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美议员警告拉美国家与伊朗的关系

2012-02-20来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. U.S. senators are warning Latin American nations against deepening financial and military ties with Iran, pledging heightened U.S. vigilance of Iranian activities in the Western Hemisphere.

warn against告诫, 当心, 提防
例句:The doctor warned the patient against smoking.
医生告诫病人不要吸烟。

2. Of particular concern: Iran’s quest for raw nuclear materials and what U.S. National Intelligence Director James Clapper recently described as Iran’s increasing willingness to mount attacks on U.S. soil.

describe as描述为
例句:I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

3. Let us remember that it was senior Iranian officials that were linked to the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 30 people, a 1994 bombing at the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association that killed 85 people.

link to与…连接; 联系
例句:Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.
指纹使嫌疑犯与犯罪联系起来。

4. During a visit to Caracas last month, President Ahmadinejad described U.S. concern about Iran’s engagement with Latin America as "laughable."

concern about使(自己)关心…
例句:There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。