VOA慢速英语:Voters in Just a Few States Will Decide US Presidential Election(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. On November 8 this year, Americans across the country will vote for president.

vote for 投票赞成; 建议
例句：Few members planned to vote for him
几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。

2. Instead, they focus on the swing states, where no one knows which candidate is likely to win.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：The talks will focus on economic development of the region.
会谈将着重讨论该地区的经济发展。

3. It says the Democrats have the advantage no matter who the party’s candidate is.

no matter 不管; 不论; 不介意; 不要紧
例句：No matter what you may say, he will not believe you.
管你怎么说，他都不会相信你。

4. They have a total of only 102 electoral votes.

a total of 总数为
例句：Out of a total of 2,602 pupils only 922 passed the test
所有2,602名学生中，只有922名通过了测试。

5. Cillizza says the real reason may be that the Republican Party has not been able to convince the increasing number of nonwhites in the U.S. to vote for its presidential candidates.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break
他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。

6. What has become increasingly clear is that any state with a large or growing nonwhite population has become more and more difficult for Republicans to win.

more and more 越来越; 日益; 越来越 ...
例句：The city is becoming more and more prosperous.
这个城市越来越繁盛了。