访谈录[Interview]2007-11-30:Oprah和Obama强强联手

It marks a first, a talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey, she’s plunging¹ herself into politics in a way she hasn’t before, hitting the trail and campaigning for democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama. Oprah Winfrey brings not just a wow factor, but a WOW factor to anybody add on the trail and that’s what this means to Obama.
Winfrey already endorsed³ Obama last spring.
What he has shown was worth me going out on a limb for.
She held a fund raiser forum⁴ at her California home that raised millions for his campaign. But now her support for him has been ratcheted to a new level.
This creates excitement and event. Hopefully we can attract some people who might not otherwise be interested in politics.
The prime target---women
Hillary Clinton simply seems to be the women’s candidate, regardless of race. I think that’s what Obama maybe really trying to reach is women.
Enter Oprah Winfrey. She’ll campaign for two days in December in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. In Iowa, the Winfrey events are open to the public. But to secure ticket, people are being to asked either volunteer for hours to the Obama campaign or attend a caucus⁵ training. Winfrey is no doubt drawing attention to Obama. But some political observers are skeptical⁶ her support will translate into vote-centered state like Iowa.
Well, Oprah Winfrey has terrific ratings and very high favorables. I think Iowa is gonna depend on their own judgment⁷ rather than hers.
But sometimes the star surrogate can have swag, just like the Clinton camp. Its star surrogate Bill Clinton even when on the Oprah Winfrey show in recent months to tell his new book. Is Oprah a better surrogate?
Bill Clinton is a great surrogate for Hillary as well. If you want him to endorse² me, I’ll take it. I don’t think he will.

1 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 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。

6 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

7 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。