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On Tuesday, during his historic address in Havana, President Obama urged Cuba to expand Internet access across the country, stating that the Internet is “one of the greatest engines of growth in human history.”
周二在哈瓦那历史性的讲话中,奥巴马总统敦促古巴扩大全国各地的互联网接入,称互联网是“人类历史经济增长的最大引擎”
President Obama went on to say, “If you can’t access information online, if you cannot be exposed to different points of view, you will not reach your full potential and over time the youth will lose hope.”
奥巴马总统接着表示:“如果你不能在网上获取信息,如果你不能接触到不同的观点,你将不能充分发挥你的潜力,同时,年轻人将失去希望
According to the World Bank, only 30 percent of Cubans have internet access at all, and the access they do have often remains strictly censored.
据世界银行的统计,只有百分之30的古巴人接入因特网,他们的访问经常会被严格审查
Upon landing in Cuba, the President told ABC News that Google is working to expand internet access to the island nation.
登陆古巴后,总统告诉美国广播公司,谷歌正在努力扩大互联网接入这个岛国
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词汇解析
1、expose
使暴露;使显露
Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来
。For an instant his whole back was exposed.
一瞬间,他整个背部都露了出来
。使暴露于(险境);使遭受(危险或不快)
They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations.
城市人口中多数常见的疾病他们都没有接触到
。A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
明智的母亲决不会让她的孩子置身于一丁点儿危险之中
。使受…的影响(或熏陶);使接触
local people who've not been exposed to glimpses of Western life before.
过去丝毫未曾见识过西方生活的当地人
These units exposed children to many viewpoints of a given issue.
这些单元让孩子们接触到有关某一特定问题的多种观点
。2、expand
扩充;扩大;增加
Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected.
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀
。The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.
截至9月,当年的货币供应增加了百分之14.6
。扩大;发展;扩展
The popular ceramics industry expanded towards the middle of the 19th century.
到19世纪中期,大众制陶业得到了发展
。The interest rate's coming down. I'll be able to expand or stay in business.
利率正在降低,我可以扩大公司或者维持经营
。