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奥巴马宣布将关闭关塔那摩湾监狱

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2016-02-26 06:42 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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U.S. President Barack Obama has rolled out his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.

美国总统奥巴马宣布关闭关塔那摩湾监狱的计划。

He wants to make good on a campaign pledge he made eight years ago, but the move is expected to run into fierce opposition¹ from Congress as he faces his final year in office.

Eight years after he promised to shut down the prison during his 2008 campaign, President Obama is finally making his move.

"Today the Defense² Department is submitting to Congress our plan for closing the facility at Guantanamo once and for all."

The plan comprises three key elements. First is the transfer of 35 detainees who are already approved to be handed to other countries. Secondly³, President Obama vowed⁴ to accelerate the periodic reviews of the remaining detainees to determine whether their continued detention⁵ is necessary. And lastly, the administration is considering of relocating the suspected terrorists.

President Obama stressed that keeping the prison open is contrary to American values.

"Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values, it undermines our standing⁶ in the world. It Is viewed as a stain on our broad record of upholding the highest standards of rule of the law."

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1 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 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。

3 secondly
adv.第二，其次
参考例句：
Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。 Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

4 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

5 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。 He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

6 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

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