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中新社
Zhōngxīnshè |
China News Service (CNS),
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作为
zuòwéi "zuowei meiguo de zongtong..." |
one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
"as the president..." |
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著名
zhùmíng |
famous / noted / well-known / celebrated
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人士
rénshì |
person / figure / public figure
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之一
zhīyī |
one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)
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芝加哥
Zhījiāgē |
Chicago, USA
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提前
tíqián |
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
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创下
chuàngxià |
to establish / to set (a new record)
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创下一项历史
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set an historical record
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首位
shǒuwèi 成为美国历史上首位提前投票的在任总统。 |
first place;
...become the first American President in history to vote early. |
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在任总统
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current President in office
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抵达
dǐdá 抵达他在芝加哥老家附近的一个投票站 |
to arrive / to reach (a destination)
...arrived at the voting station in his hometown of Chicago. |
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递
dì 把一份签名表格递交给一位女 |
to hand over / to pass on sth / to gradually increase or decrease / progressively
"took a signed form and gave it to the woman..." |
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大名鼎鼎
dàmíngdǐngdǐng |
grand reputation / renowned / famous
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老乡
lǎoxiāng |
fellow townsman / fellow villager / sb from the same hometown
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摆出
bǎichū |
to assume / to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc) / to bring out for display
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公事公办
gōngshìgōngbàn |
to do official business according to the official principles (i.e. without involving private interests)
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架势
jiàshi |
attitude / position (on an issue etc)
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"摆出公事公办的架势"
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"to assume an attitude of doing official business"
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裤兜
kùdōu |
pants pocket
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掏出
tāochū |
to fish out / to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
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驾照
jiàzhào |
driver's license
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佯装
yángzhuāng |
to pretend / to pose as
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眼前
yǎnqián |
before one's eyes / now / at present
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仔细
zǐxì |
careful / attentive / cautious
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对照
duìzhào |
to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
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顺势
shùnshì |
to take advantage / to seize an opportunity / in passing / without taking extra trouble / conveniently
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弯腰
wānyāo |
to stoop
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模仿
mófǎng |
to imitate/to mimic/to copy/to emulate
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对照
duìzhào |
to contrast / to compare / to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts) / to check
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严肃
yánsù |
solemn / grave / serious / earnest / severe
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表情
biǎoqíng |
(facial) expression / to express one's feelings / expression
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引发
yǐnfā |
to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
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哄堂大笑
hōngtángdàxiào "...引发现场哄堂大笑" |
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
"triggering all present to burst into laughter" |
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媒体
méitǐ |
media, esp. news media
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推销
tuīxiāo |
to market/ to sell
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称赞
chēngzàn |
to praise / to acclaim / to commend / to compliment
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难以
nányǐ |
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
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高效率
gāoxiàolǜ |
high-efficiency
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全国各地
quánguógèdì |
every part of the country
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纠结
jiūjié |
to intertwine / to band together (with) / to link up (with) / twisted / tangled / confused / to be at a loss
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选举
xuǎnjǔ |
election
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是否
shìfǒu |
whether or not
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请假
qǐngjià |
request leave of absense
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接
jiē |
to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb
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恶劣
èliè |
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
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无记名投票
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secret ballot
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第一夫人
dìyīfūrén |
The First Lady
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缺席
quēxí |
absent/absence
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推特
Tuītè |
Twitter
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设置
shèzhì |
to set up /install
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邮寄
yóujì |
to mail / to send by post
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进行
jìnxíng |
to advance / to conduct / underway / in progress / to do / to carry out / to carry on / to execute
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亲自
qīnzì |
personally
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非法定
fēifǎdìng |
non-statutory / non-governmental
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还不到一成
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"still hadn't reached 10%"
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比例
bǐlì |
proportion / scale
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上升
shàngshēng |
to rise / to go up / to ascend
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专家
zhuānjiā |
expert/ specialist
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预计
yùjì |
to forecast / to predict / to estimate
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佛罗里达
Fúluólǐdá |
Florida
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科罗拉多
Kēluólāduō |
Colorado
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内华达
Nèihuádá |
Nevada
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选情
xuǎnqíng |
situation of election
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至关重要
zhìguānzhòngyào |
extremely important / vital / crucial / essential
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高达
gāodá |
to attain/to reach
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今年 这一比例又将大幅上升
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this year the percentage has gone up substantially
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高下
gāoxià |
relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc
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胜
shèng |
victory
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偏心眼
piānxīnyǎn |
bias / partiality / to be partial
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促进
cùjìn |
to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost
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别有用心
biéyǒuyòngxīn |
to have an ulterior motive (idiom); a hidden agenda
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不禁
bùjīn |
can't help (doing sth) / can't refrain from
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