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1、VOA常速英语听力2012年11月合辑（文本）：US-president-Obama-visits-BurmaScottStearnsNovember19,2012BarackObamaisthefirstU.S.presidenttovisitBurma.ItispartofatriptoAsiameanttoreinforceWashington'sso-called"Asiapivot"whichhasraisedconcernsinBeijingaboutgreaterU.S.influenceint
2、heregion.U.S.officialssaythepresident'svisitrecognizesthedecisionbyBurmeseleaderstoembarkonapathofreformanddemocratizationafterdecadesofrepression.TomDonilon,Obama'snationalsecurityadvisor,saysthepresidentbelievesengagementisthebestwaytoencouragefurtherrefo
3、rms."There’salotmoretobedone,andwearenotgoingtomissthismomentintermsofouropportunitytopushthisalongandtotrytolockinasmuchreformandlockinthispathforwardasbestwecan,"hesaid.DonilonsaystheUnitedStatesisencouragingBurmeseauthoritiestocollaboratefurtherwithbotht
4、heinternationalcommunityanddomesticcivilsociety.ItispartofwhattheObamaadministrationcallsa"rebalancingtowardtheAsia-Pacific"-amovetowardgreaterU.S.military,diplomatic,andcommercialpresenceinAsiathathascausedanxietyinChina."TheideaistopersuadetheChinesethatt
5、heAmericanrebalancingisgoodforChina,"saidMichaelPillsbury,aseniorfellowattheHudsonInstitutewhoworkedforformerPresidentsRonaldReaganandGeorgeHerbertWalkerBush.HesaysChineseleadersseetheBurmavisitasfurtherevidenceofU.S.deceptionabouttheaimsofitsAsiapivot."The
6、U.S.isportrayedbasicallytoChineseyouthandtoChineseuniversitystudentsandIamafraidtoChineseofficialsasaverycrafty,dangerous,highly-coordinated,ruthless,cunningpowerthatinmanywaysChinawouldliketoemulate,"headded."EverymovetheAmericangovernmentistaking,includin
7、gObama'svisittoBurmaisnowclearlytakenasageo-strategicmove,"saidprofessorXiangLanxin,whochairsinternationalaffairsstudiesatShanghai'sFudanUniversity."ItisnotsomethingpromotingMyanmardemocracy.That'snoteventheissuehere.TheissueistoweanMyanmar,Burmaawayfromthe
8、Chinesestrategicborders.Youkeeponsayingthishas-2-nothingtodowithChina.ButtheChineseexactlythinkeverythinghastodowithChina.YoukeeponusingthiskindoflanguagetotrytoreducethepsychologicalburdenontheChinasi
