慢速英语:Bush Wins Over Gore in Contested 2000 Election

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1. The future vice president grew up in Washington and in Carthage, Tennessee, where his family had a farm.

grow up 成长
例句：The boys grew up.
孩子们长大了。

2. But his comment about the Internet led to jokes and criticism that he was claiming to have actually invented it.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

3. The number of electors for each state is based on the size of its congressional delegation, which is based on population.

base on 基于
例句：Processing of seismic data is base on stack. 
地震资料处理是以叠加方法为基础的。 

4. DAN RATHER (CBS): “Bulletin: Florida pulled back into the undecided column. This thing is so wild, wacky, and woolly, nobody knows how it’s going to come out.”

come out 出版;出现
例句：The moon came out from behind the clouds.
月亮从云后露出脸来。

5. The names were next to one another on the ballot.

one another 彼此;互相
例句：Here are two industries that must be in harmony with one another. 
这两个企业实在非彼此和衷共济不可。 

6. That, in turn, meant election workers had to look at each questionable ballot and try to decide the voter's choice.

look at 看
例句：He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall. 
他很想去看看长城。 

7. All this  the nation -- and the world -- watching and wondering who would become America's next president.

take place 发生;举行
例句：When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?