。

7 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

8 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

9 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 appease   

v.安抚，缓和，平息，满足

参考例句：

• He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
• The government tried to appease discontented workers.政府试图安抚不满的工人们。

12 malign   

adj.有害的；恶性的；恶意的；v.诽谤，诬蔑

参考例句：

• It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
• She likes to malign innocent persons.她爱诋毁那些清白的人。