VOA标准英语2012--'Battleground States' Voters Head to Polls
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
'Battleground States' Voters Head to Polls
Retiree Terry Schmidt, who lives in President Obama's home state of Illinois, says he and his wife have a lot invested in this election.
"We don't get two or three elections to recover before it's too late for us to benefit from an improved economy," said Schmidt.
Schmidt adds that he hopes President Obama can build on modest job growth and economic gains if he wins his bid for a second term.
"What we're hoping for is a continued turnaround because everything we have is invested in the economy and when the economy tanked, the things that we were counting on for retirement 1 were reduced by 30 or 40 percent, and they are ever so slowly coming back," Schmidt added.
What this election boils down to for Jennifer Alston is her children's education, and future.
"People aren't focusing on what's really going on in the streets and neighborhoods," said Alston. "They're focused on this election, and it's taken the focus off the kids, and so my thing is for them to have a safe school to have a quality education, and that's why I still stay here."
Where she is staying is Wisconsin, the home state of Republican vice 2 presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and one of a handful of states fiercely contested by President Obama and Mitt 3 Romney.
"It's got a big impact because we've got a lot of liberals, and Democrats 4, and Republicans, but I think we've got a lot of people who are swaying back and forth 5, so this is a swaying state," added Alston.
Regardless of who wins the election, many voters say they are happy it will be over, if for no other reason than it will bring an end to all the political advertising 6.
"I get a lot of emails and I've seen a lot of the ads which are now starting to get a little bit crazy," Alston noted 7.
"I'm absolutely blown away by the billions of dollars that have been spent on this election."
Wisconsin voter Marcia Hill says this contest might be the most divisive election in her lifetime.
"I've heard several people say they'll be glad the election is over with so they can start talking to their friends again," Hill said.
With President Obama and Mitt Romney nearly tied in the most recent polling data, the 2012 election promises to be a tight race to the finish where every vote counts.
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- 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。
- 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》
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。