VOA慢速英语:Officials Consider Changes to Spying Policy

1. The sources of the metadata include data legally collected by NSA under its various authorities, as well as data provided to NSA by foreign partners.

as well as 也，又
例句：That implies criticism as well as support.
这句话暗示着夫妻间的相互支持以及相互批评。

2. The delegation met with members of Congress and government officials.

meet with 偶然遇到； 碰到
例句：When you meet with them, they give all kinds of excuses.
当你碰到他们的时候，他们总是给出各种各样的借口。

3. Mr. Albrecht called for American legislation to balance national security needs with the responsibility to protect basic civil rights.

call for 去接（某人）；去取（某物）
例句：Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.
中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。

4. Later in the week, the Washington Post reported that the NSA secretly broke into the communication networks of Google and Yahoo.

break into 打断；闯入
例句：They break into an office so that jack can use the phone.
他们闯入了一间办公室，因为杰克需要使用电话。

5. That could change the nature of NSA’s authority with respect to its intelligence collection mission.

with respect to 关于， （至于）谈到
例句：With respect to it, he said nothing.
关于这件事，他什么也没有说。