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听力文本
The presidents of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will meet in Ottawa later this week for the North American Leaders' Summit.
加拿大、墨西哥和美国总统将于本周晚些时候在渥太华举行北美领导人峰会。
The conference, which is sometimes referred to in the press as the Three Amigos Summit,
该会议有时在媒体上被称作三友峰会，
have been held annually since 2009 to promote better cooperation under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
自2009以来每年举行一次，在北美自由贸易协定下促进更好的合作。
Usually, the talks are largely symbolic, but this year, after the U.K.'s historic Brexit referendum and the rise of Donald Trump,
通常，会谈主要是象征性的，但今年，在英国历史性的退欧公投和唐纳德·特朗普呼声高涨后，
they are expected to be much more serious.
他们预计会更加严肃对待。
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词汇解析
1、promote
促进；增进；提倡
You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.
不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。
In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
促销；推广；推销
Paul Weller has announced a full British tour to promote his second solo album.
保罗·韦勒已经宣布到英国巡演，以推广他的第二张专辑。
a special St Lucia week where the island could be promoted as a tourist destination.
在特殊的圣卢西亚活动周期间这个岛屿可以作为旅游胜地进行宣传推广
晋升；提升；擢升
I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.
我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
In fact, those people have been promoted.
事实上，那些人已经升职了。
2、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
要求；认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
