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2008美国大选结果已经揭晓，下面就一起来学词汇，关注我们期待已久的“2008大选”。 The results of the 2008 U.S. election have been announced. Let's learn the vocabulary and pay attention to the long-awaited "2008 election". Air war：空中大战 Air War: Air War 美国总统候选人为尽可能争夺电视与广播中的广告而发起的竞争活动。 A campaign by a US presidential candidate to compete as much as possible for advertisements on television and radio. Balancing the ticket：优势互补候选人名单 Balancing the ticket: list of complementary candidates 当候选人赢得党内总统提名之后，他/她一定要挑选一名副手。而这名副手一定要弥补总统候选人的不足，从而优势互补增加获胜的砝码。比如在2000年的大选中，人们认为小布什相对年轻且缺乏从政经验，所以他挑选了越战老兵切尼为副手。 When a candidate wins the party's presidential nomination, he or she must choose an deputy. The Deputy must make up for the lack of presidential candidates, so as to increase the weight of winning. For example, in the 2000 election, Bush was considered relatively young and inexperienced in politics, so he chose Cheney, a Vietnam veteran, as his deputy. Ballot initiative：公民投票 Ballot initiative: referendum | 
