2006年VOA标准英语-India and Pakistan Open New Round of Talks
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Bill Gasperini
Moscow
17 January 2006
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a diplomatic solution could end the standoff with Iran over its nuclear program. But he says Iran must first reinstate the moratorium 1 on uranium enrichment it broke last week.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that it should be possible to find a negotiated solution with Iran to end the nuclear standoff without resorting to sanctions.
But he says Tehran cannot expect talks to succeed unless it halts work on its uranium enrichment program that was resumed last week.
At a wide-ranging news conference in Moscow, Mr. Lavrov cautioned against "letting momentary 2 political considerations" get in the way of diplomacy 3, reiterating 4 Russia's belief that referring the issue to the United Nations Security Council was not a solution.
Europe and the United States say that may be the next step if Iran fails to end what many suspect is a program to develop nuclear weapons while claiming its aim is solely 5 to produce energy.
Moscow has proposed a compromise solution in which uranium enrichment would take place in Russia for use in Iran's nuclear reactors 6.
After previously 7 rejecting this idea, on Monday Iran's ambassador to Russia, Gholamreza Ansari, said his country is still considering it.
Mr. Lavrov says Russia plans to hold formal talks with Iran on the proposal in mid-February.
The overall aim is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons through constructive 8 dialogue, he says, adding that a collective approach should be able to find a means to solve the issue.
Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Iran and has certain leverage 9 with those Mr. Lavrov calls "our Iranian partners."
On Monday, President Vladimir Putin also urged caution in dealing 10 with the Iranian issue, saying Tehran might still accept the enrichment plan, which Western nations also support.
But the mixed signals coming out of Iran have left the international community skeptical 11 about Tehran's true intentions.
Diplomats 12 meeting in London Monday called for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 2 that could refer the issue to the Security Council.
- The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
- We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
- We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
- I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。
- 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。
- He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
- The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。
- Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
- The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
- The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
- We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
- He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。
- 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。
- Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
- Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。