The annual G20 meeting
G20峰会
TRANSCRIPT
Today's news starts in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. China was the site of the annual G20 Summit.
G20 stands for Group of 20, powerful world leaders from 19 countries, plus the European Union, who met on Sunday and Monday. Their focus: international economic cooperation. There were a lot of subjects discussed here, both at the summit itself and on the sidelines—weaker than expected economic growth around the world, the threat of terrorism, the challenges of immigration.
It was U.S. President Barack Obama's last G20. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to move forward on a previous agreement to reduce their nations' greenhouse gas emissions. But he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement on how to end the violence in Syria. The U.S. leader saying that there were, quote, "gaps of trust" between the two governments.
While world leaders agreed to keep working together to think up their economic plans, this particular G20 meeting was reportedly inclusive, without any major agreements or breakthroughs.
VOCABULARY
1. summit n. an official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments at which they discuss important matters （政府间的）首脑会议；峰会。例如：a summit in Moscow 在莫斯科举行的首脑会议；a summit conference峰会
2. inclusive adj. 包容性强的；各种人都有的 If you describe a group or organization as inclusive, you mean that it allows all kinds of people to belong to it, rather than just one kind of person. 例如：The academy is far more inclusive now than it used to be. 该学会的包容性比过去强了很多。
QUESTIONS
Question 1: What’s the focus of the G20 in Hangzhou?
A. International economic cooperation.
B. Weaker than expected economic growth around the world.
C. The threat of terrorism.
D. The challenges of immigration.
Question 2：Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, they promised to move forward on a previous agreement to reduce their nations' greenhouse gas emissions.
B. G20 stands for Group of 20, powerful world leaders from 20 countries in the world.
C. The world leaders agreed to keep working together to think up their economic plans with many major agreements.
D. The U.S. President Barack Obama has no chance to attend the next G20.
KEY
1. A. 细节题。命题出处：Their focus: international economic cooperation. There were a lot of subjects discussed here, both at the summit itself and on the sidelines—weaker than expected economic growth around the world, the threat of terrorism, the challenges of immigration.
2. D. 细节题。命题出处：It was U.S. President Barack Obama’s last G20.
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