CNN 2012-03-09

 Hi,am Carl Azuz and today,elections take center stage in CNN Student News,we are not just talking about the ones in the United States,although it is our first story.

Super Tuesday,the single biggest day on the presidential primary calender.419 delegates being awarded based on the results of primaries and caucuses¹ in 10 states.Let's run to the list.Georgia,Ohio and Tennessee had the most delegates up for grabs.Voters also went to the polls in Virginia,Vermont,Massachusetts,Oklahoma,North Dakota,Idaho and out in Alaska as well.Here's what we knew,when we produced this program last night.CNN projected that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich would win his home state of Georgia.Former Massachusetts Governor,Mitt Romney was the projected winner in his home state of Massachusetts and also in Virginia and Vermont and CNN projected that former senator Rick Santorum would win in Tennessee.The contests in some other states,like Ohio were too close to call and others,like Alaska were still coming in late last night.

 

 

None of those states had a winner take all contest.Candidates will be awarded delegates based on how many votes they got in each state.Though the results of yesterday's primaries and caucuses could help determine how the race for the Republican party's nomination² will end up.You can get the latest update and the full results from Super Tuesday on our webpage,go to the spotlight³ section and click on the CNN election center link.

 

 

The economy,especially the unemployment rate is one of the biggest issues in this year's presidential campaign.A lot of Americans have said it will have an impact on how they vote.So we want to look at the economic situation in the ten states holding contests on Super Tuesday.Christine Romans has that breakdown⁴ for us.

 

 

It's two issues that affect voters most,where you live and how you pay the bills.Let's start with jobs.In 6 of the 10 Super Tuesday states,the unemployment rate today is lower than when the president took office.Alaska,Massachusetts,look at North Dakota 3.3%.Ohio,Tennessee and Vermont,Ohio,the big battle ground state,the rate is down,when the president took office,down from its high of last year,but still an uncomfortable 7.9%,half a million people there are still out of work.Tennessee,the rate is above the national average,8.5% there.Here in Georgia,Ohio,Oklahoma,Virginia candidates can rightfully say that the jobless rate has risen,since Obama stepped into the White House.In Newt Gingrich's home state of Georgia,9.4% was the unemployment at the end of last year and in 2010 the state's jobless rate spiked⁵ to a all time high of 10.5%.Idaho,Oklahoma and Virginia also have higher rates when the president took office,but in Oklahoma and Virginia,you got 6.3% and 6.1%,that's better than the national average.

 

 

I want to take a look now at housing,because if you are underwater,it means you owe more on the home than the home is worth.Super Tuesday states have some of highest rates of underwater mortgages in the country,I mean take a look at Georgia.33% of home owners in Georgia have a house that's underwater,in Idaho,it's one in four,in Virginia,its 23%,this is according to Core Logic⁶ and the national rate is 22%.And look at Ohio,that battle ground Ohio,24% of people who have home loans owe more on the house than the house is worth.An interesting thing about Ohio,is one of the reasons why Ohio is almost a proxy⁷ really for what the GOP nominee⁸ faces in November.Do voters focus on how bad things got or how they are very slowly,slowly improving?

1 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

2 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。

3 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

4 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

5 spiked   

adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的

参考例句：

• The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句

6 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

7 proxy   

n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人

参考例句：

• You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
• We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

8 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。