Russia Disappointed with U.S. Move to Cancel Summit

　　Russia has expressed disappointment at U.S. President Barack Obama's cancellation¹ of next month's scheduled summit with President Vladimir Putin.

 

　　But Kremlin has said it remains² ready to cooperate with the United States on many issues.

 

　　Obama's move is in response to Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum³ to Edward Snowden.

 

　　US spy agency contractor⁴ Snowden is accused of leaking intelligence information to the media, which Obama said could compromise American security.

 

　　"I was disappointed because, you know, even though we don't have an extradition⁵ treaty with them, traditionally we have tried to respect if there's a law breaker or alleged⁶ law breaker in their country, we evaluate it, and we try to work with them. They didn't do that with us."

 

　　Despite the decision not to meet one-on-one with President Putin, the White House says Obama still plans to attend the Group of 20 economic summit next month in St. Petersburg.

 

　　Obama and Putin last met in June on the sidelines of the Group of 8 summit in Northern Ireland.

 

　　Meanwhile, a meeting between the U.S and Russian foreign and defense⁷ ministers will take place as scheduled in Washington this Friday.

 

　　But analysts⁸ say they don't expect substantial progress to be made there.

1 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

5 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。