VOA慢速英语:Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue

1. The talks come as Russia continues to oppose missile-defenseplans designed to answer a possible nuclear threat from Iran.

continue to 继续
例句：Property values continue to advance rapidly. 
房地产价值继续急速上涨. 

2. The Iranian government says it only wants to use its enricheduranium for peaceful purposes, such as producing electricity.

such as 例如
例句：Context scenarios address questions such as the following: 
情境场景剧本解决了以下的问题。

3. Talks between Iran and six world powers have gone on for years.The six countries are the United States, Britain, China, France,Germany and Russia.

go on 继续下去
例句：If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.
如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。

4. The latest two-day meeting took place in Baghdad last month.There was very little progress.

take place 发生;举行
例句：When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?

5. The common thinking is that Russian economic interests in Iranhave led Russia to be a strong supporter of Iran.

interest in 对……有兴趣
例句：He doesn't manifest much interest in his studies. 
他对学习没表示出多大兴趣。