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meeting early this week is to discuss issues that effect those economies and the world in general. For instance¹, ongoing² trade tensions³ between the United States and China or a new trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan, that was announced over the weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump⁴ and Japanese Prime⁵ Minister Shinzo Abe. They said they'd reached a deal in principle on trade including agriculture and internet business. And they expect to finalize⁶ it next month.

The group of Seven began as a group of six back in 1975. It included France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Canada was added the next year. And Russia was a part of the group starting in 1998. But the country was suspended⁷ in 2014 after it took over Crimea, a peninsula⁸ bordering the Black Sea. Other members of the group saw Russia's move as illegal. A topic that's been discussed this year is whether Russia should be let back in. U.S. President Donald Trump says he thinks it'd be a positive thing if Russia once again made the G7 a G8. But some European leaders have disagreed with that. No formal plans have been made on the issue.

The Amazon Rainforest has also came up as an international concern because of the wildfires burning there. Most — though not all — of the Amazon wildfires are in Brazil. And G7 leaders are discussing ways to both pressure Brazil to do more to stop the fires and offer help to the country in battling them. Brazil's government has sent tens of thousands of troops to fight the flames and it's also hired hundreds of temporary firefighters to help. Burning in the Amazon is at its highest level since 2013. And Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says that though burns occur every year during the Amazon's dry season, this years worse because of warmer than usual weather but critics say his government's policies play a role.

1 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 tensions   

（情绪上的）紧张( tension的名词复数 )； 张力； 紧张的状态； （作家或电影导演制造的）紧张气氛

参考例句：

• Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis. 最近的政治危机显示了社会关系的紧张。
• These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party. 出现意见分歧表明该党内部的关系紧张。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

6 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

7 suspended   

a.被暂时搁置的

参考例句：

• A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. 一盏吊灯悬在天花板上。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area. 英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

8 peninsula   

n.半岛

参考例句：

• Dalian is in the south of the Liaodong Peninsula.大连位于辽东半岛南部。
• Korean peninsula lies to the west of Japan.朝鲜半岛在日本以西。