VOA慢速英语:Afghanistan Tops Agenda at NATO Summit in Chicago

短语讲解：

1. Those attacks led to the first use of the common defenseprovision of the North Atlantic Treaty of nineteen forty-nine.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

2. As a result, for more than ten years now, the coalition hasdirected its attention on Afghanistan.

as a result 结果
例句：As a result of their ignorance, they soon divided themselves into two groups. 
由于他们缺乏科学知识，不久便分为两部分人。

3. President Obama talked about the change when he flew to Kabulthis month to sign an agreement with the Afghan government.

talk about 谈论;谈到
例句：He went on to talk about his accident. 
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。 

4. International troops will continue to train, advise and assistthe Afghans and fight alongside them, when needed.

continue to 继续
例句：Property values continue to advance rapidly. 
房地产价值继续急速上涨. 

5. He says the leaders in Chicago will once again discuss how tomake sure European powers carry their fair share of NATO'smilitary work.

make sure 查明;设法确保,确定
例句：You must make sure of the time and place.
你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。

6.  Number two, the U.S. is constrained fiscally and its owndefense budget is going down.

go down 落下; 减少
例句：Our labor costs did not go down accordingly. 
我们的人工费用并没有相应地减少。 

7. Experts say a good example of sharing responsibility was theintervention last year in the Libyan conflict.

good example of 很好的例子
例句：The following is a good example of a positive response. 
下面是一个积极正面回答的好例子： 

8. But they needed a lot of help.

a lot of 许多
例句：A lot of the cost of maintenance went into renewing brakes. 
很多的维修费用都花在了更换刹车方面。