To give it pause, driving up the cost of its defiance, America is pressing banks and businesses in Europe, Japan and around the world to cut ties with the country.

• 为了让其中止铀浓缩活动，美国正敦促欧洲、日本以及世界各地的银行和企业割断与这个国家的联系，让它为自己的公然对抗付出更大的代价。