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What Is Super Tuesday?
People following the Democratic Party process for choosing its presidential nominee, will watch the events of March 3 closely. The day is known as Super Tuesday. Reporters and political experts coined the term many years ago. It describes the day during the presidential election season when more states hold nominating elections than any other day. For the candidates, Super Tuesday is arguably the most important day for their chances to receive the party's nomination. Fourteen states and one U.S. territory will be holding votes on that day. Among them are two of the nation's biggest states, California and Texas.
The results will establish how many delegates each candidate earns. A total of 1,357 delegates will be decided. That is 34 percent of the total number of delegates needed to win the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in July. Currently, the leading candidate is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Other top candidates include former Vice President Joe Biden; former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren; and business investor Tom Steyer. The race in the Democratic Party is getting the most attention because President Trump has only token opposition within the Republican Party.
Political experts say Sanders is in the best position to do well. He had strong finishes in some of the earlier state contests. On Super Tuesday, he will have strong support in his home state of Vermont. And he is leading in public opinion studies in California and some other states. However, Bloomberg could provide competition. News reports estimate that he has spent $400 million dollars on advertisements supporting his candidacy. He did not take part in the first four nominating votes. Biden also could do well.
In addition, Warren is expected to do well in her home state of Massachusetts. Klobuchar is expected to gain the most delegates in her state of Minnesota. Super Tuesday will force many of the candidates to make tough decisions. A poor showing on Super Tuesday will make raising additional campaign money difficult. In contrast, doing well on Super Tuesday has historically been a good sign for a candidate seeking the nomination. During the 2000 campaign, both Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush secured their nominations with wins on Super Tuesday. And in 2016, Republican Trump won seven of 10 states.
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1.be known as 以……知名；被认为是
Will I be known as the philosopher?
会推崇我是个哲学家？
2.A total of 总数为
Out of a total of 1,02 pupils only 22 passed the test.
所有102名学生中，只有22名通过了测试。
3.take part in 参加；参与
You don't need strength to take part in this sport.
参加这项运动不需要太多体力。
4.In addition 另外
You need money and time; in addition, you need diligence.
你需要钱和时间，此外还需要努力。
5.Warren is expected to do well in her home state of Massachusetts.
be expected to do 被期待做某事；有望做某事
He is expected to win the match.
他有望赢下那场比赛。
Jack is expected to go home before ten at night.
杰克被期望晚上十点钟之前回家。
6.Super Tuesday will force many of the candidates to make tough decisions.
force someone to do sth 迫使某人做某事
The reduced income forced him to economize.
收入减少迫使他节约。
The storm forced us to cancel our meeting.
暴风雨迫使我们取消了会议。
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什么是“超级星期二”？
在民主党选举总统候选人的过程中，人们将密切关注3月3日的事件。这一天被称为“超级星期二”。这个是记者和政治专家多年前造出的新词。描述了在总统选举期间，这一天会有更多的州集中举行提名选举。对两位候选人来说，“超级星期二”可以说是他们获得党内提名的最重要的一天。届时将有14个州和全美地区举行投票。其中包括美国最大的两个州加州和得克萨斯州。
结果将确定每个候选人获得的代表人数。总共将决定1357名代表。这占民主党7月份赢得总统提名所需代表总数的34%。目前，处于领先的候选人是佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯。其他最热门的候选人包括前副总统乔·拜登；前纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格；印第安纳州前南本德市市长皮特·布蒂吉格；明尼苏达州参议员埃米·克洛布彻；马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦；以及商业投资者汤姆·斯蒂尔。民主党的竞选得到了最多的关注，因为在共和党内部只是象征性地反对特朗普总统。
政治专家说，桑德斯最有可能得到最多的支持。他在一些早期的州级选举争辩中取得了很好的成绩。在“超级星期二”那一天，他将在他的家乡佛蒙特州得到强有力的支持。他在加州和其他一些州的民意调查中处于领先位置。然而，布隆伯格有能力与之竞争。新闻报道估计，他在支持自己参选的广告上花费了4亿美元。他没有参加前四次的提名投票。拜登在这方面也做得很好。
此外，沃伦有望将在她的家乡马萨诸塞州脱颖而出。埃米·克洛布彻有望在明尼苏达州赢得最多的代表。在“超级星期二”那天，许多候选人将被迫使做出艰难的决定。如果那天的表现很糟糕，将使筹集更多竞选资金变得困难。相比之下，从历史观点来看，在“超级星期二”那天表现良好对一个寻求提名的候选人来说是个好兆头。在2000年的竞选中，民主党的艾伯特·戈尔和共和党的乔治·沃克·布什都在“超级星期二”那天获得了提名。2016年，共和党特朗普获得了10个州中的7个州的提名支持。
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