VOA标准英语2018--美国对伊朗的导弹开发实施制裁
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2018年(一月)
U.S. Imposes Sanctions Over Iran's Missile Development
The United States Department of Treasury 1 has imposed sanctions on five entities 2 linked to Iran's ballistic missile program. The announcement was made January 4 as anti-Iranian government demonstrations 3, which started in December over economic grievances 4 but broadened to include wide-ranging political and cultural frustrations 5, continued.
In a statement, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, “These sanctions target key entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program, which the Iranian regime prioritizes over the economic well-being 6 of the Iranian people. As the Iranian people suffer, their government and the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] fund foreign militants 7, terrorist groups, and human rights abuses.”
The five Iran-based entities sanctioned by the United States are involved in the production of guidance and control systems for solid-propellant ballistic missiles; the production of their motor cases, launchers and ground support equipment; and research and development for the ballistic missile program.
As a result of the sanctions, all property and interest in property of the designated entities subject to U.S. jurisdiction 8 are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. In addition, foreign financial institutions that knowingly facilitate significant transactions for these entities, or persons that provide material support to them, risk being blocked from the U.S. financial system.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said, “The United States will continue to decisively counter the Iranian regime's malign 9 activity, including additional sanctions targeting human rights abuses. We will not hesitate to call out the regime's economic mismanagement, and diversion of significant resources to fund threatening missile systems at the expense of its citizenry.”
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- 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。
- Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
- The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
- The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
- Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
- 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。
- It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
- Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。
