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In India, Kerry, US Delegation to Focus on Business Opportunities

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to South Asia on Saturday in a bid to promote economic ties with India. Kerry and U.S. business leaders will attend a global investors summit inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Kerry’s trip to India comes after Prime Minister Modi visited Washington, in September, and discussed trade and business investment with President Barack Obama.

Kerry will use his visit to set up Obama’s trip to India later this month, said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki.

“They will be discussing the president’s upcoming trip as well as our economic relationship, our strategic relationship, our relationship on issues like energy,” said Psaki.

Prime Minister Modi campaigned on a platform of economic revival. As a result, the stakes are high for him at the investors’ summit, said South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman.

“He won by a huge margin in the election to repair the country’s economy. And, it’s very risky for him because there are such high expectations from the populace for him to do things and quickly,” said Kugelman.

Kugelman said the prime minister will need to assure U.S. officials that India is addressing some of the problems that have made trade and investment difficult in the past.

“It’s an open secret that for as much investment, as much foreign investment as there has been in India over the last decades, it is still exceedingly difficult to start businesses and to do things along those lines,” he said.

Despite past difficulties, which include bureaucratic red tape and concerns about patent protection, there are opportunities to improve U.S.-India trade ties, according to South Asia Center Deputy Director Bharath Gopalaswamy.

“I think defense is the biggest sector. That is the most contentious sector but, as well, a very big sector. Education is a key area in which investments - post-graduate education, collaborating with Indian universities, setting up Indian facilities, lab facilities in India to promote and support higher education and research opportunities. Those are some of the key areas that are available,” said Gopalaswamy.

Gopalaswamy said the trade relationship between the U.S. and India is still in its “discovery” phase, with room for significant growth.

詞匯解析

approve

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

v.批準；贊成；同意；稱許

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用作動詞 (v.)

I approve of your trying to earn some money, but please don't neglect your studies.

我同意你去掙一些錢，可是請不要誤了功課。

No teacher can approve of cheating in exams.

任何教師都不能允許考試作弊。

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joyful

難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞

英漢解釋

adj.愉快的；高興的

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

The meeting between the two families was a joyful one.

這兩家人的聚會十分愉快。

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handle

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

v.處理；對待；操作；觸；買賣

n.把手；柄

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用作動詞 (v.)

I was impressed by her handling of the affair.

我覺得她對此事的處理很了不起。

用作名詞 (n.)

I turned the handle and opened the door.

我轉了轉拉手,把門打開。

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parliament

難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞

英漢解釋

n.議會；國會；一屆議會的會期

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用作名詞 (n.)

Parliament will debate the nationalization issue next week.

議會將在下周辯論國有化議題。

Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.

國會通過了一項法令，禁止捕殺珍稀動物。

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conservative

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

adj.保守的；守舊的

n.保守派(黨)；保守的人

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.

教授在政治上是激進派,但衣著卻很守舊。

用作名詞 (n.)

He listed himself as a conservative.

他自稱是一個保守主義者。

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discrimination

難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞

英漢解釋

n.歧視；鑒賞力；辨別

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用作名詞 (n.)

He is passionately opposed to racial discrimination.

他極端反對種族歧視。

The furnishings in their house showed taste and discrimination.

他們家的室內陳設顯示了主人的審美力和鑒賞力。

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exposure

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

n.暴露；揭露；膠片；曝光時間；(在電視、報紙等媒體上的)亮相；挨凍

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用作名詞 (n.)

The girl is very pleased to take exposure on TV singing program.

這個女孩對在電視歌唱節(jié)目上露面非常高興。

He nearly died of exposure on the cold mountain.

他在寒冷的高山上差一點沒有凍死。

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