夏说英语新闻晨读 第162期:副总统才是靠谱的

 本期内容：
In the vice-presidential debate, Hillary Clinton’s running-mate, Tim Kaine, and Donald Trump’s sidekick, Mike Pence, represented the mainstream¹ views of their parties while avoiding the personal attacks that blight² the Clinton-Trump contest. The two were evenly matched, but Mr Pence, who stayed calm in the face of fierce criticism from his rival, was deemed to have won a narrow victory.

Running-mate: 竞选伙伴
Sidekick：帮手
Mainstream：主流
Blight：破坏
Be deemed: 被认为是

1 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

2 blight   

n.枯萎病；造成破坏的因素；vt.破坏，摧残

参考例句：

• The apple crop was wiped out by blight.枯萎病使苹果全无收成。
• There is a blight on all his efforts.他的一切努力都遭到挫折。