VOA慢速英语:Twelve Countries Reach Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal

短语讲解：

1. For the deal to take effect, it must be approved by national legislatures in all 12 countries.

take effect 生效，奏效
例句：The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
医生开的那药没有效果。

2. In addition to the U.S. and Japan, the countries include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to China's population, there is a widespread Chinese diaspora.
更何况，除了中国的庞大人口，不容忽视的还有海外华人的力量。

3. Opponents of the deal say it will cost thousands of U.S. workers their jobs. T

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。