AS IT IS 2016-02-22 Clinton Wins in Nevada, Trump in South Carolina
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2016年VOA慢速英语(二)月
AS IT IS 2016-02-22 Clinton Wins in Nevada, Trump 1 in South Carolina
On Saturday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defeated Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic caucuses 3.
Political experts say the clear win in Nevada was a big relief for Clinton and her supporters. They say Sanders must prove he can win more than the youth vote, and in states more diverse than New Hampshire.
Sanders said he believes that when Democrats 4 hold their convention in Philadelphia in July, voters will see “one of the great political upsets in the history of the United States.”
Republicans in South Carolina
Also on Saturday, Donald Trump won the Republican primary in South Carolina. Marco Rubio and Ted 2 Cruz tied for second.
Trump's victory in the New Hampshire primary last week and his win Saturday strengthen his place as Republican front-runner.
Trump repeated parts of his campaign speech, saying the United States will start “winning again” if he becomes president. He said he will make Mexico pay for a wall along the U.S. southern border. He said he will challenge China on its trade surplus.
Nevada holds its Republican primary on February 23. Many states will hold primaries on March 1, a day known as Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday usually shows who will likely win the party nomination 5 and compete for president of the United States.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush told a crowd in South Carolina that he was ending his campaign for the presidency 6. At the beginning of the presidential race, many believed Bush would be the Republican nominee 7.
Words in This Story
diverse – adj. different from each other
convention – n. a large meeting of people who come to a place for usually several days to talk about their shared work or other interests or to make decisions as a group
upset – n. an occurrence in which a game, contest, etc., is won by a person or team that was expected to lose
challenge – v. to question the action or authority of (someone)
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。