VOA慢速英语:Super Delegates: The Secret Force Behind Candidates

短语讲解：

1. Clinton, after a big primary win Saturday in South Carolina, had 90 elected delegates, compared to 65 for Sanders, according to RealClearPolitics.com.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为
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。

2. The Republican National Committee says the party adopted a rule in 2012 that requires its superdelegates to vote based on the choices made by voters in their home states

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句："Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future."
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。

3. But she said such criticism has not changed her mind and she still plans to vote for Clinton at the Democratic National Convention.

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。

4. After four Republican primaries and caucuses, Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman, has 82 delegates, according to RealClearPolitics.com.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

5. In November, Americans will vote for president by choosing between the Republican and Democratic nominees, as well as any independent candidates who run.

as well as 也，又
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。