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 　　WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump¹, of the Republican Party, and Hillary Clinton, of the Democratic Party, won big on Super Tuesday, increasing the likelihood that they will go head to head in a knock-down, drag out fight for the White House.

　　The two candidates saw major victories on Super Tuesday -- a key date in the presidential race involving votes in more than a dozen states. Both Trump and Clinton won in seven states Tuesday night.

　　"The big victories by Clinton and Trump mean in all likelihood that each will be their party's nominees² for the general election," Brookings Institution's senior fellow Darrell West told Xinhua. "These individuals have substantial leads over opponents and are in a great position to wrap things up by the end of March. Unless someone else runs as an independent candidate, this is likely to be the voter choice for this fall."News Analysis: Big wins on Super Tuesday take Trump, Clinton closer to party nomination³ for U.S. presidential raceDan Mahaffee, an analyst⁴ with the Center for the study of the Presidency⁵ and Congress, told Xinhua that the results of Super Tuesday make it increasingly likely that "we will see a Trump-Clinton general election.""With almost near certainty, you can see Clinton winning the Democratic nomination, and in many ways, the competition (from rival candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders) has made (Clinton) a stronger candidate," Mahaffee said. "Trump's strength across a wide swath of states was telling as well, and if you crunch⁶ the numbers, he could secure the Republican nomination by May if he keeps winning these races by similar results."While her campaign had some trouble early on, the former first lady and Secretary of State scored big Tuesday, particularly in Southern U.S. states, where she enjoys strong support from Afro-American voters, who in some Southern states comprise half of all Democratic voters.

　　While Sanders is wildly popular with white millennials, African American voters have remained loyal to Clinton, as she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had a particular affection for this most crucial political bloc⁷.

　　As for Trump, the outspoken⁸ billionaire, on Tuesday moved his nomination within his grasp.

　　"Trump did not cement the nomination, but he is certainly now so far ahead and with such momentum⁹ that his opponents are depending on the argument that they are still viable¹⁰, rather than they are the dominant¹¹ candidate," Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, told Xinhua.

　　Indeed, Trump is gaining increasing momentum as his rivals Senator Ted¹² Cruz and Senator Marco Rubio trail behind.

　　Zelizer added that Cruz, Rubio and Sanders will stay in the race for a while, despite falling behind.

　　Trump has beaten analysts¹³' predictions again and again. While just six months ago, no one expected him to clinch¹⁴ the Republican nomination, that scenario¹⁵ now looks increasingly possible. And while just a couple of months ago analysts thought he could never beat Clinton in the general election, now analysts say he can.

　　"Not only is he a strong front-runner right now, he is one building the type of of coalition¹⁶ that should concern Democrats," Zelizer said.

　　Analysts, pundits¹⁷ and observers agree that this primary season is a far cry from any other in recent memory, with political outsiders gaining wild popularity amid voters' historically low satisfaction with Washington politicians.

　　Just a year ago it would have been unthinkable that self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist¹⁸ Sanders and brash billionaire and reality TV show star Donald Trump would gain such support among U.S. voters.

 

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 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。

6 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

7 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

8 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

9 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

10 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

11 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

12 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

13 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。

14 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

15 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

16 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

17 pundits   

n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
• That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网

18 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。