共和党候选人在爱荷华州最后冲刺

短语讲解：

1. Republican voters in Iowa will kick off the 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday with caucus voting, the first step in choosing a candidate to run against President Barack Obama next November. 

kick off (使)开始
例句：The movie festival was kicked off with the showing of a new film.
电影节以放映一部新片开始。
run against同…竞选
例句：Who is going to run against Senator Brown?
准备同布朗参议员竞选的是谁?

2. The campaigning in Iowa among six Republican contenders is intense in advance of Tuesday’s vote.

in advance of在…之前, 超过
例句：British Summer Time is one hour in advance of Greenwich Mean Time.
英国的夏季时间比标准时间快一小时。

3. It’s the final push for votes in Iowa and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum is surging in the polls.

push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句：He pushed me for an answer.
他催我作出答复。

4. If you are looking for someone you can trust, someone who's authentic.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. Then I’ll put myself out there. I know you aren't going to agree with me on everything.

put out驶出, 离开; 出版; 发行; 发布
例句：The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.
政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：She agrees with him about this matter.
她与他在这一问题上意见一致。

6. Just someone with more basic American values than what the Democratic Party has turned into.

turn into (使)变成
例句：Her bitter experience has turned her into a stronger person.
痛苦的经历使她变得更坚强了。

7. “Somebody that can turn this country around and get us back where we belong, where everybody is proud of our country,” Miller said.

get back退后
例句：The police told the crowd to get back to give the firemen more room.
警察命令人群后退, 给消防队员腾出更多的空间。
be proud of因…而自豪
例句：He was proud of having such a good friend.
他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。

8. Texas Congressman Ron Paul, running second at the moment, also fired up supporters at a rally in downtown Des Moines.

fire up (使)突然生气, 勃然大怒
例句：He hated the noise and always fired up at the sound.
他讨厌噪音, 经常一听到声音就发火。

9. “The enthusiasm is growing by leaps and bounds and bounds.  The crowds are getting bigger,” Paul said.

by leaps and bounds非常迅速, 突飞猛进
例句：Her French is improving by leaps and bounds.
她的法语进步非常快。

10. Support for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been sliding, but he’s still hoping for a last minute surge.

hope for希望, 希望得到
例句：In this we hope for your help.
在这方面我们希望得到你们的帮助。