VOA慢速英语:Asian-American Voters Abandon Republicans

短语讲解：

1. Meanwhile, Democrats are picking up a larger share of Asian-American voters.

pick up 捡起; 接载
例句：We drove to the airport the next morning to pick up Susan.
我们第二天早晨开车去机场接苏姗。

2. In 2012, Asian-Americans gave 73 percent of their votes to Democratic President Barack Obama, according to the National Election Poll.
 
according to 根据，按照
例句：They both played the game according to the rules.
他们俩都依章行事。

3. His group works to turn out 80 percent of the Asian-Americans' vote for the group’s endorsed candidate.

turn out 关掉; 结果是; 制造
例句：I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out.
我会一直玩到门房过来熄灯。

4. Frustrations over college admission practices could lead to more Asian-Americans voting Republican, Woo said.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句： That may lead to a serious split in our class.
那可能导致我们班的严重分裂。