VOA慢速英语:President Trump Moves to Change Obama Policies on First Day

短语讲解：

1. If our partners refuse a renegotiation that gives American workers a fair deal, then the President will give notice of the United States’ intent to withdraw from NAFTA,” a White House statement said.

give notice of 通知
例句：You must give notice of changes in the arrangements.
你要改变计划必须事先通知大家。

2. In his inaugural speech, Trump said he would carry out his promise to make government focus on America’s needs ahead of any others.

carry out 进行; 执行; 完成
例句：The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government
社会民主党人仍有可能将其退出政府的威胁付诸实施。

3. “It couldn’t have been easy for either man to be civil to the other after the election,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

be civil to 对…有礼貌
例句：Try to be civil to them.
尽量对他们客气些。

4. “Yet imagine how much worse it could have been had No. 44 and No. 45 feuded day after day,” Sabato said.

day after day 一天又一天地，日复一日地; 连日
例句：I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.
我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。