VOA慢速英语:Death of Judge Scalia Slows Top American Court

短语讲解：

1. He used the American football term “punt,” which means giving up the football with hopes of scoring points later.

give up 放弃; 投降
例句：The bottom line is that we (should) never give up.
最重要的是我们决不放弃。

2. In addition to the birth control case, the Supreme Court also divided 4-4 in a labor case.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to his salary, he has a bonus of 25 yuan per month.
除工资外，他每月还有二十五元钱奖金。

3. Given his history on the Supreme Court, Scalia would probably have agreed with the four conservative justices.

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见; 与…相符
例句：I agree with you to some degree.
在某种程度上我与你意见一致。