VOA慢速英语:US Senate Committee Approves Trade Promotion Authority Bill

短语讲解：

1. He expects Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to agree to concessions in Japan’s meat and dairy markets.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。

2. Mr. Hufbauer says the Asian free-trade agreement will lead to greater U.S. involvement in setting rules on issues such as state-owned companies, investments and taxes.

lead to 导致
例句：He speculated that this might lead to a success.
他推测这可能会导致成功。

3. Saturday, thousands of people demonstrated in Germany and other countries to protest the trade talks.

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。