奥巴马否认与普京关系紧张

奥巴马否认与普京关系紧张 　　

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected the idea of his having an "icy" relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

　　"I wouldn't call it icy," Obama told NBC in an interview taped on Thursday. The interview was set to air Friday night, but excerpts¹ were released by the TV network.

　　"The truth of the matter is that when we are in meetings there are a lot of exchanges, there's a surprising amount of humor, and a lot of give and take," Obama said, adding he has always been treated by Putin "with the utmost respect."

　　Washington-Moscow relations hit a new low last year over sharp disagreements over Syria, missile defense², human rights and the fate of Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor³ who disclosed the agency's mass domestic and global spying program. Obama canceled a summit with Putin in Moscow in early September.

　　On Putin's stern demeanor⁴, Obama said: "My sense is that's part of his shtick back home politically as wanting to look like the tough guy."

1 excerpts   

n.摘录，摘要( excerpt的名词复数 )；节选（音乐，电影）片段

参考例句：

• Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

4 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。