BBC新闻100篇 News Item 23-英语听力

[00:00.00]The American Secretary of States Hillary Clinton is in Moscow
近日，美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿在莫斯科与俄罗斯政府展开会晤， [00:04.68]to try to persuade Russia to support American policy on Iran.
试图说服俄罗斯方面支持美国对伊朗实行的政策。 [00:08.35]The US wants Russia to agree to the option of imposing additional sanctions
美国希望俄罗斯同意 [00:12.27]on Iran if it does not suspend its uranium enrichment program
如果伊朗到年底仍不停止它的铀浓缩研究项目， [00:16.13]by the end of the year.
就对其强制实行额外制裁， [00:17.37]Richard Galpin reports from Moscow.
理查德·加尔平莫斯科报道。 [00:19.80]As a permanent member of United Nations Security Council,
俄罗斯作为联合国安理会的常任理事国之一， [00:23.59]Russia has the power to veto resolutions.
拥有一票否决对伊朗制裁的权力。 [00:26.33]And Moscow has always said
并且莫斯科方面表示， [00:28.19]it does not believe sanctions are an effective way
他们不认为对伊朗实行制裁是一个促进其做出改变的 [00:30.99]of promoting change.
有效的办法。 [00:32.24]But recently, President Medvedev
但是最近，俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫表示， [00:34.72]has indicated his government made ultimately accept
俄罗斯政府最终承认实行制裁是 [00:37.96]that sanctions are inevitable.
必然的。 [00:39.95]There are other big issues to be discussed
克林顿夫人在俄罗斯期间， [00:43.06]while Mrs. Clinton is in Russia,
还有其他大问题需要讨论， [00:45.30]including the plan for Moscow and Washington
包括莫斯科和华盛顿计划在12月初 [00:47.60]to sign a new treaty in early December
签署一项条约， [00:50.03]for a further cut in their large arsenals
以进一步削减其庞大的 [00:52.83]of nuclear weapons.
核武器库。