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American businesses have begun to explore how they can sell their goods and services in Iran. For many years, restrictions on trade have stopped many companies from doing business in the country. The United States government was a major supporter of economic sanctions against Iran. The sanctions were meant to punish Iran for ignoring United Nations resolutions on its nuclear activities.
But those restrictions may soon change. This month, Iran signed an agreement with world powers to limit its nuclear program. The deal calls for the international community to lift the sanctions.
The agreement sets limits on Iran's nuclear development for 10 years. In exchange, the international community will end sanctions and trade limits, which have hurt Iran's economy. But experts say Iran has much to do before foreign businesses invest in the country and sell their products there.
Suzanne Dimaggio is director of the Iran Initiative at New America, a public policy group. She says the country has 80 million highly-educated consumers who want to buy products and services from U.S. companies. But she says it will take some time for large American companies to, in her words, "feel comfortable enough to start investing in Iran."
"They'll need to see that Iran is working through this agreement, is complying with it. They also will want to see that there is some stability there."
Iran has some of the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world. But economic sanctions have limited the country's ability to fully-develop those reserves.
"But make no mistake about it, Iran will be a major player in the oil sector. I think this has other countries like Saudi Arabia worried -- what will that do to the market that is already so far down."
Paul Wachtel teaches economics at New York University. He notes that the sanctions will not be cancelled immediately. But he says when they are, the global economy will benefit.
"It will be good for world trade generally. It would be good for many American industries, consumer goods, producer's goods, airplane industry, oil equipment, lots of American industry."
I'm Caty Weaver.
词汇解析
1.resolution n. [物] 分辨率；决议；解决；决心
He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete withdrawal.
他回复说联合国已经通过要求完全撤军的两项重大决议。
2.reserve n. 储备，储存；自然保护区；预备队；缄默；[金融] 储备金 vt. 储备；保留；预约 vi. 预订
The Persian Gulf has 65 percent of the world's oil reserves.
波斯湾拥有全世界石油储备的65%。
3.sanction n. 制裁，处罚；认可；支持 vt. 制裁，处罚；批准；鼓励
The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime.
对人权的不断践踏现已导致美国对该政权实施国际制裁。
内容解析
1.In exchange, the international community will end sanctions and trade limits, which have hurt Iran's economy.
in exchange作为(对…的)交换(或替换)
It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favors.
公务员通过索要礼物或钱财作为为他人提供便利的交换是违法的。
He paid her a huge salary. In exchange, he was assured of her vote.
他给她支付了很高的薪水，作为交换，他确定能够得到她的选票。
2.They'll need to see that Iran is working through this agreement, is complying with it.
comply with 照做，遵守
Some beaches had failed to comply with European directives on bathing water.
有些海滩未能遵守欧洲有关浴场的指令。
The commander said that the army would comply with the ceasefire.
指挥官说军队会遵守停火协议。
参考译文
美国企业开始探索如何将商品和服务出售给伊朗，多年来，贸易限制使得很多公司无法在伊朗做生意。美国政府是对伊朗进行经济制裁的主要支持者，其制裁的目的是对伊朗无视联合国有关其核活动决议的惩罚。
但这些限制可能很快就发生改变，本月，伊朗与世界大国签署了限制其核项目的协议，该协议要求国际社会取消制裁。
该协议对伊朗核开发进行了10年的限制，作为交换，国际社会将结束有害伊朗经济的制裁和贸易限制。但专家称在外国企业在伊朗投资和销售商品之前，伊朗还需做很多努力。
苏珊·迪马乔是公共政策组织“新美国”伊朗倡议的总监，她说该国有8000万受过良好教育的消费者，他们希望从美国公司购买商品和服务。但她说美国大公司仍需一些时间才能“感觉适宜在伊朗进行投资”。
“他们仍需看伊朗是否在遵守该协议，还希望看伊朗是否稳定。”
伊朗是全世界石油和天然气储备最大的国家之一，但经济制裁限制了该国充分开发这些储备的能力。
“但是可以肯定的是，伊朗将成为石油业的主要参与者，我想这会让沙特等国家担心这会给已经下滑的石油市场造成什么影响。”
保罗·瓦赫特尔在纽约大学教经济学，他说制裁措施不会立即被取消，但他说一旦取消，全球经济都会从中受益。
“总的来说这对世界贸易有利，对美国的很多行业有利，包括消费产品、生产资料、飞机行业、石油设备等。”
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