美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-12

 Missing masterpieces of materialize in reflective relief from a lack of light. Those stories are coming up today on CNN Student News but we're starting with election results and some votes of note from Tuesday. This man, Bill., is set to be the next mayor of nation's largest city, New York. He's the first Democrat² elected to the mayor's office since 1989. In Virginia, a close race for governor ended a victory for Democrat candidate, Terry Mc. Virginia doesn't allow governors to serve consecutive³ terms, so the current governor wasn't running for reelection. Just the opposite in New Jersey⁴, though Republican Chris Christy was reelected Tuesday night. It was a big win, too, with the exit poll showing the governor Christy got more votes than his opponent from voters in almost every age group. Some analysts⁵ think that display of elect ability  Governor Christy's ability to get  support from voters, sends the message about the next office he might run for.       

"One unmistakable  take away, Chris Christy now has the premier⁶ brand in Republican politics. Look at this map. New Jersey is known as a reliably blue state in presidential politics. Well, in sweeping⁷ to landslide⁸ reelection, Chris Christy turned almost the entire map red. Electability will be his argument now as he makes the case. He is a strong Republican contender for 2016 in the presidential race. Chris Christy can argue: I won the women`s vote, I won the men`s vote. No gender⁹ gap for me. He will also argue powerfully that not only did he carry the white vote big but among African-Americans, even though his Democratic challenge who won the African American vote, Chris Christie, 21% of the African-American vote, more than double his take from four years ago. Compared that to Mitt¹⁰ Romney and compare that to John McCain, Chris Christie will say he can broaden the Republican base. Even more importantly, in making that argument, the electability argument, Chris Christie actually carrying the Latino vote in the state of New Jersey with the slight majority there. Again, think about Nevada, think about New Mexico, think about Florida, other presidential battleground states Latinos are critical constituency. Chris Christie will make the case I`m the more electable Republican.

 

If there is a dent¹ in the elect ability argument, it is this, in his home state as he won a sweeping reelection voters will ask: what if you had Hillary Clinton versus¹¹ Chris Christy in 2016? Well, Hillary Clinton carrying a narrow victory over Chris Christy. A bit of a dent in the elect ability argument. With that poll number ..."

 

After the states we covered in our first story, the ones in today`s Roll Call might look a little familiar. New Jersey, the Jackson Memorial High Jaguars<sup>12</sup> put the Garden State on today`s map, Virginia.  How about the Wolverines from W. High in P., Virginia. And New York, specifically, the city of Hamburg and the Hamburg High Bulldogs. Thanks for watching, everybody. Every month, the city of Greece, New York, holds a public board meeting to talk about the town's government. Since 1999, those meetings have started with the prayer.  Now, the U.S. Supreme¹³ Court is considering whether that policy is unconstitutional. Yesterday, the court's nine justices heard arguments about whether or not the board meeting prayers violate the establishment clause. That`s the part of the First Amendment¹⁴ that says, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. In other words, government won't endorse¹⁵ a specific religion. City officials in Greece say they aren't. They say they have invited people from a wide variety of faiths to offer invocations but the plaintiffs in this case argue that the prayers at city board meetings have been overwhelmingly Christian¹⁶. During yesterday's Supreme Court hearing, some justices discuss whether lawmakers in courts should advise faith on what to say, what language is considered religious. The Supreme Court's ruling is expected by early next summer.

1 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

7 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

8 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

9 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

10 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

11 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

12 jaguars   

n.（中、南美洲的）美洲虎( jaguar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jaguars are largely nocturnal creatures. 美洲虎基本上是夜行动物。 来自辞典例句
• Jaguars (Panthera onca) once ranged from southern South America to theUnited States. 美洲虎曾经分布在北美洲南部和美洲南部。 来自互联网

13 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

14 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

15 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

16 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。