VOA慢速英語：伊朗處決為美從事間諜活動(dòng)的核科學(xué)家

Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist for Spying for the US

伊朗處決為美從事間諜活動(dòng)的核科學(xué)家

Last week Iran executed a nuclear scientist on charges of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday.

上周六，一名官員說：伊朗處決了一名接受美國資金并為美從事間諜活動(dòng)的核科學(xué)家。

Officials admitted for the first time that Shahram Amiri had been secretly detained and tried. A judicial spokesman said a court sentenced Amiri to death. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

官方首次承認(rèn)薩哈朗·阿米利已經(jīng)被秘密的拘留和審訊。司法發(fā)言人說：法庭判決阿米利死刑。伊朗最高法院支持本次判決。

The spokesman said, “Amiri gave vital information about the country to the enemy,” according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.

發(fā)言人表示：“阿米利將國家至關(guān)重要的信息泄密給敵人”根據(jù)伊朗官方通訊社IRNA報(bào)道。

The spokesman did not say why officials had not announced the sentence earlier, according to AP news agency.

根據(jù)美聯(lián)社報(bào)道，發(fā)言人并沒有回應(yīng)官方為何沒有早些宣布判決。

Iran hanged Amiri during the same week it executed a number of militants.

伊朗絞死阿米利的同一周內(nèi)，也處決了許多激進(jìn)分子。

Shahram Amiri, 38, was a university researcher who worked for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. He is said to have left Iran for Saudi Arabia in 2009 to visit Muslim holy places. However, he disappeared and went to the United States.

薩哈朗·阿米利，38歲，是一名高?？蒲腥藛T，他在伊朗原子能組織工作。據(jù)說他在2009年離開伊朗去往沙特阿拉伯的穆斯林圣地。盡管如此，他還是消失了，并且去往美國。

While in the U.S., Amiri appeared in several videos. The AP news agency reported that the videos gave contradictory information about why he was in America.

在美期間，阿米利在一些視頻中出現(xiàn)過。這些視頻為他為何出現(xiàn)在美國提供了矛盾信息。

In one video, Amiri said that he had been kidnapped and that Saudi and U.S. intelligence agents held him against his will. In another, he said he wanted to study in America and return to Iran if the “opportunity of safe travel” became availa ble. His wife and son remained in Iran.

其中一部視頻阿米利說：他已經(jīng)被綁架了，并且沙特阿拉伯和美國情報(bào)員違背他的意愿并拘留他。另一方面，他說：他希望能在美國學(xué)習(xí)，并且如果“安全旅行的機(jī)會(huì)”變得可行的話，他還是希望能夠回到伊朗。他的妻子和兒子仍留在伊朗。

U.S. officials said they paid Amiri $5 million to leave Iran and provide information about its nuclear program. At the time, Western countries were increasing efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program under then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

美國官方表示：他們付了阿米利5百萬美元，讓他離開伊朗并且提供關(guān)于伊朗核項(xiàng)目的信息。與此同時(shí)，西方國家正在努力限制在馬哈茂德·艾哈邁迪－內(nèi)賈德總統(tǒng)控制下的伊朗核項(xiàng)目。

In 2010, Amiri reportedly went to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington and asked to be returned to Iran. He returned later that year.

據(jù)報(bào)道，2010年艾米利前往在華盛頓的巴基斯坦大使館并且要求回到伊朗。2010年晚些，他回到了伊朗。

At first, Iranian officials welcomed him. AP reports that he appeared on Iranian TV as a hero.

起初，伊朗官方是歡迎他的。美聯(lián)社報(bào)道他在伊朗電視臺(tái)作為英雄出現(xiàn)。

But then he disappeared.

但隨后他消失了。

The judiciary spokesman said Amiri’s family mistakenly believed that he was serving a 10-year prison sentence. Last week, news of his death reportedly appeared in a newspaper in his hometown.

司法部發(fā)言人表示：阿米利的家庭錯(cuò)誤的以為他只是服刑10年。上周，關(guān)于他死亡的消息卻出現(xiàn)在他家鄉(xiāng)的報(bào)紙上。

U.S.-Iran relations

美國和伊朗的關(guān)系

For years, Iran has stated that its nuclear activities were not aimed at developing nuclear weapons. However, the U.S. says uranium particles found during an investigation last year at an Iranian military base probably came from Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program.

很多年來，伊朗開始它的核活動(dòng)并不旨在發(fā)展核武器。盡管如此，美國表示：去年在伊朗軍事基地的調(diào)查中發(fā)現(xiàn)了鈾粒子，這些鈾粒子很可能來自伊朗的核核武器秘密計(jì)劃。

The execution of Amiri takes place one year after the United States and five world powers reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. The deal requires Iran to limit its nuclear development capabilities. In exchange, western countries lifted strong economic restrictions on Iran.

阿米利的死刑執(zhí)行發(fā)生在美國和五個(gè)世界大國達(dá)成了針對(duì)伊朗的核計(jì)劃協(xié)議之后。該協(xié)議要求伊朗限制其核發(fā)展能力。作為交換，西方國家解除對(duì)于伊朗的強(qiáng)有力的經(jīng)濟(jì)制裁。

I’m Mario Ritter.

馬里奧報(bào)道。

Last week Iran executed a nuclear scientist on charges of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday.

Officials admitted for the first time that Shahram Amiri had been secretly detained and tried. A judicial spokesman said a court sentenced Amiri to death. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the sentence.

The spokesman said, “Amiri gave vital information about the country to the enemy,” according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA.

The spokesman did not say why officials had not announced the sentence earlier, according to AP news agency.

Iran hanged Amiri during the same week it executed a number of militants.

Shahram Amiri, 38, was a university researcher who worked for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. He is said to have left Iran for Saudi Arabia in 2009 to visit Muslim holy places. However, he disappeared and went to the United States.

While in the U.S., Amiri appeared in several videos. The AP news agency reported that the videos gave contradictory information about why he was in America.

In one video, Amiri said that he had been kidnapped and that Saudi and U.S. intelligence agents held him against his will. In another, he said he wanted to study in America and return to Iran if the “opportunity of safe travel” became available. His wife and son remained in Iran.

U.S. officials said they paid Amiri $5 million to leave Iran and provide information about its nuclear program. At the time, Western countries were increasing efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program under then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In 2010, Amiri reportedly went to the Pakistani Embassy in Washington and asked to be returned to Iran. He returned later that year.

At first, Iranian officials welcomed him. AP reports that he appeared on Iranian TV as a hero.

But then he disappeared.

The judiciary spokesman said Amiri’s family mistakenly believed that he was serving a 10-year prison sentence. Last week, news of his death reportedly appeared in a newspaper in his hometown.

U.S.-Iran relations

For years, Iran has stated that its nuclear activities were not aimed at developing nuclear weapons. However, the U.S. says uranium particles found during an investigation last year at an Iranian military base probably came from Iran’s secret nuclear weapons program.

The execution of Amiri takes place one year after the United States and five world powers reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. The deal requires Iran to limit its nuclear development capabilities. In exchange, western countries lifted strong economic restrictions on Iran.

I’m Mario Ritter.

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Words in This Story

vital – adj. very important,

contradictory – adj. to present statements that do not agree with previously stated comments