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

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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。