CNN news 2012-01-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. President Obama is likely the Democratic nominee, but which Republican will ultimately run against him?

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. Now the voters will start to weigh in.

weigh in发表评论，施加影响
例句：A few big wigs have taken time out of their busy schedules to weigh in on the device.
一些大人物也在百忙之中抽空发表了他们对这一产品的看法。

3. Sometimes they write it down on a piece of paper.

write down写下, 记下
例句：What you've said has been written down.
你所说的一切都被记录下来了。

4. Jessica Yellin is going to look back at the impact of Iowa`s caucuses on some past presidential campaigns.

look back回忆；回顾；追忆
例句：He still feels quite guilty when he look back on the past.
想起过去，他仍然感到很内疚。

5. In Iowa, a win can thrust a candidate into the national spotlight.

thrust into强行闯入; 投身于…之中
例句：He was thrust into power.
他被强行推上掌权地位。

6. And then we`re going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House.

take back (使)回忆起; 收回
例句：I take back what I just said.
我收回我刚才说的话。

7. But John McCain went on to become the GOP nominee.

go on继续下去
例句：If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.

如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。

8. This is who comes in second and who comes in third as well as who comes in first.

come in (比赛)得名次
例句：The horse came in second.
那匹马得了第二名。