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I'm Mark Smith at a snowbound White House where President Barack Obama is trying to unthaw his domestic agenda in a new round of talks with Democratic and Republican leaders. And a short time ago, he paid a surprise visit to the White House briefing room to give us a readout.

"The meeting did go well and I appreciate them making the trek1. We had a good and frank conversation and it’s one that I hope we can continue on a more regular basis."

Obama spoke2 after his first meeting with GOP leaders in two months and as he tries to get Congress to pass a jobs bill but also get back to health care. Republicans have demanded Obama toss out his health overhaul3 and start from scratch. Will he?

"What I will not do, what I don't think makes sense and I don't think the American people want to see would be another year of partisan4 wrangling5."

In fact, Obama's briefing room appearance became his first solo White House news conference since last July. And he responded to questions on everything from the economy to Iran's defiant6 nuclear program.

"Next step is sanctions. They have made their choice so far although the door is still open."

So why a news conference now? What the president’s aides know, it’s another tool in his persuasion7 arsenal8 as he tries to break an icy partisan logjam. In fact, Obama imagined Republican and Democratic leaders out here together doing snow angels.

Mark Smith, the Associate Press, the White House.


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1 trek 9m8wi     
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
参考例句：
  • We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
  • It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
2 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
3 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
4 partisan w4ZzY     
adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒
参考例句：
  • In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
  • The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
5 wrangling 44be8b4ea358d359f180418e23dfd220     
v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
  • The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句
6 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
7 persuasion wMQxR     
n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派
参考例句：
  • He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
  • After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。
8 arsenal qNPyF     
n.兵工厂，军械库
参考例句：
  • Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
  • We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

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