CNN news 2012-01-18 加文本

kick off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。

2. Nobody dropped out after New Hampshire.

drop out离开, 退出
例句：He says he has dropped out, and won't attend college any more.
他说他退了学, 以后也不会去上大学了。

3. Paul Steinhauser talks about what it takes to run for the White House.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr. Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

4. This is the ultimate prize and it`s definitely the major leagues when it comes to campaigning.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……
例句：When it comes to German, I know nothing.
谈到德语,我一窍不通。

5. We`re going to the early voting states, meaning voters starting to build up a staff.

build up宣扬, 夸赞, 吹捧(某人或某物)
例句：He's building me up too much— I may disappoint him.
他将我捧上了天, 我可能会令他失望。

6. And it takes a lot of money, not only to build up a staff to reach out to voters, but also the travel, the commercials.

reach out (使)伸出
例句：A tree reaches out its branches towards the light.
树枝向阳光处伸展。

7. You have to have people in the early voting states, like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida and Nevada. People who are reaching out to voters, people who are setting up events for the candidate.

set up准备; 安排
例句：All the arrangements have been set up for the newspapermen to meet the Queen.
新闻记者谒见女王的所有安排已经就绪。

8. But a lot of the younger people out in the states, the volunteers and the fresh faces, those are the people who are knocking on doors and saying hello to voters and trying to spread the message about their candidates.

knock on敲击
例句：Someone knocked on the door, so I went to answer it.
有人敲门, 所以我去开门了。

9. There are a lot of positions in a campaign, but there are a few people that stand out the most.

stand out超群, 杰出
例句：She stands out as the best in the class.
她是全班最杰出的学生。

10. It tears up candidates, inside and out. And only the strongest survive.

tear up撕成碎片
例句：He tore up the letter angrily and threw it into the wastebasket.
他气愤地把信撕掉, 扔进字纸篓里。