拜登参选美国总统,民主党竞选人阵营人数达到20位

With Biden in the Race, 20 Democrats¹ Are Running for President

Former American Vice² President Joe Biden on Thursday joined an already crowded Democratic Party presidential nomination³ race.

Biden announced his candidacy in a video published on Twitter. The video centered on deadly clashes in 2017 between white supremacists and other protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. Biden made note of comments President Donald Trump⁴ made about the violence. The president said there were “very fine people” on both sides.

“We are in the battle for the soul of this nation,” Biden said in his announcement video. “If we give Donald Trump eight years in the White House, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation — who we are. And I cannot stand by and watch that happen.”

Biden’s entrance in the race means there are now 20 Democrats seeking their party’s candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. Biden is 76 years old. He and 77-year-old Bernie Sanders are the two oldest candidates in a field that includes a high number of young politicians, women and minorities.

The one thing all Democrats can agree on is that they must choose a candidate with the best chance of beating Trump.

Former President Barrack Obama has not yet endorsed⁶ any candidates in the field. However, his spokesman said, “President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made.”

Trump welcomed Biden to the race by calling him “Sleepy Joe” in a Twitter message.

Here are the 20 candidates:

Joe Biden, age 76

Joe Biden is best known as Obama’s vice president, a position he held from 2009 to 2017. He was also a United States Senator representing the state of Delaware from 1973 to 2009. Biden is popular among white, working-class voters in states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Trump won all three states in 2016.

Cory Booker, age 49

Cory Booker is a U.S. Senator from New Jersey⁸. He played American football for Stanford University and was a Rhodes scholar. Booker became popular during his time leading the city of Newark, New Jersey. As mayor, he saved a woman from a house fire and cleared snow from an old man’s driveway. An African-American, Booker has called for unity⁹ -- noting the nation’s history of coming together on issues like slavery, immigration and defense¹⁰.

Pete Buttigieg, 37

A former Naval¹¹ intelligence office, Pete Buttigieg is the mayor of South Bend, a city of 100,000 people in the Midwestern state of Indiana. He studied at Harvard University and later at Oxford¹² University as a Rhodes scholar. Buttigieg speaks several languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, Maltese, Arabic and Dari. If elected, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay president in American history.

Julian Castro, age 44

Julian Castro was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Obama. A former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, he was among those considered for Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate in 2016. Castro is one minute older than his twin brother, Joaquin, who is a U.S. Representative from Texas. Castro is the only Latino candidate in the race.

John Delaney, 56

John Delaney launched two businesses before seeking political office in Maryland. He served as U.S. Representative from the state of Maryland from 2013 to 2019. Delaney was the first Democratic candidate to announce his run. He is not well known among the American public, however.

Tulsi Gabbard, age 38

Tulsi Gabbard is a U.S. Representative from the state of Hawaii. She is the first American Samoan and Hindu elected to the United States Congress. She was deployed¹³ to Iraq and Kuwait as part of the state’s National Guard. She has been criticized for her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who had been accused of war crimes.

Kirsten Gillibrand, age 52

Kirsten Gillibrand is a U.S. Senator from New York. She is known for her support of the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse. Gillibrand is also known for having changed her own political views. She was a strong supporter of gun rights while representing a Republican area of New York. She is now calling for stricter gun control laws.

Kamala Harris, age 54

Kamala Harris was California attorney general from 2011 to 2017. She became a U.S. Senator in 2017 and announced her candidacy for president earlier this year. Harris’s mother migrated to the United States from India. Her father is from Jamaica. Harris identifies herself as the only black woman in the race and has used the network of historically black colleges and universities to help her campaign.

John Hickenlooper, 67

John Hickenlooper served for two terms as governor of Colorado. He previously¹⁴ owned a restaurant and brewery¹⁵ and worked as a geologist¹⁶. As governor, Hickenlooper worked with lawmakers from both parties. When announcing his candidacy, he said, “I’ve proven again and again I can bring people together to produce the progressive change Washington has failed to deliver.”

Jay Inslee, 68

Jay Inslee is the Governor of the northwestern state of Washington. He is considered a one-issue candidate in the field. That issue is climate change. In March, Inslee announced his candidacy at a solar business in Seattle. Inslee said, “This is truly our moment. It is our moment to solve America’s most daunting¹⁷ challenge and make it the first…duty of the United States ..to defeat climate change.”

