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美国将继续监听外国政府 据法新社报道，美国总统奥巴马18日表示，美国情报机构将继续监听外国政府。 ? The US intelligence service will continue to spy on foreign governments, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Saturday, although he assured Chancellor Angela Merkel that he would not let intrusive（侵入的） surveillance harm their relationship. Related Stories ? The frank admission comes a day after Obama curtailed（简略，缩减） the reach of mass US National Security Agency phone surveillance sweeps, but said bulk collection of data would go on to protect America from terrorists. ? In Fridays long-awaited speech aimed at quelling international furore over the widespread eavesdropping（偷听） revealed by Edward Snowden, Obama also said he had halted spy taps on friendly world leaders. ? But Obama told German television ZDFs heute-journal that intelligence gathering on foreign governments will continue. ? Our intelligence agencies, like German intelligence agencies, and every intelligence agency out there, will continue to be interested in the government intentions of countries around the world. Thats not going to change, he told heute-journal. ? And there is no point in having an intelligence service if you are restricted to the things that you can read in the New York Times or Der Spiegel. ? The truth of the matter is that by definition the job of intelligence is to find out: Well, what are folks thinking? What are they doing?, he said.? ? Nevertheless, Obama said he would not allow the surveillance to harm his relationship of friendship and trust with Merkel. ? I dont need and I dont want to harm that relationship by a surveillance mechanism that somehow would impede（阻碍） the kind of communication and trust that we have, he said. ? And so what I can say is: as long as Im president of the United States, the chancellor of Germany will not have to worry about this, he added. ? Obama pledged on Friday that his countrys National Security Agency (NSA) would not routinely spy on leaders of Americas closest allies, followi