Romney Wins Major Victory In New Hampshire Primary

 　　Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt¹ Romney took a major step Tuesday toward winning the Republican Party’s presidential nomination² with a convincing victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary.  Romney easily defeated five Republican rivals one week after a narrow win in the Iowa caucuses³ and appears to be a strong favorite to be the Republican challenger against President Barack Obama in the November election.

　　Romney was clearly excited when he addressed supporters at a victory celebration in Manchester.

　　“Thank you, New Hampshire!  Tonight we made history,” he said.

　　Romney was an easy winner in New Hampshire -- the first in the nation presidential primary, historically an important test for those seeking the White House.

　　In his victory speech, Romney focused less on his Republican rivals and highlighted his differences with President Obama.

　　“We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon⁴ of freedom.  We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves.  In this election, let’s go on to fight for the America we love because we believe in America.  Thank you so much!  God Bless America,” he said.

　　Texas Representative Ron Paul finished second -- a strong showing for a candidate whose focus on smaller government and less U.S. involvement abroad struck a chord with New Hampshire voters.

　　“But there was another victory tonight.  He had a victory.  But we have had a victory for the cause of liberty tonight,” he said.

　　Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman captured third place in the primary.  Huntsman has campaigned almost exclusively in New Hampshire for the past year.

　　"Here we sit tonight, with a ticket to ride and move on.  Here we go to South Carolina," he said.

　　Surveys of voters leaving the polls said the economy was the top issue.

　　John Boghosian of Concord⁵ voted for Mitt Romney.  Four years ago, his vote went to Barack Obama.

1 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

4 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

5 concord   

n.和谐；协调

参考例句：

• These states had lived in concord for centuries.这些国家几个世纪以来一直和睦相处。
• His speech did nothing for racial concord.他的讲话对种族和谐没有作用。