لاریجانی در اروپا
upbeat: optimistic; cheerful خوش بین EU upbeat after first Iran nuclear talks
tete-a-tete: a private or intimate conversation between two people رو در رو و خصوصی Cristina Gallach, spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana gave no details on the content of the talks between Solana and Larijani, which she described as a "tete-a-tete" meeting with just an interpreter, saying only that Solana stressed the benefit to Iran of accepting the offer.
undermine: weaken تضعیف کردن Larijani told a news conference he had a positive impression of the proposal but Iran would not be rushed into responding and he added :"Deadlines undermined confidence".
fruitful: profitable سودمند، پرثمر Larijani called the talks with Solana "very fruitful."
state-of-the-art : the current level of sophistication of a developing technology تکنولوژی پیشرفته The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany have offered Iran a state-of-the-art nuclear reactor with a guaranteed fuel supply, economic benefits and other incentives if it halts uranium enrichment.
chide: scold سرزنش کردن Bush chides US partners (EU) on Iran