VOA常速英语:VP Biden Visits Iraq Before US Troops Withdraw

短语讲解：

1. The vice president has been meeting with Iraqi leaders, about a month before a deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from the country.

meet with和…会面
例句：He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.
他和日本首相会晤了一个小时。

2. A White House statement says the vice president made the visit to meet with Iraq's leaders and participate in an event recognizing the sacrifices and accomplishments of U.S. and Iraqi troops.

participate in参加
例句：How many people participated in the opening ceremony?
多少人参加了开业典礼?

3. In the meetings with Iraqi leaders, the vice president was expected to focus largely on the future of Washington's military relationship with Iraq.

focus on集中于
例句：We're going to focus on the relationship between freedom and necessity.
我们将集中讨论自由和必要性之间的关系这一问题。

4. And 15 people died from a series of explosions on Saturday.

die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。

5. The trip to Iraq is Biden's eighth since taking office.

take office就职
例句：When will the new president take office?
新总统什么时候就职。

6. The visit was added to a previously-scheduled trip to Turkey and Greece.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The office looked exactly the same as before, only some charts were added to the wall.
办公室里还是那个老样子, 只是墙上多了一些图表。