VOA慢速英语:White House Press Briefing Room Cleared - Briefly

短语讲解：

1. Earlier, a hearing of the Transportation Security Agency, TSA, on Capitol Hill was also cleared because of a bomb threat.

because of 因为
例句：He is feeling wretched today because of the rain.
因为下雨，他今天情绪很不好。

2. The U.S. leader stressed the need to quickly train Iraqi troops in order to succeed against Islamic State fighters.

in order to 为了…
例句：Everything should be done in order to prepare against fire.
应该尽一切可能预防火灾。

3. Thousands of jobs cuts will also come from the U.K.

thousands of 数千的
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。
come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

4. The 73-year-old is suspected of paying as much as $3.5 million to someone to make up for and hide past wrongdoing. Reports say the wrongdoing involved sex.

make up for 赔偿，补偿
例句：Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。