CNN英语听力2013年01月合辑（WORD文本）：2013-01-12.doc

1、Right smack in the middle of November with the Thanksgiving break right around the corner, CNN Student News is bringing you the latest from your world.President Obama is back in Washington after a ten-day trip to Asia, his longest trip overseas since he became president.It wrapped up over the weeken

2、d in Japan, where he attended APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.This is a group of 21 member countries, from Australia to Canadafrom China to Mexico to the USand their mission is to improve economies and help the Asia-Pacific region to become more prosperous.No surprise, they talked about

3、how the world economy is still hurting from the recession.And they acknowledged that its still hard to say whether things are improving, with so much uncertainty in its members economies.APEC nations did agree to work toward increased trade, though.And during the meeting, President Obama talked abou

4、t some other concerns as well.This soundbite youre about to hear, came after a meeting he had with Russian leaders.We spoke about a range of security issues.I reiterated my commitment to get the START Treaty done during the lame duck session and I communicated to Congress that it is a top priority.O

5、kay, you heard the president mention two things there:the start treaty and Congress.Heres the deal on start: its an agreement between the US and Russia to reduce the number of nuclear weapons they have.Because its a treaty, it has to be ratified by the U.S.Congress, and that is one of the things tha

6、tll be brought up in Congress lame duck session, which starts today and ends in December.Another task for lawmakers: What to do about tax cuts that date back to President George W. Bush.Do they keep them in place for everybody, meaning taxes dont go up but neither does government revenue?Or do they let the cuts expire, as theyre scheduled to do.Meaning taxes do go up, but the government takes in more money?Or do lawmakers compromise, raising taxes only on wealthier Americans?