英语听力精选进阶版 14355（在线收听）

Obama tries to repair relations with Germany

Vocabulary

recognition

respect for or acceptance of that something is true

respected

treated properly

assertion

claim that something is true

tone

sound of voice

rebuilding

(here) trying to get back to a good position

snooping

watching someone secretly without them knowing

surveillance mechanisms

methods of watching someone or something to try to discover an illegal act

impede

make more difficult