VOA常速英语:Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

2. This president needs to connect with the American people and understand just how tough things are.

connect with使有关系
例句：His research work is connected with these experiments.
他的研究工作与这些实验有联系。

3. Gingrich is carrying on despite bad poll numbers and small crowds like this one at a church in a Hispanic suburb of Orlando.

carry on继续进行; 经营, 从事, 忙于
例句：The conversation was carried on in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
会谈是在亲切友好的气氛中进行的。

4. I think Republican voters in Florida are looking for the same thing they are looking for in other states.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

5. That issue of electability was crucial for two Republicans who took advantage of Florida’s early voting law, Brandon and Michelle Crossland.

take advantage of利用
例句：He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.
他趁着天气好,出去散散步。

6. Pollster Peter Brown says Florida is shaping up as the key test so far in the Republican race.

shape up改进, 顺利发展
例句：Plans for our picnic are shaping up very well.
我们的野餐计划进展顺利。