奥巴马将与教皇举行会晤_时事要闻

奥巴马将与教皇举行会晤

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US President Barack Obama is due to meet Pope Francis for the first time on the third leg of a European tour dominated by the crisis in Ukraine.

美国总统奥巴马将在欧洲之旅的第三站会见教皇弗朗西斯，他此次欧洲之行主要是因为乌克兰危机。

He flew into Rome after three days of talks with EU leaders in the Netherlands and Brussels.

Tensions are high following Russia's annexation¹（合并） of Crimea from Ukraine.

On Wednesday Mr Obama said the US and the EU were considering deeper sanctions against Moscow if there were any further incursions.

Pro-Russian forces annexed² the Crimean peninsula earlier this month following a referendum that Kiev and its Western allies consider illegal.

US Deputy National Security Adviser³ Ben Rhodes said President Obama has been inspired by Pope Francis and the way he has motivated people around the world with messages of inclusion and equality.

He said Mr Obama planned to express his appreciation⁴ for the Pope's leadership.

The BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says the two men have very different views on subjects such as abortion⁵, contraception and gay marriage, but at this meeting they are likely to emphasise⁶ what they share.

After meeting the Pope, President Obama is due to meet Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the presidential palace.

He will then have lunch with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi before holding a joint⁷ news conference.

In the afternoon Mr Obama is expected to make a private tour of the Colosseum, which will be temporarily closed to the public.

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1 annexation
n.吞并，合并
参考例句：
He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。 I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

2 annexed
[法] 附加的，附属的
参考例句：
Germany annexed Austria in 1938. 1938年德国吞并了奥地利。 The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。

3 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

4 appreciation
n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
参考例句：
I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。 I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

5 abortion
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。 A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

6 emphasise
vt.加强...的语气，强调，着重
参考例句：
What special feature do you think I should emphasise? 你认为我该强调什么呢？ The exercises heavily emphasise the required readings.练习非常强调必须的阅读。

7 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

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