时间:2019-02-12 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2009年(八月)


英语课

Iran's Supreme 1 Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, formally gave his blessing 2 to incumbent 3 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term on Monday. The ceremony comes two days before his formal inauguration 4, but many opposition 5 figures and two former presidents boycotted 6 the event.
 
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) embraces President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) after presenting him with a decree during an official ceremony in Tehran, 03 Aug 2009


The crowd of several hundred stood solemnly for Iran's national anthem 7 at the opening of Monday's ceremony, in which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second four-year term in office. He is due to be formally inaugurated in front of parliament on Wednesday.


Former presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mahmoud Khatami did not attend the event, which was also boycotted by opposition leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani was, however, seated on the podium.


After the call to prayer, the crowd of several hundred attending the ceremony chanted in approval, as Mr. Ahmedinejad bowed to the Ayatollah, in respect, and kissed him on his shoulder. The Ayatollah appeared to rebuff an attempt by Mr. Ahmedinejad to kiss his hand.


Reports of friction 8 between the two men surfaced recently, after the Ayatollah wrote a sternly worded letter demanding that Mr. Ahmadinejad withdraw the controversial choice of the father of his son-in-law, Esfandiar Rahim Meshai, as first vice 9 president.


The choice also triggered an uproar 10 from some of Mr. Ahmadinejad's hardline supporters.


During Monday's ceremony, Ayatollah Khamenei insisted on praising the outcome of Iran's disputed June 12th presidential election, which have resulted in weeks of popular and sometimes violent unrest, and charges of widespread vote-rigging. Mr. Ahmadinejad officially won 64% of the vote.


Looking stern, but determined 11, the Ayatollah also criticized Western nations, as he has done repeatedly, since the election, referring to them as the forces of "global arrogance 12" and "enemies of our state."


These nations, he insisted, were behind a "profound conspiracy 13 to create strife 14…and poison the success of our great election." "But," he added, "through the grace of God and wisdom of our leaders, these plots were neutralized 15."


Mr. Ahmadinejad, for his part, also decried 16 foreign powers' alleged 17 interference in Iran's domestic affairs, going on to say, "the era when a number of bullying 18 powers dictated 19 their rules and attitudes to [other] nations is over, now."


The start of inauguration festivities for Mr. Ahmadinejad comes in the midst of the trials of top reformist leaders and activists 20 by a revolutionary court in Tehran. Charges against them include violence, fomenting 21 strife, and attempting to overthrow 22 the government.


Sunday, defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi denounced the trials as "trumped 23 up," and insisted that they merely pointed 24 to the "moral collapse 25 and discredit 26 of [their] instigators."



adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
n.开幕、就职典礼
  • The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
  • Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
抵制,拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
  • The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程,要宫路下台。
n.圣歌,赞美诗,颂歌
  • All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
  • As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上,唱起了国歌。
n.摩擦,摩擦力
  • When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后,他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
  • Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体,并使其停止。
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
  • She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
  • His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
n.傲慢,自大
  • His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
  • Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
  • The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
  • He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
n.争吵,冲突,倾轧,竞争
  • We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
  • Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
v.使失效( neutralize的过去式和过去分词 );抵消;中和;使(一个国家)中立化
  • Acidity in soil can be neutralized by spreading lime on it. 土壤的酸性可以通过在它上面撒石灰来中和。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This strategy effectively neutralized what the Conservatives had hoped would be a vote-winner. 这一策略有效地冲淡了保守党希望在选举中获胜的心态。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.公开反对,谴责( decry的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责,说是不起作用。
  • The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing. 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈
  • Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
  • All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布
  • He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
  • No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.激起,煽动(麻烦等)( foment的现在分词 )
  • They accused him of fomenting political unrest. 他们指控他煽动政治动乱。
  • Three sailors were fomenting a mutiny on the ship. 三个水手正在船上煽动叛变。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
  • After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
  • The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
v.(牌戏)出王牌赢(一牌或一墩)( trump的过去分词 );吹号公告,吹号庆祝;吹喇叭;捏造
  • That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him. 那个女人捏造种种毫无根据的罪名指控他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job. 他的几位同事诬告他,使他丟掉了工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.尖的,直截了当的
  • 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。
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
vt.使不可置信;n.丧失信义;不信,怀疑
  • Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
  • They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
学英语单词
'jamas
a lucky dip
analeptics'
as bitter as gall
auxiliary vertical aerial
aw-shucks
Ban Nim Yin
binary hue
boundary dimensions
bromine fluoride
bruyker
cassia oil
caudexes
chain smoker
churels
combined ring-and-clevis drawbar
communication ticket
complex conjugate representation
computer-based-training
costs of circulation
descensories
direct management
dried shark's lips
easy as damn it
Eddowes' syndrome
electronic gage
embrowns
ever a
facial diplegia
ferribacteriaceae
field-intensity diagram
figure-grounds
filitannic acid
functional management
general symmetry requirement
give a start of
gravity ammeter
hbk
high frequency word
hyperboloidal shell
hyperemotional
I-para
i-suoren
ilari
Instow
interleukin-9
inverse mixture interference
Jataka Tales
jihane
juicy fruit
keep something in one's head
Königsbronn
Le Muy
Likma
long cut wood
manslots
meridain sailing
metallurgical instability
miniature garden
monthly average
nameplate lamp
nonperverted
nuclear quadrupole resonance
nurettin
occupation layer
oder rivers
offshore oil tank
parabola segment
parallel relay network
postlegislative
pre-conversions
Préporché
pseudolobatus
pulse switch
quantum mechanical operators
redesman
resonators
rethreading
right-justified tab
scrafish
ship's personnel on duty
shrunk from
significant digit code
singled
sinus forceps
soldier's pay
spanner hole
stream discharge
system organization
Tai Lue
telecommunicational
telesong
test even
that's something
three-way stopcock
TKDP
tothes
trial substitution
twin community
unseparable
utility possibilities frontier
velvety