国际英语资讯:German president warns against turning back on U.S.
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 24-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>-<span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="irritation">irritation</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="Appearing">Appearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="ZDF">ZDF</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="Summer">Summer</span> <span word="Interview">Interview</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="flourished">flourished</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Marshall">Marshall</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="irritated">irritated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="evidenced">evidenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> "<span word="corrections">corrections</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politics">politics</span>."</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="integration">integration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="polarized">polarized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>.</p>
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