VOA标准英语2012--Burma Stop Expected to Highlight Obama Asia Tour
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Burma Stop Expected to Highlight Obama Asia Tour
Obama will focus on important economic, security and democracy interests in Southeast Asia.
In Bangkok, he will meet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to underscore bilateral 1 relations and military-to-military ties between the United States and Thailand.
On Monday, Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Burma, which has been ruled for decades by a military government.
Reforms
Opposition 2 leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi met with Obama at the White House in September. They are scheduled to meet again at her home in Rangoon.
The United States has eased sanctions against Burma and is encouraging the country's fragile democratization process.
Aung San Suu Kyi told VOA that more reforms depend on support from the military.
“Until the Army comes out clearly and consistently in support for the democratic process, we cannot say it is irreversible," she said.
The Obama administration says it is realistic about progress in Burma.
“There is this gap, as is always the case in circumstances of the early phases of reform, where there is more hope than reality to sustain it,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.
ASEAN
Obama’s final stop on his regional tour is Cambodia, which is hosting the East Asia Summit.
Former CIA China analyst 3 Chris Johnson says tensions over the South China Sea, made worse by pressure earlier this year from Beijing, will dominate the meeting.
“China did not appear to recognize the negative consequence that would have certainly within ASEAN [i.e., the Association of Southeast Asian Nations], but also more broadly,” said Johnson.
Analysts 4 say Obama carries added political clout 5 on this trip because of his recent reelection.
Michael Green of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies says that presents an opportunity to further define America's increasing focus on Asia.
“And what do you really think we should be doing about states like Cambodia or Burma on the democratic front? There is a lot more color to be painted in on the [U.S. strategic and economic] pivot 6 [toward Asia] on this trip that has not been there,” said Green.
President Obama likely will receive questions from regional leaders about the so-called fiscal 7 cliff facing the United States and who he will choose to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has been deeply involved in U.S.-Asia diplomacy 8 during his first term.
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- The queen may have privilege but she has no real political clout.女王有特权，但无真正的政治影响力。
- He gave the little boy a clout on the head.他在那小男孩的头部打了一下。
- She is the central pivot of creation and represents the feminine aspect in all things.她是创造的中心枢轴，表现出万物的女性面貌。
- If a spring is present,the hand wheel will pivot on the spring.如果有弹簧，手轮的枢轴会装在弹簧上。
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。