VOA标准英语2008年-South Carolina Residents Vote in US Presidentia
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（一月）
Greenville, South Carolina
19 January 2008
Republican voters in South Carolina are casting ballots 1 in the party's presidential primary. In Greenville, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the outcome may signal a clear lead among the field's top three candidates.
After early primaries and caucuses 3 in the Republican race for the presidential nomination 4, no clear leader has emerged from the field of candidates.
Senator John McCain, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt 5 Romney have each claimed at least one victory so far. A win in South Carolina could provide needed momentum 6 in upcoming primaries.
McCain has emphasized his military experience during the campaign in South Carolina, home to many active and retired 7 military personnel.
At a campaign stop Friday, the Arizona senator addressed fears of an economic recession, saying what he called "out of control" government spending is part of the problem.
"Stop the spending. If we don't stop the spending, it is all going to go out the door," he said.
Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is expected to win support among the state's many Christian 8 voters.
In his campaign, he appealed to religious opposition 9 to gay marriage, saying, if elected, he would lead efforts to amend 10 the constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
"The fundamental unit of any government is family and strong marriages, and without that the rest of society begins to fall apart," he said.
Mitt Romney campaigned briefly 11 this week in South Carolina before flying to Nevada for the Republican caucus 2 there.
Former Senator Fred Thompson has been trailing the leading candidates so far, but hopes to make a strong showing in South Carolina, which is next to his home state of Tennessee.
Thompson has tried to separate himself from the other candidates by claiming he has the toughest policies to fight illegal immigration. During a rally on Friday, he told supporters that controlling immigration is a key component 12 of national security.
"Part of that national security issue involves our own borders," he said. "A nation that cannot secure its own borders will not remain a sovereign nation, and we need to understand that."
The South Carolina vote may be crucial in the selection of the Republican candidate for the November election. Since 1980, no Republican has gone to the White House without winning the state's primary.
South Carolina Democrats 13 hold their primary next Saturday.
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
- 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
- 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。
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
- You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。
- I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
- He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
- Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
- Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。