VOA慢速英语:Obama, Democrats Aim Voting Appeals at Young People

1.His efforts to reach young voters include appearances on MTV and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" along with college visits.

along with连同...一起,随同...一起

例句：Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
      除酒以外, 烟草在多数国家都要征税。

2.We're doing the hard work of change -- we're grinding it out.

grind it out生产出; 创作出

例句：She grinds out romantic stories for the women's magazines.
      她为妇女杂志写爱情小说。

3.Sometimes it's frustrating.

some time，sometime，sometimes

Some time作为名词片语，是指一定的时限而言，表示相当长的一段时间（a long time）；作副词片语时，意为“随便何时”。例：

It will take some time to tell you the whole story．

把全部经过讲给你听需要相当长的时间。

I haven't seen Mr．Liang for some time．I miss him very much．

我已好久没有看见梁先生，我十分想念他。

Sometime作为副词，意思是“在某一时候”、“日后”、“昔时”，指不定的时间而言，既可指将来亦可指过去的不确定时间（any time in the future or in the past）。例：

I will tell you sometime or other．

我将来会告诉你的。

He gave us a detailed report sometime ago．

他曾给我们一个详细的报告。

Sometime亦可用作形容词，放在名词之前作定语。例如：

He was a sometime university professor．

他曾经是大学的教授。

从例句可见，这里的sometime相当于onetime或former之意。

Sometimes的意思是“有时”、“不时”（at times；now and then）。例：

The weather is cold and changeable．Now it rains，now it snows，sometimes it hails．

气候冷而多变，时而下雨，时而下雪，有时还下冰雹。

We have letters from her sometimes．

有时候，我们会收到她的信。

I am sometimes at leisure．

我间或有暇。

4.Yet the group AARP, which represents millions of older Americans, says candidates should keep something in mind.

keep in mind记住

例句：I'll keep your advice in mind.
      我要把你的劝告记在心里。