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听力文本
A new chapter is starting with relations between the USA and Cuba. The two countries have had very little contact with each other for over fifty years. That changed on Wednesday when US President Barack Obama announced he wanted to get the relationship between the USA and Cuba back to normal. One of the first things President Obama wants to do is to restore diplomatic and economic ties. He told reporters that: "Today, America chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past." Cuban President Raul Castro said: "We have agreed tore-establish diplomatic relations." The two sides have been in secret talks for more than a year. Some negotiations were at the Vatican and included help from Pope Francis.
The White House announced a series of actions to reset relations between the two nations. The USA will no longer state that Cuba sponsors terrorism. It will be easier for US citizens to travel to and do business in Cuba. There will also be better telephone and Internet access for people to communicate with each other.A major change is the lifting of the 54-year-old trade embargo that stops US goods going to Cuba and all Cuban goods going to the USA. Mr Castro said he has worked hard for the normalisation of ties with the USA.He said he hoped the two countries could now share a brighter future together. He told reporters: "We must learn the art of coexisting with our differences in a civilised manner."
中文翻译
美国与古巴关系开启新篇章。在过去的50多年来，美古之间几乎没有往来。然而这一改变就在周三发生了，美国总统奥巴马宣布他希望美古之间的关系能够回到正常轨道上来。奥巴马想做的第一件事就是恢复美古之间的外交和经济双边关系。他告诉记者：“今天，美国选择摆脱过去的羁绊。”古巴主席劳尔·卡斯特罗说：“我们同意恢复外交关系。”双边已经进行了长达一年多的秘密谈话。许多谈判都是在梵蒂冈进行的，这也包括教宗方济给予的帮助。
白宫宣布将采取一系列措施来恢复两国关系。美国不在宣称古巴支持恐怖主义。美国公民到古巴旅游，经商将会变得异常容易。两国也将开通电话和互联网。这一重大变革将解除长达54年的贸易禁令，在这期间两国货物禁止往来。卡斯特说他为两国关系的正常化付出了努力。他还说他希望两国能够共创美好未来。他告诉记者：“我们必须学会运用文明的手段来求同存异。”
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重点讲解
1.communicate with 交流
How do your users communicate with you and your app?
您的用户如何与您和您的应用程序通信？
2.a series of 一系列
The challenger delivered a series of punches to the champion.
那位挑战者向(拳击)冠军发动一连串猛击。
3.back to normal 恢复正常
A few lose weight but very few get back to normal.
有些人可以减掉一些体重，但很少有人减到正常。
4.diplomatic relations 外交关系
Peru is a good friend and partner of China and one of first in South America establishing diplomatic relations with China.
秘鲁是中国在南美洲的好朋友、好伙伴，秘鲁是南美洲最早和中国建立外交关系的国家之一。
听力题目
1.How long has it been that Cuba and the US have had so little contact?
a) almost five decades
b) five decades
c) more than 50 years
d) 50 years
2.On what day did President Obama make his announcement?
a) Wednesday
b) American Independence Day
c) Cuban Independence Day
d) Black Friday
3.What is one of the first things President Obama wants to restore?
a) diplomatic and economic ties
b) ferry services
c) Havana's museums
d) an old car
4.What does Mr Obama want to do to the "shackles of the past"?
a) put them in a museum
b) cut them loose
c) sell them
d) burn them
5.Where were some of the secret negotiations held?
a) Nicaragua
b) Geneva
c) Madrid
d) the Vatican
6.What will the series of actions announced by the White House do?
a) invite Mr Castro to the White House
b) reset relations
c) very little
d) restart flights
7.Who will have an easier time doing business in Cuba?
a) US citizens
b) investment banks
c) Cuban CEOs
d) tourists
8.For how many years has the trade embargo been in place?
a) 52
b) 53
c) 54
d) 55
9.Who said he worked hard for the normalisation of ties?
a) Pope Francis
b) Angel Rodriguez
c) Cuba's top diplomat
d) Raul Castro
10.What kind of future did Raul Castro hope the two countries could share?
a) a brighter one
b) a long one
c) a rosy one
d) an uncertain one
听力答案
1.c
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.d
6.b
7.a
8.c
9.d
10.a
