加拿大总理访问波兰，比利时，法国

　　OTTAWA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit Poland, Belgium and France on June 3-7, said the office of the Canadian prime minister Monday.
Harper is to visit Poland from June 3-4, where he will join world leaders to celebrate the Polish Day of Freedom, marking the 25th anniversary of Poland's emergence¹ from the former Soviet² Union.
Canada was the first country to ratify³ Polish accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1999.
Harper will then go to Belgium to attend the G-7 leaders' summit on June 4-5.
After the summit, he will travel to Normandy, France to participate in commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of D- Day and the Battle of Normandy, where he will honor the sacrifices made by Canadian and Allied⁴ forces and their families during the Second World War.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

2 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

3 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

4 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。