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Former U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he believes the country will continue to make progress on combating climate change, even under Trump's presidency.
周二，美国前总统巴拉克·奥巴马说他相信在特朗普总统的带领下，美国将继续为对抗气候变化做出贡献。
Before taking office, President Donald Trump pledged to cancel the 2015 Paris treaty signed by nearly 200 countries which aims to phase out the use of fossil fuels. Trump, who wants to boost the U.S. coal industry, is expected to announce in the next few days if he will back out of the deal.
唐纳德·特朗普总统在上任之前，曾承诺取消2015年由近200个国家签署的、旨在淘汰化石燃料的《巴黎协定》。特朗普想要促进美国煤炭行业的发展，他将在接下来的几天宣布是否会退出该协定。
Obama recently said, "Because of current debate in Washington, it could be that policies move more slowly but I am confident that the United States will continue to move in the right direction."
最近，奥巴马说“目前华盛顿争论不断，决策速度可能较慢，但我相信美国会朝着正确的方向前进。”
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词语解释
1.phase out 逐步淘汰，逐渐停止
例句：Germany and Britain have moved in recent months to reduce or phase out aid.
近几个月来，德国和英国已经准备减少或逐步取消对华援助。
2.back out of 收回，食言，背信
例句：So Nayar made the investment instead and plans to pay himself back out of the money his client will save.
因此，纳亚尔十分注重投资，并能从顾客节省的那笔钱中收回投资。
