Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.

欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。

These news words are about actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump: executive order.

这组新闻词汇有关美国总统唐纳德·特朗普所采取的行动：行政命令。

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday, pulling the United States out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP.

总统唐纳德·特朗普在周一签署了一项行政命令，使美国退出了《跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》，即TPP。

An executive order is a tool presidents use to make new policy.

行政命令就是总统制定新政策所用的工具。

They can become law.

它们可以成为法律。

Sometimes presidents use them to avoid opposition in Congress.

有时，总统会用它们来避免国会的反对。

During his first days in office, President Trump signed executive orders.

在唐纳德·特朗普上任的初期，他签署了行政命令。

Now you know what executive order means.

现在你知道executive order的意思了吧。