CNN news 2012-01-07 加文本

短语讲解：

1. He was going to get everyone back to work.

get back找回, 取回
例句：I haven't got back the book I lent him.
我还没有收回我借给他的那本书。

2. At the election level, I think I`m the only person who can take on Obama`s billion-dollar campaign and defeat him head-to-head in debates in a decisive way.

take on承担
例句：He is unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities.
他不愿承担重任。

3. This election is about stopping a President of the United States and his administration that is abusing the Constitution of this country, that is putting America on a track to bankruptcy. And, folks, we are going to take America back.

put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
例句：Put the plates gently on the table, they are very delicate.
把碟子轻轻放在桌上, 这些碟子非常易碎。

4. What I want to do, too, is bring down the price of a gallon of gas.

bring down降(价)
例句：A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。

5. Step one, show up. Any voter can take part as long as he or she is already a registered Republican or willing to become one at the door.

show up到场, 出席,如约赶到,出现,露面
例句：He showed up when we least expected him.
我们根本没有料到, 他竟然来了。
take part参加，参与
例句：He will take part in a quiz.
他将参加一场知识竞赛。

6. Step three, mark it up.

mark up提高
例句：Some shops marked up the goods unfairly.
有几家商店的货价提高得不公道。

7. Pieces of paper are passed out, attendees write down a candidate`s name and the ballots are collected.

pass out分配; 分发
例句：The teacher began to pass out the papers at 8:15.
8点15分老师开始发卷。
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。

8. It is more or less a secret vote, depending on the formality of that caucus site.

depend on随…而定
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

9. And step four, count them up.

count up加起来, 算出总数
例句：You can count up the great poets still alive, on the fingers of one hand.
在世的大诗人屈指可数。

10. And when we recorded today`s show, the Iowa caucus results hadn`t come in yet.

come in进入；到来；出现
例句：That's where the trouble often comes in.
那就是经常出现纠纷之处。