夏说英语新闻晨读 第163期:美总统第二次大选辩论

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Opinion polls suggested that Hillary Clinton won America’s presidential debate on Sunday—the ugliest ever. The Republican nominee¹, who did better than expected, said Mrs Clinton had “hate in her heart”; she repeatedly questioned his temperament² and character. The Republican speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, said he could no longer defend his party’s foul-mouthed candidate.

Opinion poll: 民意调查
Nominee：提名者
Temperament：脾气
Character：性格
Foul-mouthed：满口胡言的

1 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。

2 temperament   

n.气质，性格，性情

参考例句：

• The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
• Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。