英国首相卡梅伦出访缅甸
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David Cameron has become the first British prime minister to visit Burma after arriving in the capital Nay1 Pyi Taw.

大卫·卡梅伦抵达缅甸首都内比都,成为首位访问缅甸的英国首相。

He is due to meet President Thein Sein before travelling to Rangoon for discussions with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Earlier he praised Burma's moves towards democracy and said the UK may ease sanctions on the country.

This marks the final leg of his tour of East Asia promoting British interests.

Speaking on the tarmac(柏油碎石路面) as he arrived in the Burmese capital, Mr Cameron said its government had to demonstrate that moves to democracy were "irreversible".

He also said he wanted to meet Ms Suu Kyi, describing her as "a shining example for people who yearn2 for freedom, for democracy, for progress".

Mr Cameron had stopped briefly3 in Singapore to meet its leader, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, before heading to Burma.

Burma was ruled for almost half a century by a military junta4 that stifled5 almost all dissent6(异议) and wielded7 absolute power. The EU, US and other nations imposed sanctions.

The first general election in 20 years was held in 2010. The installation of a military-backed nominally8 civilian9 government in March 2011 and a series of reforms since - including the release of hundreds of political prisoners - has led to speculation10 that decades of international isolation11 could be coming to an end.

EU foreign ministers are to discuss policy towards Burma on 23 April.

Sanctions, which include an arms embargo12, and an assets freeze imposed on nearly 500 people, are due to expire on 30 April. Earlier this year, the EU lifted travel bans on more than 80 senior officials, including the president.

If they are satisfied that recent steps taken by the government are likely to be sustained, they could ease certain financial sanctions.

The BBC's South East Asia correspondent Rachel Harvey, in Rangoon, said although the UK has a reputation within the European Union as being among the most cautious to the recent changes in Burma, the pace of reform in the country is impossible to ignore.

Mr Cameron will want to use his meetings to help shape Britain's position within that argument, she said.



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1 nay unjzAQ     
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
参考例句:
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
2 yearn nMjzN     
v.想念;怀念;渴望
参考例句:
  • We yearn to surrender our entire being.我们渴望着放纵我们整个的生命。
  • Many people living in big cities yearn for an idyllic country life.现在的很多都市人向往那种田园化的生活。
3 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。
4 junta FaLzO     
n.团体;政务审议会
参考例句:
  • The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.军政府感到自身权力受威胁而进行了激烈反击。
  • A military junta took control of the country.一个军政权控制了国家。
5 stifled 20d6c5b702a525920b7425fe94ea26a5     
(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵
参考例句:
  • The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
  • The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。
6 dissent ytaxU     
n./v.不同意,持异议
参考例句:
  • It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
  • He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
7 wielded d9bac000554dcceda2561eb3687290fc     
手持着使用(武器、工具等)( wield的过去式和过去分词 ); 具有; 运用(权力); 施加(影响)
参考例句:
  • The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道,好人受气
  • He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者,但实际上是别人掌握实权。
8 nominally a449bd0900819694017a87f9891f2cff     
在名义上,表面地; 应名儿
参考例句:
  • Dad, nominally a Methodist, entered Churches only for weddings and funerals. 爸名义上是卫理公会教徒,可只去教堂参加婚礼和葬礼。
  • The company could not indicate a person even nominally responsible for staff training. 该公司甚至不能指出一个名义上负责职员培训的人。
9 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
10 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
参考例句:
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
11 isolation 7qMzTS     
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
参考例句:
  • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
  • He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
12 embargo OqixW     
n.禁运(令);vt.对...实行禁运,禁止(通商)
参考例句:
  • This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
  • During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间,他们禁止与敌国通商。
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