奥巴马与古巴某博客作者进行书面交流
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US President Barack Obama has engaged in an unprecedented1 written exchange with a blogger in Cuba who is openly critical of its communist government.

美国总统奥巴马与古巴公开批评其共产主义政府的某博客作者展开空前的书面交谈。

President Obama
President Obama's reply was posted on the dissident Cuban's blog

His comments came after prize-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez sent questions chiefly about US-Cuba relations.

Mr Obama said in one of the responses he wanted better ties, but indicated it was up to Cuba to act.

Ms Sanchez, 34, has also sent questions to Cuban President Raul Castro, but has not received a reply so far.

The White House confirmed the US president had written to Ms Sanchez.

Asked if he was prepared to hold direct talks with Cuba, the US president said he was not interested in "talking for the sake of(为了……的利益) talking".

He said he wanted "direct diplomacy2(外交)" with Cuba.

"The United States has no intention of using military force in Cuba... Only the Cuban people can bring about positive change in Cuba and it is our hope that they will soon be able to exercise their full potential."

'Repressive system'

Ms Sanchez's Generation Y blog on the trials and tribulations3 of everyday Cuban life has won several major international journalism4 awards.

But the BBC's Michael Voss in Havana says that recently, her postings appear to have become more political.

Last week she claimed she had been briefly5 detained(扣押) and beaten by members of the state security forces, which prompted a letter of concern from the US state department.

In a report released this week, Human Rights Watch accused President Raul Castro of perpetuating6(使不朽) the repressive system of his brother Fidel.

The report said the authorities relied on a law which allows the state to jail people even before they commit a crime.

It documented more than 40 cases where individuals had been jailed for "dangerousness" for such activities as staging peaceful protests or organising independent trade unions.



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1 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的,新奇的
参考例句:
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
2 diplomacy gu9xk     
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕
参考例句:
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
3 tribulations 48036182395310e9f044772a7d26287d     
n.苦难( tribulation的名词复数 );艰难;苦难的缘由;痛苦
参考例句:
  • the tribulations of modern life 现代生活的苦恼
  • The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence. 这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作,报业
参考例句:
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
5 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
6 perpetuating 7c867dfb0f4f4d1e7954b7c103fb6cee     
perpetuate的现在进行式
参考例句:
  • Revenge leads to a self-perpetuating cycle of violence. 怨怨相报会导致永不休止的暴力。
  • It'set out to eradicate heresy, and ended by perpetuating it. 它的目的只是要根除异端邪说,结果却巩固了异端邪说。 来自英汉文学
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