VOA常速英语2008年-US Presidential Contenders Campaign Ahead of Sa
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
Washington
08 February 2008
Republican Senator John McCain is campaigning in Virginia today, after receiving a big boost Thursday when his main rival for the presidential nomination 2, former Governor Mitt 3 Romney suspended his campaign. On the Democratic side, the race remains 4 extremely close between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Both are campaigning hard ahead of several nominating contests Saturday and Sunday. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from Washington.
Arizona Senator John McCain congratulated Former Massachusetts Governor Romney for running a good campaign, and reached out to Romney's supporters.
"You did a fine job, and you are welcome to join my campaign," he said.
Romney's departure appears to have all but sealed the nomination for McCain, who must now try to win over conservative critics within his own party. But former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is still in the race. He told reporters not to count him out yet.
"I still believe this thing is a long way from being settled, so now the field is down to two my chances have substantially improved," he said.
Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor 5, is campaigning in Kansas today, ahead of Republican caucuses 6 there on Saturday.
McCain has already won 707 of the more than 1,000 delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination. Huckabee has 195 and Texas Congressman 7 Ron Paul, who is also still in the race, has 14.
Huckabee said he realizes it is virtually impossible for him to catch up, but he says he is "looking forward to doing the impossible."
Senators Clinton and Obama are locked in a fierce state-by-state battle for delegates, after Super Tuesday's primaries and caucuses left them virtually even. Both candidates are holding rallies in the western state of Washington today, ahead of contests there and in Louisiana, Nebraska and the Virgin 1 Islands Saturday, and in Maine on Sunday.
Both Democrats 8 say they are the best candidate to take on Senator McCain in the general election in November. Clinton spoke 9 to supporters in Virginia Thursday.
"Who would be our best candidate to stand on the stage with Senator McCain to talk about national security, the economy and all the other important issues? I am offering a lifetime of experience, but more than that, I am offering my heart," she said.
Clinton and Obama are also looking ahead to contests next Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
- 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。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- He was the son of a poor pastor.他是一个穷牧师的儿子。
- We have no pastor at present:the church is run by five deacons.我们目前没有牧师：教会的事是由五位执事管理的。
- 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
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- 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》