NPR边听边练293：新泽西州长连任

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　Fresh off a landslide¹ reelection last week, New Jersey² Governor Chris Christie _1_ for his Republican party, reach out to minority voters and tell them why GOP policies are better than those of the Democrats³. NPR's Nathan Rott reports.

　　新泽西州州长克里斯·克里斯蒂上周刚刚轻松赢得连任，现在他对共和党同僚提出了建议，要接触少数族裔选民，并告诉他们为什么共和党的政策要比民主党的好。NPR新闻的纳山·罗特将带来报道。

　　Chris Christie's 22% points margin⁴ of victory in last week's gubernatorial election earned some national attentions. Not just because he as a Republican sweep through a primarily blue states, but because as Republican had better than average _2_ with minority voters. Exit polls show that he won 50% of the Hispanic vote. On NBC's Meet The Press, Christie said there is a lesson in that.

　　克里斯·克里斯蒂以22%的票数优势在上周的州长选举中胜出，这引发了全国性关注。不仅仅因为他作为共和党在选举中横扫了此前曾是民主党掌控的“蓝州”，而且还因为共和党在少数族裔选民中拥有出色的成绩。选举后民调显示，他赢得了50%的拉美裔选票。克里斯蒂做客NBC电视台的《Meet The Press》节目时表示，他在这里得到了一个启示。

　　"What the election _3_ was that if you want to attract a majority of Hispanic vote, if you want to nearly triple your African-American _4_ as a Republican, what you need to do is show up."

　　“选举表明，如果你想吸引大多数拉美裔选票，如果你想作为共和党使非洲裔选票的数量增加三倍，那你需要做的事情已经很明显了。”

　　Christie went on to say that he did not plan to take that strategy to _5_ level just yet, he said for now his focus is on New Jersey. Nathan Rott, NPR News.

　　克里斯蒂接着说，他目前还没有将这种策略用于国家选举的计划，他表示目前他只关注新泽西州。NPR新闻，纳山·罗特报道。

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　　词汇解析：

　　1、reach out to

　　接触，联系，把手伸向；

　　eg. Dolphins reach out to us in astonishing ways.

　　海豚以惊人的方式展现在我们面前。

　　eg. They have tried to reach out to these unfortunate people.

　　他们已尽力向那些不幸的人们伸出援助之手。

　　2、marginn. 边缘；利润，余裕；页边的空白

　　vt. 加边于；加旁注于

　　eg:They could end up with a 50-point winning margin.

　　他们最后可能会以50点的优势获胜。

　　eg:She added her comments in the margin.

　　她在页边空白处加上了她的评语。

　　参考答案：

　　1、has advice 2、showing 3、showed

　　4、voters 5、national

1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 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》

4 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。