2006年VOA标准英语-Iran Grabs Spotlight as Developing Nations
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Nancy-Amelia Collins
Jakarta
09 May 2006
The dispute over Iran's nuclear program is overshadowing the fifth summit of the Developing Eight, a forum 1 for eight large predominately Muslim economies. The Iranian president is arriving for a state visit in Indonesia, where officials are offering to help mediate 2 the nuclear dispute between Tehran and the United Nations.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is welcomed by Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda (r)
Even before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Jakarta Tuesday, Indonesian officials made it clear that they support Iran's right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful uses. Jakarta, however, opposes nuclear weapons proliferation.
Foreign Ministry 3 spokesman Yuri Thamrin says Indonesia is willing to help mediate with the West over Iran's nuclear program. Indonesia, a secular 4 nation with the world's largest Muslim population, enjoys good relations with both the United States and Iran.
"We are going to do whatever we can in terms of possibility to help in this regard … as you know we are one of the biggest Muslim country," he said. "We have good will in terms of trying to resolve international conflict."
President Ahmadinejad makes a state visit to Indonesia before heading to Bali Friday for the summit of the Developing Eight nations.
His trip comes as foreign ministers from Britain, Germany, France, China, and Russia and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discuss getting a Security Council resolution that demands Iran end its uranium enrichment program and return to negotiations 5 on its nuclear programs. The United States and other governments fear Tehran seeks to build nuclear weapons.
Indonesia's foreign minister said Tuesday Iran should be more transparent 6 in its nuclear program and fulfill 7 the standards required by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The IAEA says Iran is not cooperating with its efforts to determine if the country's nuclear program is for creating energy or for making nuclear bombs.
The Developing Eight, or D-8, is a group of eight developing nations whose populations are mostly Muslim.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yuri Thamrin says the summit will be a venue 8 to boost trade and cooperation among the members.
"D-8 is really a grouping of [the] biggest economy within Islamic world, who are trying to get together in terms of identifying possibility - concrete cooperation for their respective development, and of course we are going to explore as much as possible concrete area for mutually beneficial cooperatio," said Yuri Thamrin.
Officials from the eight countries - Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, Egypt and Nigeria - have started preparatory meetings for the D-8 summit in Bali. The heads of state of the countries will begin their meeting on Friday.
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
- They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益非宗教的社会。
- Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates.英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
- The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
- 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。