Romney Wins Florida Republican Primary

 　　U.S. presidential candidate Mitt¹ Romney received a boost in his bid for the Republican Party nomination² with a solid win Tuesday in the Florida primary race.

　　In a victory speech Romney criticized President Barack Obama and blamed him for the economic woes³ of the country.  He promised to repeal⁴ the president's health care reform, balance the budget, and usher⁵ the country into a new era of economic prosperity.

　　"This campaign is about more than replacing a president.  It's about saving the soul of America," said Romney. "President Obama and I have very different visions of America.  President Obama wants to grow government and continue to amass⁶ trillion-dollar deficits⁷.  I will not just slow the growth of government.  I will cut the spending of government.  I will not just freeze government's share of the total economy.  I will reduce it.  And without raising taxes, I will finally get America to a balanced budget."

　　With nearly all the votes counted, the former Massachusetts governor won 46 percent of the Florida vote, far ahead of his closest rival, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, who garnered⁸ 32 percent.  The Florida Republican primary came a little more than a week after Romney was soundly defeated by Gingrich in South Carolina's primary.

　　Strong debate performances and heavy advertising⁹ that attacked Gingrich helped Romney win in Florida.  In his speech, he told supporters he will change the direction of the country.

　　"If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, then I'm not your president," said Romney. "You have that president today.  But if you want to make this election about restoring American greatness, then I hope you'll join us.  If you believe the disappointments of the last few years are a detour¹⁰, and not our destiny, then I'm asking for your vote."

　　But Gingrich, who trailed in the polls for months last year only to surge to a big win in South Carolina, has vowed¹¹ that his campaign will not end.

　　"And I think Florida did something very important, coming on top of South Carolina," said Gingrich. "It is now clear that this will be a two-person race between the conservative leader, Newt Gingrich, and the Massachusetts moderate.  And the voters of Florida really made that clear.  Now you will notice that a number of people are holding up a sign about 46 states to go.  We did this in part for the elite¹² media, because the same people who said I was dead in June and July, and said I was gone after Iowa, who seemed totally quiet after the night of the South Carolina victory are now going to be back saying, 'What's he going to do?  What's he going to do?'  So I just want to reassure¹³ them tonight.  We are going to contest every place and we are going to win and we will be in Tampa as the nominee¹⁴ in August."

1 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。

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 woes   

困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉

参考例句：

• Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

4 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

5 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

6 amass   

vt.积累，积聚

参考例句：

• How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。

7 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

8 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

9 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

10 detour   

n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道

参考例句：

• We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。
• He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。

11 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

12 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

13 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

14 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。