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原文

Newly minted Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden said US President Donald Trump has "cloaked America in darkness for much too long”.

The former US vice-president said his rival has unleashed "too much anger, too much fear, too much division”.

His impassioned speech was the capstone of a political career spanning nearly half a century. Mr Biden, 77, heads into the general election campaign with a clear lead in opinion polls over Mr Trump, 74.

语言点

newly/freshly minted: 崭新的，刚完成的

· mint n. 薄荷

cloak vt. 掩盖（hide）；笼罩 n. 斗篷

· I will be an ally of the light, not the darkness. 与光明为伍，不与黑暗同行

rival n. 竞争对手

unleash vt. 释放

division n. 分裂

impassioned adj. 充满激情的（新闻用语）

· passionate adj. adj. 充满激情的（日常用语）

capstone n. 顶点，引申为“巅峰”（peak）

span vt. 持续（last）

opinion poll: 民意调查

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