文章閱讀 05/13

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/05/12/256080/KMT-lineup.htm

• nominee:被提名人, A nominee is someone who is nominated for a job, position, or award.
• mayoral :市長的
• mayoral race: 市長選舉
• municipality:自治市(直轄市)
• municipal :地方政府的
• designated:委派 指任(+as),
• legislator:立法委員
• Legislative Yuan: 立法院
• former : 以前的
• lawmaker:立法者
• panel :專家咨詢組, a group of specialists who give their advice or opinion about something; a group of people who discuss topics of interest on television or radio 
• incumbent :在職者
• contender: 競爭者
• Solidarity : 團結
• lineup: 選手陣容
• endorsement :支持，認可,a public statement or action showing that you support somebody/something
• colleague : 同事
• campaigning : 參加運動;進行競選
• aspire: 渴望（成就）~ (to sth), to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something
• securing: 牢固的;穩當的;牢靠的
• usher : 引座員,（法庭的）傳達員，門衞，門房, an official who has special responsibilities in a court of law, for example allowing people in and out of the court
• battle:戰役；戰鬥；搏鬥
• unreserved : 無保留的, complete and without any doubts
• aggravating : 加重的;增劇的;惡化的
• solicit : 索求，請求…給予, ~ sth (from sb),  ~ (sb) (for sth) formal
• formidable :令人敬畏的, if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
• stronghold : 有廣泛支持的地方, an area in which there is a lot of support for a particular belief or group of people, especially a political party