VOA慢速英语:Most Americans Live in States Partly or Completely Under Republican Control(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. The party’s influence at the state and national level has continued to rise since President Barack Obama took office in 2009.

take office 就职; 任职
例句：When will the new President take office?
新总统什么时候就职。

2. One state, Nebraska, has a unicameral legislature -- in other words it has just one chamber, not a house and senate.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：In other words, the electric energy helps to explain the cohesion of the crystal.
换句话说，电势能有助于解释该晶体的结合力。

3. NCSL researcher Tim Storey told dailysignal.com that “Republicans have taken full advantage of their (power) in the states -- including implementing tax cuts in a number of places, imposing stricter limits on abortion and voting rights, and combating controversial issues like gun control.”

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：Monkeys are transmitters of a number of dangerous diseases.
猴子是许多危险疾病的传染媒介。

4. Amy Walter is the national editor of the Cook Political Report. She said that because of the recent elections, Democrats “are going to be hurting for a long time.”

because of 因为，由于
例句：It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。