Obama: 'Enormous Progress' in US-Brazil Relationship
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President Barack Obama says there has been "enormous progress" in the U.S. relationship with Brazil, though more work needs to be done. The president spoke 1 after Oval Office talks with Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, covering bilateral 2 economic and trade relations, and global issues including the world economy.
President Rousseff's visit came a little more than a year after President Obama traveled to Brazil as part of his first extensive trip through Latin America.
The world's sixth largest economy, Brazil has extensive exploitable oil reserves and an expanding middle class. It also has an increasingly assertive 3 leadership role in global affairs, including such organizations as the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing economies.
Among the issues discussed were trade, investment in technology and innovation, alternative energy and joint 4 education initiatives, including scholarships for Brazilians to attend U.S. universities.
President Obama pointed 5 to Brazil's social progress and stronger voice in world affairs.
"Moving from dictatorship to democracy, embarking 6 on an extraordinary growth path, lifting millions of people out of poverty, and becoming not only a leading voice in the region but also a leading voice in the world," said President Obama.
Mr. Obama called Brazil a leader in bio-fuels, and said the U.S. is a potential "large customer" for Brazil's extensive oil and gas deposits. President Rousseff called the oil and gas sector 7 a tremendous opportunity for cooperation.
President Rousseff said the two leaders also discussed the global financial situation, including steps in Europe to stabilize 8 the debt crisis there.
"During this meeting we also covered and mentioned our concern regarding the international crisis, which has led to instability, low growth and unemployment in several regions of the world," said President Rousseff.
Ms. Rousseff said she voiced concern to Mr. Obama about expansionary monetary 9 policies that she said can lead to depreciation 10 of currency values in developed countries and impaired 11 growth in emerging nations.
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
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adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
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adj.果断的，自信的，有冲劲的
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adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
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adj.尖的，直截了当的
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乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事
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n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
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vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定
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adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
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n.价值低落，贬值，蔑视，贬低
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