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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 spoke1 after Oval Office talks with Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, covering bilateral2 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 assertive3 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 joint4 education initiatives, including scholarships for Brazilians to attend U.S. universities.
"Moving from dictatorship to democracy, embarking6 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 sector7 a tremendous opportunity for cooperation.
President Rousseff said the two leaders also discussed the global financial situation, including steps in Europe to stabilize8 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.
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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.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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6 embarking | |
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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11 impaired | |
adj.受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的v.损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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