拜登：美国愿意作为观察员加入太平洋联盟

 拜登：美国愿意作为观察员加入太平洋联盟

　　BOGOTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice¹ President Joe Biden said here Monday that the United States is willing to join the Pacific Alliance as an observer country.

　　Biden made the remarks during talks with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos.

　　"Vice President Biden expressed the United States' willingness to become an observer country in the Pacific Alliance," Santos said.

　　Santos said that Colombia "will certainly support" the U.S. application and discuss it with the other member countries when the Council of Ministers meet in the near future.

　　The Pacific Alliance approved the entry of Costa Rica as its permanent member during its seventh summit last week in the western Colombian city of Cali.

　　The Pacific Alliance, whose permanent members also include Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, is a Latin American mechanism² formally launched on June 6, 2012. Its main goal is to boost growth, promote economic integration³ within member states and develop new trade links with the Asia-Pacific region.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

3 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。