VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：美國(guó)立法人員與奧巴馬政府就伊朗核協(xié)議展開(kāi)辯論

Secretary of State John Kerry debated with members of the U.S. SenateThursday in the first public hearing on the Iran nuclear deal.

周四，美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)卿約翰·克里在首次公開(kāi)聽(tīng)證會(huì)上與美國(guó)參議院就伊朗核協(xié)議展開(kāi)辯論。

Mr. Kerry met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington.During the hearing, Senator Bob Corker said the deal falls short of endingIran's nuclear program.

克里在華盛頓與參議院外交關(guān)系委員會(huì)會(huì)晤。聽(tīng)證會(huì)期間，參議員鮑勃·柯?tīng)柨朔Q(chēng)該協(xié)議只是暫時(shí)阻止伊朗研發(fā)核武器。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, center, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testify before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, in Washington, July 23, 2015.

Mr. Kerry disagreed. In his words, it is "fantasy, plain and simple," to think theUnited States failed to wait for a better deal in negotiations.

克里表示不同意。他說(shuō)，認(rèn)為美國(guó)未能在協(xié)商中等到一個(gè)更好的協(xié)議的想法是簡(jiǎn)單幻想的。

Iranand six other countries -- Britain, China, France, Russia, Germany and the United States reached the agreement last week.

伊朗和其它世界六大國(guó)——英國(guó)、中國(guó)、法國(guó)、德國(guó)和美國(guó)上周達(dá)成協(xié)議。

The U.S. Congress has until September 17 to approve or reject the deal.President Barack Obama has promised to veto a rejection.

美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)直到9.17號(hào)才決定是否通過(guò)這項(xiàng)協(xié)議?？偨y(tǒng)奧巴馬曾作出承諾要投反對(duì)票。

Secretary Carter makes unannounced stop in Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made an unannounced visit Thursday toBaghdad, Iraq.

美國(guó)國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)阿仕頓·卡特周四突然訪問(wèn)伊拉克巴格達(dá)。

The American defense chief praised Iraqi counterterrorism troops, as he watched them carry out exercises at a firing range.

美國(guó)國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)觀看反恐怖主義部隊(duì)在射擊區(qū)域進(jìn)行軍事演習(xí)時(shí)，高度評(píng)價(jià)了伊拉克反恐怖主義部隊(duì)。

Mr. Carter also was to meet with top Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the country's defense minister, as well as U.S.commanders.

卡特還會(huì)見(jiàn)了伊拉克最高官員，包括首相阿巴迪和該國(guó)的國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)和美國(guó)司令官。

Earth-like planet discovered

U.S.scientists said Thursday that they had discovered a planet similar toEarth around a distant sun-like star.

周四美國(guó)科學(xué)家稱(chēng)他們了一個(gè)近似地球的形體繞著遠(yuǎn)處像太陽(yáng)的星體飛行。

The planet is about 60 percent bigger than Earth. It was discovered usingNASA's Kepler space telescope. The planet circles a star that is similar insize and temperature to the sun.

該星體大約比地球大60%，是用美國(guó)國(guó)家航空航天局的開(kāi)普勒望遠(yuǎn)鏡觀察到的。該星體繞著一個(gè)體積和溫度都近似太陽(yáng)的星體飛行。

AstronomerJon Jenkins said of the discovery, “In my mind, this is the closestthing we have to another planet like Earth.”

宇航員肯金斯道出此次發(fā)現(xiàn)。他說(shuō)，在我的印象中，這是我們發(fā)現(xiàn)的又一個(gè)近似地球的星體。

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astronomer– n. the scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects inouter space