Kerry Wins 2 More Primaries, Shows Strength in South

Kerry Wins 2 More Primaries, Shows Strength in South

Jim Malone

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry continued his winning ways Tuesday in the battle for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination². Senator Kerry won convincing victories in Virginia and Tennessee, and appears almost unstoppable in his quest to become the Democrat¹ to face President Bush in the November election.

Senator Kerry easily outpaced his rivals in both Virginia and Tennessee, his first victories in the South. He has now won 12 of 14 Democratic primaries and caucuses⁴, and he is the clear front-runner for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

"Once again, the message rings out loud and clear. Americans are voting for change. East and west, north, and now in the south. And I am grateful for that."

Retired⁵ General Wesley Clark finished a disappointing third in both of the Tuesday primaries. His spokesman says General Clark will officially announce his departure from the presidential race Wednesday.

General Clark spoke⁶ to supporters in Tennessee after Tuesday's results became clear. "I want to thank you for your support, for standing⁷ by me, and for working so hard to take the White House back to our rightful owners, the American people."

But another of Senator Kerry's rivals is staying in the race, at least for now. North Carolina Senator John Edwards finished second in both Virginia and Tennessee and hopes that General Clark's departure from the race will help him.

Senator Edwards spoke to supporters in Wisconsin, site of the next primary next Tuesday "Thank all of you, all of you, the voters who voted today in the election, for saying to the country that we are going to have a campaign and an election, not a coronation."

Both Senator Edwards and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean will be campaigning hard in Wisconsin in an attempt to stop Senator Kerry's momentum⁸.

However, an increasing number of senior Democrats⁹ are urging the remaining candidates to rally behind Senator Kerry as the best hope of defeating president Bush in November.

Voter exit surveys from Virginia and Tennessee indicated that many Democrats were swayed by Senator Kerry's argument that he would be the strongest opponent to the president in the November election.

 

注释：

John Kerry  约翰·克里

convincing [kEn5vinsiN] adj. 令人信服的，令人心悦诚服的

unstoppable [5Qn5stCpEbl] adj. 无法停止的，无法阻碍的

in one’s quest to  寻求，寻找

outpace [aut5peis] vt. 超过

caucus³ [5kC:kEs] n. 政党会议

rightful [5raitful] adj. 公正的

coronation [kRrE5neIF(E)n] n. 加冕礼

momentum [mEu5mentEm] n. 势头

rally [5rAli] v. 给予新力量

sway [swei] v.动摇，摇摆

 

1 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。

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 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。

4 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

5 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

8 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。

9 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》