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Tough Iran Talks to Resume in 2015

Talks aimed at ensuring that Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon, and ending international sanctions against it, missed a self-imposed deadline in 2014 and will resume next year. Experts say reaching an agreement is essential for both sides but will not be any easier in the new year.

The negotiators had already extended their talks once, leading to considerable disappointment when they missed their second deadline in November. But U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said what he called “substantial progress” justified extending the talks again.

“Given how far we have come over the past year, and particularly in the last few days, this is not certainly the time to get up and walk away,” said Kerry.

Six countries representing the United Nations are negotiating with Iran to reduce its nuclear fuel enrichment capacity to a level that would leave it as much as a year away from making a nuclear bomb if its leaders were to decide to do so. Currently, experts say, it is only about two months away.

Iranian officials say they have no intention of obtaining nuclear weapons, but they have a large nuclear program and want a bigger one, and that raises concerns in the international community.

Experts say the dispute will not be any easier to settle next year.

“It’s hard to see what would change to make a deal any more likely next year when they couldn’t reach a deal in the past 12 months of negotiations,” says Mark Fitzpatrick from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

But he adds it’s important to keep negotiating anyway.

“Without diplomacy Iran’s program would not remain capped. We would be back in a cycle of confrontation and crisis that could lead to Iran getting closer to a nuclear weapon and could lead to military action,” says he.

But Fitzpatrick and others say the interim accord, reached in late 2013, is not good enough for the long term.

Trita Parsi, an Iranian-American author and activist with the National Iranian American Council, agrees.

“The interim deal, even if it may be attractive to both sides right now, probably is not sustainable in the long run because the political landscapes on both sides are going to be somewhat unforgiving and not permit this to be extended over and over again,” says Parsi.

Experts say Iranian opponents of a deal can be controlled by the Supreme Leader, if he likes the final document. But Parsi says Iran is concerned that Republican gains in the November election could make it impossible for President Barack Obama to deliver full sanctions relief.

“There are question marks in the minds of the Iranians as to whether the American promises about sanctions relief actually can be trusted - not to say that they don’t have enough confidence in the president, but they may not have enough confidence in the U.S. Congress,” says Parsi.

The negotiators have given themselves seven more months to reach an agreement. Parsi says all sides should use that time to muster the political will to accept difficult compromises before patience in Washington and Tehran runs out.

词汇解析

approve

难度：4星核心词汇，属常用3000词

英汉解释

v.批准；赞成；同意；称许

参考例句

用作动词 (v.)

I approve of your trying to earn some money, but please don't neglect your studies.

我同意你去挣一些钱，可是请不要误了功课。

No teacher can approve of cheating in exams.

任何教师都不能允许考试作弊。

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outdoors

难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词

英汉解释

adv.在户外地；在野外

n.户外；野外

名词outdoor的复数形式.

参考例句

用作副词 (adv.)

Though it is cold, the children are playing outdoors.

虽然天气冷,但孩子们仍在户外玩。

用作名词 (n.)

I believe that this interest sparked my love for the outdoors.

我相信，正是这种兴趣激起了我对野外活动的热爱。

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joyful

难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词

英汉解释

adj.愉快的；高兴的

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

The meeting between the two families was a joyful one.

这两家人的聚会十分愉快。

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parliament

难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词

英汉解释

n.议会；国会；一届议会的会期

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.

议会将在下周辩论国有化议题。

Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.

国会通过了一项法令，禁止捕杀珍稀动物。

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conservative

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

adj.保守的；守旧的

n.保守派(党)；保守的人

参考例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.

教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧。

用作名词 (n.)

He listed himself as a conservative.

他自称是一个保守主义者。

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discrimination

难度：2星扩展词汇，属常用10000词

英汉解释

n.歧视；鉴赏力；辨别

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

He is passionately opposed to racial discrimination.

他极端反对种族歧视。

The furnishings in their house showed taste and discrimination.

他们家的室内陈设显示了主人的审美力和鉴赏力。

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exposure

难度：3星常用词汇，属常用6000词

英汉解释

n.暴露；揭露；胶片；曝光时间；(在电视、报纸等媒体上的)亮相；挨冻

参考例句

用作名词 (n.)

The girl is very pleased to take exposure on TV singing program.

这个女孩对在电视歌唱节目上露面非常高兴。

He nearly died of exposure on the cold mountain.

他在寒冷的高山上差一点没有冻死。

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