VOA常速英语:Ahmadinejad Speech Triggers Western Walkout

短语讲解：

1. Diplomats from the United States and Europe walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid a strident address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

walk out退出(会议等)以示抗议
例句：At that meeting one of the delegates walked out in protest.
在那次会议上一个代表退席以示抗议。

2. The Iranian leader blamed Western powers for world problems, and questioned the Holocaust and circumstances of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

3. But any goodwill generated by the gesture may have been swept away by the Ahmadinejad policy speech.

sweep away清除
例句：Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption.
报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。

4. He made no mention of current policy issues such as Iran’s controversial nuclear program, instead attacking what he termed arrogant Western powers.

make mention of提到
例句：At any rate, he would make special mention of it in the report.
无论如何，他会在报告中特别提到这件事的。

5. “They tolerate no questions or criticism and instead of presenting a reason for their violations, they always put themselves in the position of a claimant," he said.

instead of(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson.
我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。
put in使处于某种状态
例句：The surprise attack put me in a fix.
这次突然袭击使我处于困境。

6. The Iranian president, who at the U.N. last year called for an investigation of so-called “hidden elements” of the 2001 attacks, suggested Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces last May to foreclose an inquiry.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

7. Would it not have been reasonable to bring to justice and try openly the main perpetrator of the incidents in order to identify the elements and reason behind the safe-space provided for the invading aircraft to attack the twin world trade towers?

bring to justice使归案受审
例句：The police must do all they can to bring the criminals to justice.
警方必须尽力把罪犯送交法庭审判。
in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

8. The Iranian president, who did not mention Israel by name, said Western leaders treat Zionism as a sacred notion, and said any question about the Jewish state’s founding and history is seen as an unforgivable offense.

treat as把...看作...
例句：They treated me as their own child.
他们把我当亲生孩子看待。

9. Reacting to the speech, the spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the U.N. said Ahmadinejad had a chance to address his own people's aspirations for freedom and dignity, but instead again turned to abhorrent anti-Semitic slurs and despicable conspiracy theories.

react to对…作出反应〔评价, 应答〕
例句：A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.
狗摇尾巴以报答人们的爱护。
turn to (把注意力等)转向
例句：More and more people turn to computer science.
愈来愈多的人从事计算机科学研究。

10. The European Union said Wednesday it was prepared to resume without pre-conditions the nuclear talks with Iran that broke down in January.

break down失败, 破产
例句：Peace talks have broken down in the Middle East.
中东和平谈判失败了。