特朗普拿下内华达州初选

AS IT IS 2016-02-25 Trump¹ Wins Nevada Caucus² 特朗普拿下内华达州初选

Donald Trump won another state in his effort to become the Republican Party nominee³ for president.

He earned 46 percent of the vote in the Nevada caucus.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio won 24 percent of the vote, and Texas Senator Ted⁴ Cruz came in third with 21 percent.

Retired⁵ neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio Governor John Kasich were far behind.

It is Trump’s third win in a row after winning primaries in New Hampshire and South Carolina earlier this month.

Trump said he is now “winning the country,” and he will pick up more Republican supporters as his rivals drop out of the race.

The next big test for Trump and the other candidates is March 1. That day is called “Super Tuesday.”

More than 10 states will hold primaries and caucuses⁶ that day.

By then, the Republican nomination⁷ process will be almost one-third over. A candidate needs at least 1,237 delegates in order to earn the party’s nomination heading into the election in November.

A poll of voters by CNN showed Trump had supporters across most demographic groups.

Trump said he was happy he was the top vote-getter among Hispanic voters in the caucus. He has support even though he said he wants to build a wall between Mexico and the United States. He said he wants Mexico to pay for it.

Matt Dallek is an assistant professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.

He says some important questions emerge after Trump’s winning streak⁸.

“Where can he be stopped? Where is he deprived of a victory – or multiple victories – and who will do the stopping?”

The answer will become clearer next week.

Words in This Story

streak – n. a period of repeated success or failure

in a row – n. following one after another

demographic – n. the qualities (such as age, sex, and income) of a specific group of people

primary – n. an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election

rival – n. a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another

1 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。

2 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

3 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。

4 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 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

7 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。

8 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？