VOA慢速英语:Who Controls US Foreign Policy: Congress or the President?

短语讲解：

1. It said that the next U.S. president “could revoke such an executive agreement” and “future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time.”

at any time 任何时候; 随时
例句：You tell at any time me some circumstances please. 
请你随时告诉我一些情况，好吗？ 

2. He was barely in the chair of the presidency more than a few days and he wrote a letter to all the nations of Europe saying ‘if you want to communicate with the United States of America, write a letter to me, George Washington, not to the Congress.’

communicate with 与…联系，与…交往; 与…相通
例句：I can communicate with foreigners easily. 
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。 

3. A spokesman for the president, Josh Earnest, told reporters the letter was an attempt to slow down the sensitive negotiations.

slow down （使）慢下来; （使）生产缓慢
例句：Slow down a bit and let me come up with you. 
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。

4. The goal is to persuade Iran to give up its program to develop nuclear weapons in return for easing of international sanctions.

give up 放弃; 投降
例句： Don't give up hope; keep on trying. 
不要灰心，继续努力。  
 
5. He defended it, saying he did not know why the administration wanted to keep Congress out of the emerging deal with Iran.

deal with 与…交易; 应付;  对待
例句：I hate to deal with such a vegetable. 
我不愿意同这种无精打采的人打交道。 

6. This risks undermining the confidence that foreign governments in thousands of important agreements commit to between the United States and other countries.

thousands of 数千的
例句：The game drew thousands of spectators. 
这场比赛吸引了数千名观众。