VOA标准英语2012--Ron Paul Attracts Varied Support in South Carolina Primary

Ron Paul Attracts Varied¹ Support in South Carolina Primary

Tommy Adams and his friends came up from the neighboring state of Georgia for this political rally in Aiken, South Carolina, ahead of the first presidential primary in the southern United States.
But unlike many at this event sponsored by a conservative Republican group, Adams is not here because of Georgia native Newt Gingrich.
"I'm pretty much sold on Ron Paul," Adams said. "All of his policies and ideologies² have stood the test of time and he's still preaching the same stuff. I really admire a guy like that to stand his ground."
Ron Paul is a military veteran and Adams says he admires his stance on military intervention³.
“[It is] mostly the withdrawal⁴ of troops out of unnecessary and unwinnable wars," Adams added. "I'm a veteran myself and I feel that's very important, to stop Americans from dying for no reason.”
Paul was not at the rally, but his campaign volunteers were and they attracted plenty of Interest. Kelly Clark of South Carolina says she's new to politics.
“I've honestly never voted. This might be a first for me,” said Clark.
Andrew Harper, also from Gingrich's native Georgia, proudly wears a Ron Paul sticker.
“I love Ron Paul's stands on personal liberty and sound money in our government and also responsibility internationally to respect other peoples,” said Harper.
South Carolina resident Johnny Gardner says he supports Paul's stand against legal abortion⁵.
“I'm voting for Ron Paul and I'm hoping it'll turn out to be a victory celebration,” Gardner said.
And, for voters in this state that was the first to secede⁶ from the Union at the dawn of the Civil War, there is another attraction.
“I believe the states are sovereign and that anything not penned in the Constitution, I believe the state has the right to do it, and Ron Paul respects states' rights,” Gardner added.
So, on the eve of this Republican primary, Congressman⁷ Ron Paul, 76, a medical doctor and the oldest candidate in the field, continues to build on this varied support base and fight for the presidential nomination⁸.

1 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

2 ideologies   

n.思想（体系）( ideology的名词复数 )；思想意识；意识形态；观念形态

参考例句：

• There is no fundamental diversity between the two ideologies. 这两种思想意识之间并没有根本的分歧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Radical ideologies require to contrast to their own goodness the wickedness of some other system. 凡是过激的意识形态，都需要有另外一个丑恶的制度作对比，才能衬托出自己的善良。 来自辞典例句

3 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

4 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

5 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

6 secede   

v.退出，脱离

参考例句：

• They plotted to make the whole Mississippi Valley secede from the United States.他们阴谋策划使整个密西西比流域脱离美国。
• We won't allow Tibet to secede from China and become an independent nation.我们决不允许西藏脱离中国独立。

7 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

8 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。