VOA慢速英语:Clinton’s Long Path to the Democratic Nomination

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短语讲解：

1. After losing the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton said, "Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it."

be able to 能够; 能
例句：Mould you be able to describe a typical day on the job?
您能描述一下这个职位的日常工作内容吗？
thanks to 幸亏， 多亏， 由于
例句：Thanks to his polyglot aptitude, he made rapid progress.
由于他有学习语言的天才，他学习的进度很快。

2. Hillary Rodham Clinton was expected to win the Democratic nomination easily when she announced her candidacy on April 12, 2015.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：The ad could hardly be expected to boost sales.
不可能指望这样的广告会起到促销作用。

3. She added, "The most difficult decisions I have made in my life were to stay married to Bill and to run for the Senate from New York....”

run for 竞选，赶快去请
例句：Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
有些戏因为演出成功而连续上演几年。