《参考消息》2006年5月10日第1版：内贾德信函要点
路透社联合国5月9日电：伊朗来信怪罪美国，未就核危机给出建议
iran letter faults us, makes no nuclear proposals
tue may 9, 2006 2:09am et
united nations (reuters) - iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has written president bush a rambling[1] 18-page treatise detailing alleged american foreign policy m______(a) and defending scientific research as "one of the basic rights of nations."
(1)the document argues generally that globally shared religious values should govern political life but makes no proposals for resolving the west's concerns over tehran's nuclear ambitions.
ahmadinejad's letter appears to draw a________（b） between the 2003 u.s. invasion of iraq and u.s. threats against iran, suggesting (2)the united states lied to justify the war and is now suffering the consequences.
"on the p________（c） of the existence of wmds (weapons of mass destruction), this great tragedy came to engulf[2] both the peoples of the occupied and the occupying country. later it was revealed that no wmds existed to begin with," the iranian leader wrote in the letter, translated from farsi[3].
"lies were told in the iraqi matter. what was the result? (3)i have no doubt that telling lies is reprehensible in any culture, and you do not like to be lied to," he said.
the war has cost the united states hundreds of billions of dollars and (4)put tens of thousands of u.s. troops in harm's way, "their hands s________（d） with the blood of others, subjected to so much psychological pressure that every day some commit suicide," his letter said.
he wondered why some opposed the palestinians' new hamas government, which, though it does not recognize israel's right to exist, was elected by palestinian voters.
he also questioned how the september 11 attacks on the united states could have occurred without the knowledge of america's extensive intelligence and security s_______（e）.
"did we manage to bring peace, security and prosperity for the people or insecurity and unemployment?" he asked. "(5)did we intend to establish justice, or just support special interest groups?"
notes:
1. rambling adj.（常置于名词前）
(1) a rambling building has an irregular shape and covers a large area: 杂乱的，蔓生的
如：a rambling old farmhouse
(2) rambling speech or writing is very long and does not seem to have any clear organization or purpose: 冗长的（条理目的不清）；漫谈的
如：a long rambling letter
2. engulf vt.
(1)if an unpleasant feeling engulfs you, you feel it very strongly: 席卷，强烈冲击
如：despair so great it threatened to engulf him
(2) to completely surround or cover something: 吞没，覆盖
如：the building was engulfed in flames.
3. farsi n.伊朗语，波斯语（＝persian）
试一试：
1．翻译划线部分英文：
《参考消息》对划线部分的翻译：
2．根据首字母及译文提示在空白处填入适当的单词。
（a）m________（信中列举了美国对外政策种种不端行为。）
（b）a_________（把美国对伊朗的威胁与美国出兵伊拉克相提并论）
（c）p_________（以存在大规模杀伤性武器为借口。）
（d）s_________（双手沾上了别人的鲜血）
（e）s_________（情报机构和安保部门）
答案：（a）misdeeds （b）analogies （c）pretext （d）stained （e）services