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奥巴马开始访问非洲三国

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-06-27 09:03 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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US President Barack Obama has arrived in Senegal on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Africa.

美国总统奥巴马已抵达塞内加尔开始非洲三国之行。

It is Mr Obama's second visit to the continent since he became president.

He is hoping to boost¹ economic ties with the African countries and promote good governance - all the countries he is visiting have stable democracies².

The South African leg of his trip is expected to be overshadowed by the continuing critical condition of former President Nelson Mandela.

The White House has said it will defer³ to the wishes of Mr Mandela's family over whether Mr Mandela is well enough to receive a visit from him in hospital.

Mr Obama, who arrived in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on Wednesday night with his family, is due to meet the country's President Macky Sall later on Thursday.

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1 boost
n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心
参考例句：
This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。 These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

2 democracies
民主( democracy的名词复数 )；民主国家；民主精神；民主权利
参考例句：
Emergent democracies created markets that were ripe for exploitation. 新兴的民主国家创造了可供开拓的成熟市场。 The new democracies face tough challenges. 这些新兴的民主国家面临着严峻挑战。

3 defer
vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从
参考例句：
We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。 We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

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