VOA常速英语2008年-Early Results Reported in US Super Tuesday Prim
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Washington
06 February 2008
Voters in almost half the 50 U.S. states are making their voices heard Tuesday in the biggest primary election day in the nation's history. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports roughly half the delegates to the Republican and Democratic party nominating conventions are at stake.
From New York in the east to Illinois in the heartland and California on the Pacific Coast, Americans lined up to state their preference for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations 1.
The first Democratic primary win went to Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who won in the southern state of Georgia and later picked up an early victory in his home state. His rival, New York Senator Hillary Clinton won in Oklahoma.
Obama went into "Super Tuesday" hoping to gain momentum 2 in a race against Clinton that has tightened 3 considerably 4 in recent weeks.
Clinton was the front-runner going into the state-by-state process of choosing convention delegates. She cast her primary ballot 5 at her neighborhood polling place in the New York City suburbs.
"It's a very humbling 6 and overwhelming experience," she said.
On the Republican side, Arizona Senator John McCain won primaries in Connecticut, New Jersey 7 and Illinois.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt 8 Romney won that state and was hoping a strong turnout by conservative voters would help him overtake McCain elsewhere.
Romney spoke 9 after voting in Massachusetts.
"The opportunity to vote for yourself for president is really something I never expected to be able to do," he said. "It was a great honor."
While most of the 24 Super Tuesday states held primaries and caucuses 10, Republicans in West Virginia chose their delegates at a state convention. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was the winner there - his first victory since the Iowa caucuses that led off the nationwide selection process in early January.
At one time, it was thought Super Tuesday might decide both the Republican and Democratic nominees 11. Now, there are signs it may take weeks more, and states that once thought their primaries would be an afterthought are preparing to exert a lot of power in the nominating process.
- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句
- 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 rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
- His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
- The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
- The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
- A certain humbling from time to time is good. 不时受点儿屈辱是有好处的。 来自辞典例句
- It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-buildingexperience. 据说天文学是一种令人产生自卑、塑造人格的科学。 来自互联网
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- 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。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- 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