美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-10_在线英语听力室

(单词翻译:双击或拖选)

1. President Obama has been re-elected to another four years in the White House. Obama told supporters that the best is yet to come. Obama also says he wants to meet with Republican rival Mitt¹ Romney to talk about how they can work together.

2. After nearly six years of trying to become president, Mitt Romney had to concede supporters in Boston that the nation chose another leader. He said this election is over, but our principles endure.

3. Republicans have maintained their control in the House, and Democrats² have strengthened their hold on the Senate. That means President Barack Obama will face the same divided Congress in 2013 that has blocked his efforts from enacting³ major legislation.

4. While there were many reports of long voting lines, the turnout appears to have been significantly lower than four years ago when records were broken. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, the Associate Press shows a decrease about 15 million votes since the 2008 race.

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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 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》

3 enacting
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法 In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-11-10