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1. Super Tuesday, the single biggest day on the presidential primary calendar, 419 delegates being awarded, based on the results of primaries and caucuses in 10 states.
base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句:Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。
2. Let`s run through the list: Georgia, Ohio and Tennessee had the most delegates up for grabs.
run through匆匆查阅
例句:Please run through these names again from the top of the list.
请将这些名字从头至尾再看一遍。
3. Though the results of yesterday`s primaries and caucuses could help determine how the race for the Republican Party`s nomination will end up.
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:How does the story end up?
这篇故事是怎么结尾的?
4. A lot of Americans have said it`ll have an impact on how they vote.
have an impact on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句:The book made a great impact on its readers.
这本书对读者有很大的影响。
5. In six of the 10 Super Tuesday states, the unemployment rate is lower today than when the president took office.
take office就职
例句:He took office at a difficult time.
他是在困难时刻就职的。
6. But still an uncomfortable 7.9 percent to half a million people there are still out of work.
out of work失业
例句:There are plenty of men out of work.
有很多人失业。
7. Here in Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, candidates can rightfully say that the jobless rate has risen since Obama stepped into the White House.
step into干预; 涉足
例句:After graduation John stepped into his father's shoes to become a lawyer.
约翰毕业后便继承了他父亲的衣钵, 当了一名律师。
8. Do voters focus on how bad things got?
focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意; 集中于
例句:We're going to focus on the relationship between freedom and necessity.
我们将集中讨论自由和必要性之间的关系这一问题。