Pool spray is the term for an event where a representative pool of journalists is brought in to record the president meeting with a foreign leader or discussing a policy initiative.
grocer:a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies 雜貨商
roundable: a conference for discussion or deliberation by several participants 圓桌會議
had been slated to 原定於
remarks: to express as an observation or comment 評論
as a consequence of: as a result of