Amy Klobuchar, 58

Amy Klobuchar is a United States Senator from the state of Minnesota. She is known as a moderate in the field of Democratic contenders. The website FiveThirtyEight said she voted at the rate of 30 percent for legislation supported by Republican President Trump. At the same time, she is one of the supporters of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal.

Wayne Messam, age 44

Wayne Messam is best known as the mayor of Miramar, Florida. He also played on the Florida State University’s 1993 national championship football team. Messam said as mayor, he protected the environment while permitting businesses to grow. Few Americans know his name or his campaign.

Seth Moulton, 40

Seth Moulton, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, is known for his effort to prevent Nancy Pelosi from returning as House speaker. He served four tours in Iraq with the Marine¹⁸ Corps¹⁹ and won two medals for showing great strength in the face of danger. Moulton received little media attention when he announced his candidacy on April 22. He said his campaign would be about patriotism²⁰, security and service. “These are issues that for too long Democrats have ceded²² to Republicans,” he said.

Beto O’Rourke, age 46

Beto O’Rourke is known for having narrowly lost the 2018 Senate race in Texas to Republican Ted⁷ Cruz. O’Rourke excited voters in the mostly conservative state. His campaign drew nationwide attention and his presidential candidacy announcement was televised live across the country. Critics say O’Rourke’s campaign is more about exciting possibilities and less about actual ideas.

Tim Ryan, age 45

Tim Ryan tried to replace Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader in 2016, but lost. The U.S. Representative from Ohio says, as a candidate, he can connect with both progressives and working-class groups to win the White House.

Bernie Sanders, age 77

Bernie Sanders lost the 2016 presidential primary campaign to Hillary Clinton. The U.S. Senator from Vermont has become one of the best-known names in the Democratic Party. And many other candidates have since adopted his ideas.

Eric Swalwell, age 38

Eric Swalwell is a U.S. Representative from California. He is little known and had a late start in the campaign. Swalwell has brought attention to himself by criticizing Trump on news programs during coverage²³ of the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Elizabeth Warren, age 69

Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. She is considered one of the most liberal candidates in the field. Warren has proposed canceling student loan debt, introducing universal childcare and protecting public lands. She wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and businesses to help pay for such proposals.

Marianne Williamson, age 66

Marianne Williamson is a writer and speaker. Most people do not know she is a candidate. She said the future of the country is “far too serious to be left in the hands of traditional politicians.” She added that politicians had led the United States toward wars, income inequality and damage to the environment.

Andrew Yang, age 44

Like Williamson, most people do not know that Andrew Yang is running for president. Yang says he is not a career politician. He says he wants to give “universal basic income for every American adult over the age of 18: $1,000 a month, no strings²⁴ attached.”

The winner of the Democratic Party nomination will likely face President Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

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soul - n. the immaterial essence, animating²⁶ principle, or actuating cause of an individual life?

fundamentally - adv. with regard to what is basic, essential

alter - v. to make different without changing into something else?

character - n. the complex of mental and ethical²⁷ traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation?

endorse⁵ - v. to approve openly; to express support or approval of publicly

select - v. to choose (as by fitness or excellence) from a number or group : pick out?

gay - n. of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex?

tour - n. a period during which an individual or unit is on a specific duty or at one place?

cede²¹ - v. to give control of (something) to another person, group, government, etc.

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 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

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 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。

5 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

6 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 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。

9 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

10 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

11 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

12 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

13 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

14 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

15 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

16 geologist   

n.地质学家

参考例句：

• The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley.在那山谷里，地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。
• He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.他是一位地质学家，被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。

17 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

18 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

19 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

20 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

21 cede   

v.割让，放弃

参考例句：

• The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张。
• Not because I'm proud.In fact,in front of you I cede all my pride.这不是因为骄傲，事实上我在你面前毫无骄傲可言。

22 ceded   

v.让给，割让，放弃( cede的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. 古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。
• A third of the territory was ceded to France. 领土的三分之一割让给了法国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

24 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

25 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

26 animating   

v.使有生气( animate的现在分词 )；驱动；使栩栩如生地动作；赋予…以生命

参考例句：

• Nature has her animating spirit as well as man who is nature's child. 大自然就象它的孩子――人类一样，有活生生的灵魂。 来自辞典例句
• They were doubtlessly the animating principle of many hours that superficially seemed vacant. 在表面看来无所事事的许多时刻中，它们无疑是活跃的因素。 来自辞典例句

27 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。