US and Iran to sign peace deal: BBC Learning English from the News · BBC Learning English
本期节目讨论美伊达成初步和平协议，学习相关新闻词汇和表达。适合练习理解新闻内容和常用短语。
From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
来自 BBC Learning English 的节目《Learning English from the News》是我们专门针对新闻标题制作的播客。
In this programme, Iran and US peace deal.
在这个节目中，讨论了伊朗与美国之间的和平协议。
Hello, I'm Pippa.
你好，我是皮帕。
And I'm Phil.
我是菲尔。
In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
在这个节目中，我们会重点探讨一则重要的新闻事件，以及新闻标题中出现的词汇，这些词汇将有助于你理解这则新闻的内容。
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet, on our website.
您可以在我们的网站上找到这一集中的所有词汇和标题，以及相应的练习题（工作表）。
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So, let's hear more about this story.
那么，让我们再详细听听这个故事吧。
The US and Iran have agreed an initial deal to end the war between their two countries.
美国和伊朗已达成初步协议，旨在结束两国之间的战争。
The agreement is due to be signed by the end of this week.
该协议预计将在本周结束前签署。
It's not expected to contain many details,
预计其中不会包含太多细节。
but will be an agreement for 60
但这将是一份为期60年的协议。
days of further negotiations on topics such as Iran's nuclear weapons programme and opening the Strait of Hormuz to ships.
未来几天还将就一些议题进行进一步谈判，这些议题包括伊朗的核武器计划以及是否允许船只通过霍尔木兹海峡。
During the conflict, over 3,000 people have been killed in Iran alone, global oil prices have risen dramatically,
在冲突期间，仅伊朗就有超过3000人丧生，全球油价也急剧上涨。
while the Iranian government has stayed in place.
与此同时，伊朗政府仍然保持着其原有的执政地位。
Let's have our first headline.
让我们来看第一条新闻标题吧。
This is from CNN, an American news channel.
这是来自美国新闻频道 CNN 的报道。
What was it all for?
这一切究竟是为了什么？
US-iran agreement brings bitter rivals full circle.
美伊协议的达成，让这两个长期敌对的国家重新回到了同一个起点（或者说，让它们之间的矛盾再次加剧）。
That headline again from CNN.
又是那个来自 CNN 的标题……
What was it all for?
这一切究竟是为了什么？
US-Iran agreement brings bitter rivals full circle.
美伊协议的达成，让这两个长期敌对的国家重新走到了一起（即回到了最初的“起点”）。
This article highlights the similarities between the situation now and how things were in April 2025 when President Trump proposed nuclear negotiations with Iran.
这篇文章强调了当前局势与2025年4月时的相似之处：当时特朗普总统提议与伊朗进行核谈判。
We're going to look at the expression full circle.
我们将探讨“full circle”这个表达的含义。
This is a metaphorical use of circle.
这里“圆”被用作一种比喻。
Picture a circle.
想象一个圆。
If you travel the full distance around the circle, you end up back where you started.
如果你沿着圆周走完整个距离，最终会回到起点。
We use this expression to talk about travelling a long way or doing many things just to end up in the same situation as before.
我们用这个表达来形容那些长途旅行或做了许多事情，结果却仍然回到了原来的状态（即没有改变任何情况）。
It's often used to express frustration at a lack of progress or surprise at what's happened.
它经常被用来表达对缺乏进展的沮丧情绪，或者对所发生的事情感到惊讶。
For example, say you had a problem – you spent lots of money fixing your car.
例如，假设你遇到了一个问题：你花了大量钱来修理你的汽车。
It was OK for a bit but then it started having the same problem.
一开始使用起来还挺正常的，但后来又出现了同样的问题。
You could say that it's come full circle.
可以说，一切又回到了原点（或者说，整个过程完成了一个循环）。
But full circle is not always negative.
不过，回到原点（即完成一个循环）并不总是负面的结果。
For example, if you used to study English and now you teach others, you could say that you've come full circle.
例如，如果你以前学习英语，现在却从事英语教学工作，你可以说自己完成了一个完整的循环（即从学习者变成了教师）。
The idea in the headline is that
标题中的观点是：
after all the military action of recent months, the US and Iran have been brought back to a similar situation to before.
在经历了近几个月的军事冲突之后，美国和伊朗又重新回到了类似之前的那种紧张对峙的局面。
They've come full circle.
他们又回到了原点（或者说，他们经历了一个完整的循环）。
We've had full circle, come back to a similar situation.
我们又回到了一个类似的境地——仿佛经历了一个完整的循环之后，又重新回到了起点。
For example, she's come full circle by managing the team she used to play for.
例如，她通过管理自己曾经效力过的那支队伍，实现了人生的一个循环（即从球员转变为球队管理者）。
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
这是《从新闻中学习英语》（Learning English from the News）——我们的播客节目，专门聚焦新闻头条内容。