Chinese president in Chicago to continue U.S. visit

    CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Washington, after meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama on major bilateral¹ and world issues.
    During their talks Wednesday, the two leaders agreed to build a China-U.S. cooperative（合作的） partnership² based on mutual³ respect and mutual benefit.
    In Chicago, Hu will meet local officials and visit a high school, Chinese officials said.
    Hu arrived in Washington Tuesday for a four-day visit to the United States. The trip, his second as head of state, is aimed at enhancing the positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship between China and the United States.
    The Chinese president visited the United States in April 2006.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。