关于佩林政治前途的猜测仍在继续

短语讲解：

1. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin addresses a Tea Party rally in Iowa on Saturday and political supporters and rivals alike will be listening closely for any indication that she has decided to run for president.

listen for注意听, 等着听
例句：The children listened for the bell to announce the New Year.
孩子们等着听新年的钟声。
run for竞选
例句：The Republican Party will run Johnson for President.
共和党将提出让约翰逊竞选总统。

2. Palin has told interviewers she would probably have to decide by late September, and political analysts will be keeping a close eye on this week's Tea Party gathering in Iowa, at which Palin is the featured speaker.

keep a close eye on照看,留心瞧着,注意
例句：Keep a close eye on the guy. 
盯住这个家伙。

3. Palin's political action committee released a two-minute video based on her recent trip to Iowa that has increased speculation she is about to enter the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination.

base on使建立在…基础上
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。
be about to将要,正打算
例句：She is about to retire.
她马上就要退休了。

4. "I think we are seeing a great awakening of the American public, the individual Americans who want the exceptional-ism put back into our country," said Palin.

put back放回原处; 拨回, 向后推
例句：The date had been put back from March to April.
日期由三月推迟到四月。

5. Her difficulty is that if she does not get in shortly after next week then I think people are going to basically say, 'She is not in, she will not be in, and if she gets in I am not going to be for her.'

get in当选; 到达
例句：The Prime Minister's support got the official party man in.
首相的支持使那个执政党的党员当选了。

6. Supporters had urged Daniels to enter the race earlier this year, but he declined and said he did not want to put his family through the ordeal of a presidential campaign.

put through实行; 完成; 使经历
例句：The trainees were put through an assault course.
受训人员接受了突击训练课程。