AS IT IS 2016-03-09 Democrats Welcome Run Against Trump

AS IT IS 2016-03-09 Democrats¹ Welcome Run Against Trump²

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Party candidates for the U.S. presidential nomination³, say they welcome opposing Donald Trump in the general election.

Both candidates were asked during the debate Sunday in Flint, Michigan, how they expect to compete against Trump.

Clinton addressed the question by saying she thinks “that Donald Trump’s bigotry⁴, his bullying⁵, his bluster⁶, are not going to wear well on the American people.”

Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again.”

Clinton is ready to challenge Trump’s slogan.

“You know, I don't think we need to make America great again,” Clinton said. “America didn't stop being great. We have to make it whole again.” 

Sanders, a senator from Vermont, told the CNN panel and the audience: “I think we can beat Trump. … Our campaign is generating an enormous amount of excitement. I think we are exciting working class people, young people who are prepared to stand up and demand that we have a government that represents all of us.”

Clinton and Sanders also debated the water crisis in Flint. Pipes in the city water system were lined with lead and the water dangerous and toxic⁷. Both Clinton and Sanders demanded Michigan Governor Rick Snyder should resign.

The candidates also debated gun control, trade agreements, environment and mental health.

Clinton leads Sanders in the number of delegates who have said they will vote for her at the party convention. The convention is where the candidate is decided⁸ by the delegates.

Clinton has at least 1,123 delegates. Sanders can claim 484 delegates.

A total of 2,383 delegates are needed to claim the Democratic nomination. Close to 4,000 Democratic delegates are available.

Words in This Story

bigotry – n. acts that shows a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people or ideas

bullying – v. to frighten, hurt, or threaten a smaller or weaker person

bluster – n. voice or personality that blows loudly or violently

slogan – n. a word or saying that is easy to remember and is used by a group or business to increase recognition

toxic – adj. containing harmful or poisonous substances

convention - n. a meeting or conference

1 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》

2 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。

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 bigotry   

n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等

参考例句：

• She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
• At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

5 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 bluster   

v.猛刮；怒冲冲的说；n.吓唬，怒号；狂风声

参考例句：

• We could hear the bluster of the wind and rain.我们能听到狂风暴雨的吹打声。
• He was inclined to bluster at first,but he soon dropped.起初他老爱吵闹一阵，可是不久就不做声了。

7 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。