VOA慢速英语:US Candidates Talk about Faith, Religion

短语讲解：

1. Businessman Donald Trump, another Republican presidential candidate, recently put up a video on Facebook showing the Bible his late mother had given him.

put up 张贴; 举起; 建造
例句：He put up a stake to support the newly planted tree.
他竖了一根桩支撑新种的树。

2. Pew found that 51 percent of Americans say they are less likely to vote for a candidate who does not believe in God.

vote for 投票赞成; 建议
例句：I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
我向他保证我将投他的票。

3. Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were asked about their religious views during a town hall meeting last week in New Hampshire.

ask about 询问，打听; 打探
例句：I went to the station to ask about the train.
我去车站询问有关火车的情况。

4. Thirty nine percent of Iowa voters say they are very religious, compared to only 20 percent in New Hampshire.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。