澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 罗恩·保罗的历史轨迹

 

Ron Paul is running for the third time as a candidate for the US presidency¹. In 1998 he ran as a Libertarian, in 2008 and now in 2012 as a Republican and although he's been a lifelong supporter of the Republicans, his political position on many issues is at odds² with the party.

罗恩·保罗竞选第三次作为美国总统候选人。在1998年,他作为一名自由主义者,在2008年,及现在的2012年作为一名共和党人,尽管他一直是一位终身共和党人的支持者，种种冲突,但他在许多问题上的政治立场却和这个政党有着有分歧。

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？