夏说英语新闻晨读 第62期:川普连下三城领跑共和党候选人
时间：2019-03-02 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
英语课
本期内容：
Donald Trump 1 swept to victory in Tuesday’s Republican caucuses 2 in Nevada, following his primary triumphs in New Hampshire and South Carolina. The front-runner in the race for the party’s nomination 3 for the American presidency 4 scooped 5 46% of votes—more than 20 points ahead of Marco Rubio, who narrowly beat Ted 6 Cruz for second place.
词义解析:
Sweep to vitory：连胜
Caucus：党团会议
Primary：党内初选
Triump：胜利
Nomination：提名
Scoop：斩获
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议
- 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
n.提名，任命，提名权
- 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。
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）
- They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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