美国有线新闻 CNN 伊丽莎白·沃伦退出2020年美国总统选举

Back on Earth, another campaign has been suspended among the Democrats¹ seeking their party's nomination² for president. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts dropped out of the race. Though she was once considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, Warren didn't win any of the states that have held primaries or caucuses³ so far. Her decision leaves three Democrats still seeking the nomination — former Vice-President Joe Biden, U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont. That group of three has been reduced from a total of 28 Democrats who were running at some point.

现在返回地球，又有一场民主党寻求党内总统提名的竞选活动终止。昨天，美国马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦退出总统竞选。虽然沃伦曾被视为民主党提名之争的领先者，她的决定使民主党寻求提名的人数缩小为三人，他们分别是：前副总统乔·拜登、美国夏威夷州众议员图尔西·加巴德以及美国佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯。民主党曾一度有28名竞选者，现在仅剩下三人。

On the Republican side, there were a total of four candidates including incumbent⁴ President Donald Trump⁵. But only two remain. And the president has dominated all of the Republican contests that have been held. The next big date on the primary calendar is next Tuesday, March 10th. Six states will be holding Democratic primaries. Five of them will hold Republican primaries. Whoever wins the most delegates in all of these ongoing⁶ contests is likely to become his or her party's nominee⁷ for president.

共和党方面，包括现任总统唐纳德·特朗普在内，共有4名候选人。现在只剩下两名候选人。总统在所有已经举行的共和党竞选中占据主导地位。初选日历上下一个重要日期是下周二，3月10日。届时将有6个州举行民主党初选。其中5个州会举行共和党初选。无论谁在即将进行的竞选中赢得最多的党代表票数，都有可能成为其所在政党的总统提名人选。

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。