Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”。
You might have heard this word used in a story about relations between two countries:
你可能在新闻报道中听过这个关于两国关系的词：
Mr. Karzai has set new conditions and wants to delay signing the accord until after next year's elections, prompting U.S. threats of a complete withdrawal.
卡尔扎伊设置了新条件，试图把和平条约的签署拖延到明年选举之后，这一举动使得美国威胁会完全撤兵。
In this story, the word “accord” means an official agreement, or treaty, between the two countries -- the United States and Afghanistan.
在这篇报道中，“和平条约”的意思是一份两国之间的——美国和阿富汗之间——官方协议或条约。
Sometimes, the word “accord” means to give something to a person or group of people.
有时，“accord”这个词也指给某人或一群人什么东西。

For example, the U.S.Constitution accords the president the right to conduct foreign policy.
例如，美国宪法赋予总统制定外交政策的权力。
So the next time you hear the word “accord”, you will know what this News Word means.
所以，你下一次再听到“条约”这个词的时候，你就会知道这个新闻词汇是什么意思了。