學個詞 Learn A Word: clause 條款

今天我們要學的詞是 clause. Clause 名詞，有條款的意思。美國國會要求對一家小公司是如何獲得波多黎各電力修復合同一事展開調(diào)查。The contract offers pay rates five times higher than what is normal in Puerto Rico and includes a clause preventing authorities from auditing those rates. 這項合同的工資標準是波多黎各正常標準的五倍，而且合同里還有一項條款規(guī)定，有關(guān)當局不得對工資標準進行審計。U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer proposed adding a “sunset clause” to the North American Free Trade Agreement. 美國貿(mào)易代表萊特希澤提議，給北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定增加一個“日落條款”。好的，我們今天學習的詞是clause, clause, clause ...