大学英语：Candidates try to project a strong leadership image

1、候选人都想尽力突出表现一种强有力的领导者的形象。P4

Candidates try to project a strong leadership image.

2、选民们是否接受这一形象则更取决于外在因素而不是候选人的个人特征。P4

Whether voters accept this image, however, depends more on external factors than on a candidate’s personal characteristics.  此句注意主语从句作主语。

3、一年以后，随着国家经济陷入困境，布什的支持率则下降到40%以下。P4

A year later, with the nation’s economy in trouble, Bush’s approval rating dropped below 40 percent.

4、候选人特别关注人口最多的几个州的州选举中获胜。P6

Candidates are particularly concerned with winning the states which have the largest population.

5、在1992年，，克林顿仅获得民众选票的43%，相比之下，布什是38%，佩罗是19%。P6

Clinton received only 43 percent of the popular vote in 1992, compared with Bush's 38 percent and Perot's 19 percent.