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VOA慢速英语:Clinton Could Be First US Woman President

2016-06-16来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. She said research shows women candidates win as often as men and raise as much campaign money, but not as many are willing to run for office.

be willing to 乐于; 肯; 甘于
例句:That man will be willing to talk to you.
那人乐意跟你聊聊。
run for 竞选,赶快去请
例句:I'm planning to run for the school board.
我打算竞选联合校董会董事。

2. This common tactic involves criticizing opponents, hoping to make voters less likely to vote for them.

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. Bernie Sanders has given no sign of formally ending his campaign for president, even though he does not have enough support to win.

even though 哪怕; 即使,纵然
例句:Even though me were friends, he acted like he didn't know me at all.
尽管我们是朋友,他表现得好像根本不认识我。