VOA慢速英语:How Much Independence Will Special Counsel Have?

短语讲解：

1. It will depend on whether Comey and others saw Trump’s comments as threats, Barrett said.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖; 随…而定
例句：Our desired expenditures depend on our national income.
我们所需的支出取决于我们的国民收入。

2. The case centered on whether Nixon covered up his administration’s involvement in the 1973 break-in at Democratic headquarters in the Watergate building.

cover up 掩盖; 掩饰; 盖起来; 裹住
例句：He tried to cover up his guilt by lying.
他企图用说谎来掩盖罪行。

3. It started out as an investigation into a real estate deal known as Whitewater.

start out 启程，出发; 开始[着手]做
例句：Did they tell you when to start out?
他们是否告诉了你何时出发。

4. The Washington Post reported that, on average, previous investigations by special counsels or prosecutors took a little over three years.

on average 平均起来
例句：American shares rose, on average, by 38%
美国股票价格平均上涨了38%。