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BarackHusseinObamaIIBirthplace:

Honolulu,

Hawaii,AmericaBirthdate:

Aug4th,1961

Education：entered

HarvardLawSchoolin1988Belief:ProtestantsAchievements:chosenasasenatorofIllinoisin1996

electedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesin;

wontheNobelPeacePrizein2/9

HeisanAmericanpoliticianwhoservedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesfromJanuary20,toJanuary20,.ThefirstAfricanAmericantoassumethepresidency,hewaspreviouslythejuniorUnitedStatesSenatorfromIllinoisfromto.Beforethat,heservedintheIllinoisStateSenatefrom1997until.3/9

WillardMittRomney(bornMarch12,1947)isanAmericanbusinessmanandpoliticianwhoservedasthe70thGovernorofMassachusettsfromtoandwastheRepublicanParty'snomineeforPresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheelection.HewontheRepublicanpresidentialnomination,becomingthefirstMormontobethepresidentialnomineeofamajorparty.HewasdefeatedbyincumbentDemocraticPresidentBarackObamaintheNovembergeneralelection,losingtheelectoralcollegeby332–206.Thepopularvotebetweenthetwomajor-partynomineeswas51%–47%inObama‘sfavor.4/9

JohnSidneyMcCainIII(bornAugust29,1936)isanAmericanpoliticianservingastheseniorUnitedStatesSenatorfromArizona,aseathewasfirstelectedtoin1986.HewastheRepublicannomineeforPresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheelection,whichhelosttoBarackObama.5/9LanguagePoints1.forge:

todevelopsomethingnew,especiallyastrongrelationshipwithotherpeople,groups,orcountries形成，締造〔尤指與其它人、團體或國家形成牢靠關系〕e.g.Thetwowomenhadforgedaclosebond.這兩個女人結下了親密情誼。e.g.Backinthe1980s,theywereattemptingtoforgeanewkindofrockmusic.20世紀80年代，他們嘗試開創(chuàng)一個新?lián)u滾樂。6/9LanguagePoints

2.Incumbentadj.currentlyholdinganoffice現(xiàn)任；n.現(xiàn)任者e.g.theincumbentgovernorIngeneral,incumbentshavea94percentchanceofbeingre-elected.

普通情況下，現(xiàn)任官員有94%幾率會再次當選。3.stake:n.樁，棍子；賭注；利害關系；股份vt.資助，支持；系…于樁上；把…押下打賭vi.打賭hold/haveastakeinsth：與某事物有利害關系e.g.Heholdsa51%stakeinthefirm.他在這家企業(yè)擁有51%股份。e.g.Youngpeopledon’tfeeltheyhaveastakeinthecountry’sfuture.

年輕人以為自己與國家未來沒相關系。Thisisunlikeanytimesince1945becausethestakeshaveneverbeenhigher.這次不像自1945年以來任何一次，因為風險太大了。7/9LanguagePoints4.

swamp:tosuddenlycoveranareawithalotofwater〔驟然〕淹沒，浸沒e.g.Hugewavesswampedthevessel.

巨浪吞沒了那艘船。5.garner:v.totakeorcollectsomething,especiallyinformationorsupport得到，搜集〔尤指信息或支持〕e.g.Thepartygarnered70percentofthevote.該黨得到了70%選票。8/9LanguagePoints6.appeal:n.anurgentrequestforsomethingimportant呼吁；哀求e.g.Thegirl’sfamilyhavemadeapublicappealforhelptotryandcatchherkiller.那名遇害女孩家人吁請公眾幫助捉拿兇手。v.1)tomakeaseriouspublicrequestforhelp,money,informationetc.呼吁；懇請，哀求;

[+for]Churchandcommunityleadershaveappealedforcalm.教會和小區(qū)領袖都呼吁保持冷靜。[+to]Farmershaveappealedtothegovernmentforhelp.

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