VOA慢速英语:American History: The 2000 Elections

limit to (把…)限制在…, 局限于…
例句：We must limit the expenses to $100 a month.
我们必须把开支限制在每月100美元。

2. He was named after his father, a United States senator from Tennessee. The future vice president grew up in Washington and in Carthage, Tennessee, where his family had a farm.

name after以…的名字起名
例句：The machine is named after its inventor.
这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。
grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

3. Back in civilian life, Gore again worked as a reporter. Later he studied religion and then law at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. But he dropped out of law school to enter politics.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：She worked as a nurse when she was young.
年轻时她是一名护士。
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。

4. But his comment about the Internet led to jokes and criticism that he was claiming to have actually invented it.

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. In nineteen eighty-eight, Bush worked on his father’s winning campaign for president.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

6. The election took place on November seventh. More than one hundred million people voted for them.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

7. The number of electors for each state is based on the size of its congressional delegation, which is based on population.

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。

8. Florida pulled back into the undecided column. This thing is so wild, wacky, and woolly, nobody knows how it’s going to come out.

pull back (使)(某人, 尤指一组士兵)撤出阵地
例句：The platoon pulled back to safety.
这一排士兵撤回到了安全地带。
come out结果是…; 得出答案
例句：Let me know how the voting comes out.
告诉我投票结果如何。

9. Florida state law calls for a recount when the difference between two candidates is less than one-half of one percent of the votes.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

10. The disputed election results in Florida introduced a new term into popular speech. Americans began talking about "chads."

introduce into引进; 插入
例句：Tea was introduced into Europe from Asia.
茶叶是从亚洲传入欧洲的。

11. Bush campaign officials quickly appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

appeal to向…投诉
例句：She appealed to a higher court.
她向上级法院上诉。