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The summit of North American leaders, held in Mexico, has come to an end

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It was meeting among the leaders of Mexico, the United States and Canada. But all eyes were on President Biden and his Mexican counterpart, whose initial meetings were awkward to say the least.

DWANE BROWN, HOST:

The summit of North American leaders has come to an end in Mexico. It was a meeting between the leaders of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. But all eyes were on President Biden and his Mexican counterpart, whose initial meetings were awkward, to say the least. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports.

EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE²: Right before their bilateral³ talk on Monday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador showered President Biden with compliments and then said that Biden could make Simon Bolivar's dream of a united continent a reality.

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PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR: (Through interpreter) President Biden, you have the key to better the relationships between all of the countries on the American continent.

PERALTA: Obrador styles himself a leftist. So inviting⁴ an American president into the fraternity of revolutionary Latin American leaders should have been a compliment. But Biden instead insisted the U.S. has responsibilities beyond the Western Hemisphere.

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: It's in Central Europe. It's in Asia, in the Middle East. It's in Africa. It's in south - West Asia.

PERALTA: To Rafael Fernandez de Castro, who studies U.S.-Mexico relations at UC Davis, Biden wanted to distance himself from Simon Bolivar, a figure used by authoritarian⁵ regimes in Venezuela. But what Lopez Obrador was doing, he says, was trying to bring the U.S. closer to Latin America. It backfired. But Fernandez de Castro says, ultimately, the Mexican president chose the benefits of siding with North America.

RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO: He feels Latin America. But he understands that Mexico is in the economic sphere of North America.

PERALTA: Indeed, the big takeaway from this conference was the creation of a task force to bolster⁶ nearshoring, or the production of everything from computer chips to vehicles in the U.S., Mexico and Canada in order to cut dependence⁷ from China. By the time the final press conference came around, Lopez Obrador had nothing but praise for President Biden. Unlike others, he said, Biden has been humane⁸ with Mexicans and migrants.

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LOPEZ OBRADOR: You are the first U.S. president in a long time not to build a single meter of border wall.

PERALTA: Fernandez de Castro, the professor, says the tone was surprising for a president known for his recalcitrance⁹ and who delayed recognizing Biden after his electoral win.

DE CASTRO: The personal relationship of Biden and Lopez Obrador is signaling going a full circle.

PERALTA: What was once distant, he says, is now warm and amicable¹⁰.

Eyder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• 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。

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

5 authoritarian   

n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者

参考例句：

• Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
• The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。

6 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

7 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

8 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

9 recalcitrance   

n.固执，顽抗

参考例句：

• Your recalcitrance obliges firmness on my part. 你不服从，迫使我这方面更坚定了。
• Your recalcitrance obliges firmness on me. 你们不听话，那我就得采用果断措施。

10 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。