09 美国立法者向白宫施加压力要求延长对伊拉克利比亚的制裁

US Lawmakers Pressure White House to Maintain Iran-Libya Sanctions
David Swan
Capitol Hill
8 Jun 2001 06:51 UTC

U.S. 1)lawmakers are pressuring the White House to keep economic 2)sanctions on Iran and Libya for the long term. Those supporting the move are 3)skeptical of Iran's President Khatami, a moderate who is seeking re-election in Friday's voting.
Nearly three-fourths of the Senate is backing a five-year extension of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act, also known as ILSA. Passed in 1996, the law is designed to curb Iranian and Libyan support for 4)terrorism by 5)blocking outside investment in the two countries' oil fields. The statute provides 6)penalties for any foreign company spending more than a certain amount in either nation.
Those who favor sanctions say the system is working and should continue, to stop Tehran from giving more aid to groups like the 7)radical Hizbollah and Hamas. The bill's sponsors, who include both Republicans and Democrats, are most concerned about threats to Israel, as New York Senator Charles Schumer makes clear. "The recent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv last week which claimed 20 Israeli children, Hamas proudly stepped forward to take credit for it," he said. "We don't want our oil dollars funding that kind of 8)dastardly act."
The lawmakers are unimpressed by President Khatami's moderate standing in Iranian politics. Mr. Schumer calls him a 9)puppet for conservative religious leaders.
Iran denies 10)backing terrorists and suggests Washington must take the next step if it wants better relations. The Bush 11)administration has been reviewing the law as part of a broader look at all U.S. sanctions worldwide.
The president says he has no intention of lifting restrictions on Iran or Libya, but has not said whether he supports the five-year extension the lawmakers want. The 12)House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill first, with action possible sometime next week.

(1)lawmaker[5lC:meIkE(r)]n.立法者
(2)sanction[5sANkF(E)n]n. v.批准,制裁, 认可
(3)skeptical[5skeptIk(E)l]adj.怀疑性的,好怀疑的
(4)terrorism[5terErIz(E)m]n.恐怖主义,恐怖行动
(5)block[blCk]n.木块, 石块,阻滞vt.防碍, 阻塞
(6)penalty[5penEltI]n.处罚, 罚款
(7)radical[5rAdIk(E)l]adj.根本的, 激进的n.激进分子
(8)dastardly[5dAstEdlI]adj.懦弱的, 卑鄙的
(9)puppet[5pQpIt]n.傀儡, 木偶
(10)back[bAk]adj.后面的adv.向后地n.背部, 后面v.后退, 支持
(11)administration[EdmInI5streIF(E)n]n.管理, 行政部门
(12)House of Representatives  n.（美国、新西兰、澳大利亚等国的）众议院