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make sense表述清楚；易于理解；道理明显

例句：Can you make sense out of what this book says?
      你能理解这本书的内容吗?

2.The big show kicks off today, Election Day in the U.S.

kick off〈口〉(使)开始

例句：When should we kick off?
      我们什么时候开始?

      It might be a good idea to kick off with a few folk songs.
      一开始就来几支民歌可能是个好主意。

3.Sandra Endo checks in now with a report on the final push leading up to today's election.

lead up to使话题(渐渐)转向

例句：Finally the chairman led up to his favorite topic.
      最后, 主席终于转到自己最热衷的话题上去了。

      That's just what I am leading up to.
      那正是我就要说到的一点。

4.According to the poll, 34 percent say the country will be better off if Republicans win back Congress.

be better off更富裕；生活更好

例句：We are much better off now.
      我们现在的生活好多了。

      Today's pensioners are better off than they used to be.
      现在靠养老金生活的人经他们原来生活要更好些。