VOA标准英语2012--African Americans Vote in Key Battleground State
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
African Americans Vote in Key Battleground State
Early voting is underway in North Carolina and, for African American voters like Walter Gilmore, there's a sense of urgency.
"I am just worried in general for jobs. So many people in North Carolina are unemployed 1 and then trying to get people back to work here instead of shipping 2 jobs overseas," said Walter Gilmore, a North Carolina voter.
A record turnout among African Americans helped Barack Obama narrowly win the state four years ago. In the presidential contest this time, the Republican - Mitt 3 Romney - seems to have the edge but it's close. North Carolinians are divided on who they want to lead the country.
These college students are voting for the first time.
"What won North Carolina was the early African-American vote especially the college students. We have a big influence," said one.
"We need every vote, every vote so encourage him to come and do one stop," said another.
Alma Adams knows first hand how important it is for Democrats 4 to get African Americans to the polls. She's served in North Carolina's legislature for more than 18 years. She says turnout among blacks so far is impressive.
"That says to me that people really want to get involved in this process and they understand the urgency of it, and that is so critical," said Adams.
Adams is popular here because she supports quality education, jobs and increasing the state's minimum wage.
"We need to try to find ways to get people back to work get good jobs for people, good benefits," she said.
Republican Party candidate Olga Wright is challenging Adams for her seat in the state legislature. She's one of only a few African-American Republicans running for office here.
She promotes popular ideas like improving education and helping 5 at-risk families. Wright says convincing Democrats to support her is an uphill battle.
"I separate myself from the political divisiveness that propels everything. You know people will not look at me because I am a registered Republican. Party does not matter," said Wright.
On the campaign trail, Adams tells constituents 6 she will fight against budget cuts to programs that matter to her community.
"So we have got one or two things to do - run for office and try to help make a difference there or control those people who are elected to serve you," she said.
Adams and other community leaders say the fact that more African Americans are involved in the political process is a hopeful sign.
- There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
- The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- 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 poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》