泛读4 Unit 9 politics强烈推荐.pptVIP

Language Points 2. Incumbent adj. currently holding an office 现任的；n. 现任者 e.g. the incumbent governor In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being re-elected. 一般情况下，现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。 3. stake: n. 桩，棍子；赌注；利害关系；股份 vt. 资助，支持；系…于桩上；把…押下打赌 vi. 打赌 hold/have a stake in sth：与某事物有利害关系 e.g. He holds a 51% stake in the firm. 他在这家公司拥有 51% 的股份。 e.g. Young people don’t feel they have a stake in the country’s future. 年轻人觉得自己与国家的未来没有关系。 This is unlike any time since 1945 because the stakes have never been higher. 这次不像自1945年以来的任何一次，