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retreat from避开…
例句：You cannot retreat from your responsibility in this affair.
你不能回避在这一事件中的责任。

2. Detroit is known as the Motor City because it`s the center of the U.S. auto industry. That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout.

be known as被认为是
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

3. Ford survived on borrowed cash. GM and Chrysler needed bailouts from the government.

survive on靠……活下来，靠……生存
例句：They can survive on very little money.
他们用很少的钱就可以生存。

4. Some serious reorganizing helped lead to this financial turnaround, but it`s not a guarantee of more profits in the future.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

5. So there are some experts who are already focusing on the next primary, and that`s going to happen in South Carolina on January 21st.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

6. Michele Bachmann`s now out, and others are fighting for momentum heading into New Hampshire.

fight for为…而战斗〔竞争〕
例句：They fought for their country.
他们为祖国而战斗。

7. Case in point: the 2008 Republican primary, where Mike Huckabee won Iowa with the help of evangelicals.

with the help of借助于, 利用
例句：With the help of this machine, we can make a new product.
利用这台机器, 我们能够生产一种新产品。

8. Simply saying I`m an evangelical is not enough to win them over.

win over赢得…的支持〔赞同〕
例句：He disagrees, but we can win him over to our point of view.
他不同意, 但我们能说服他同意我们的观点。

9. I am concerned about the social issue you`re concerned with, but I`m also concerned about the debt and the deficit.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：He is concerned about national affairs.
他关心国家大事。
concern with与…有关; 关心…
例句：A doctor should always concern himself with his patients.
医生应当时时刻刻关心着他的病人。

10. If you can appeal to the conservatives in South Carolina, if you can win in the heat and occasional dirty politicking of South Carolina, then you`re the type of candidate who has the mettle to move on.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求
例句：I appeal to you to vote against him.
我想请你投他的反对票。