Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
To sweep to victory; midterm elections; high-profile; to solidify one's hold on smth; to beat; an outcome; the margin of victory to be small; to fall short of the margin; a runoff election to run well ahead of smb; to prevent smb from doing smth; a nomination; to lose one's bid for; to take a court ruling; incumbent; to put smb ahead; to withstand; to win a second term; to put the best light on smth.
Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Назначение; требуется судебное решение; выдержать; выдвинуть кого-либо вперед; имеющий большое значение; быть ниже допустимого предела; результат; победа с небольшим преимуществом; мешать кому-либо что-либо делать; промежуточные выборы; потерпеть поражение на выборах на должность; укрепить свой контроль над чем-либо; победить; выиграть второй срок; приукрасить; одержать полную победу; действующий (губернатор); опережать.
Read the text again and finish the following statements.
1. The Republicans have swept to...
2. The Republicans captured...
3. The Republicans also solidified...
4. Norm C., a Republican, beat a former Vice President...
5. In South Dakota the margin of victory of the Democratic candidate was...
6. The Democratic candidate in Louisiana fell a bit short of...
7. The outcome of the balloting Tuesday marked a break...
8. Democratic opposition prevented president...
9. Kathleen K., a Democrat and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, lost her...
10. In Alabama, the governor's race was thrown into chaos so the situation most likely will take...
11. In Baldwin County the change of the election outcome will put Republican challenger Bob R....
12. In California, the Democratic candidate, Gray D., withstood...
13. Democrats tried to put the best light on...
Answer the following questions using the active vocabulary.
1. What is the outcome of the midterm elections in the USA?
2. What did the Republicans capture?
3. Did the Republicans lose their positions in the House of Representatives?
4. Did the former Vice President win the elections?
5. Was the rivalry tough in South Dakota?
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6. What was the election like in Louisiana?
7. What historic patterns did the outcome of the balloting Tuesday mark?
8. What did Democratic opposition prevent the US president from?
9. Did the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy win her bid?
10. How will the election problem be resolved in Alabama?
11. How did the election go off in California?
12. How did Democrats react to the outcomes of the elections?
Using the active vocabulary render the article in English.
Unit 4. Section A.
| to hold general elections | |
| to elect a successor | |
| to rule the country | |
| to be eligible to run under smth | |
| electoral rules | |
| five-year term | |
| Bahrain | |
| to vote | |
| landmark elections | |
| Parliament | |
| secularist | |
| candidate | |
| to knock out of the race | |
| winning seats | |
| to stand a chance | |
| opinion polls | |
| to enjoy a lead | |
| percentage point | |
| undecided voter | |
| to make up a quarter of the electorate | |
| to manage the economy | |
| to fight corruption | |
| campaign | |
| to lift the immunity | |
| corruption charges | |
| turnout | |
| presidential poll | |
| stall | |
| the current president | |
| win the majority of voices | |
| the preliminary count | |
| rival | |
| the acting president | |
| electoral law | |
| to fail elections | |
| outcome | |
| composition of coalition | |
| voting system | |
| herald | |
| lower house | |
| population decline | |
| close standing in the polls | |
| cast ballots | |
| electoral system | |
| distinctive | |
| constituency representatives | |
| 5% threshold | |
| to ensure stable majority |
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Section B.
| to hold a convention | |
| platform | |
| to be determined by | |
| convention | |
| party platform | |
| nomination of prospective presidential candidates | |
| nominee | |
| the running mate | |
| somewhat | |
| a balanced ticket | |
| Labor Day | |
| to appeal to | |
| donkey / elephant | |
| to cast one’s ballots | |
| to choose by popular / electoral votes | |
| the Electoral College | |
| to allot | |
| to lose the election | |
| to win / lose by small / large margin | |
| House of Representatives | |
| the new-elected President | |
| to be inaugurated | |
| solemn | |
| Ankara | |
| to take a commanding lead | |
| voter | |
| to take 35% of the vote | |
| to be likely to do smth | |
| preliminary | |
| to be ahead by a great margin | |
| under smbd’s government | |
| to come in second | |
| threshold | |
| to hold elections | |
| amid | |
| to express concern over | |
| to carry out an Islamic agenda | |
| to spark tensions | |
| social welfare | |
| IMF (International Monetary Fund) | |
| to showcase | |
| overwhelmingly | |
| loyalist | |
| to be satisfied with | |
| to adopt an attitude |
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Section C.
| to sweep to victory | |
| midterm elections | |
| high-profile | |
| incumbent | |
| to solidify one’s hold on | |
| to beat | |
| outcome | |
| tentatively | |
| the margin of victory is small | |
| a recount | |
| to fall a bit of the 50% margin | |
| a runoff election | |
| to run well ahead | |
| balloting | |
| to prevent smbd from smth | |
| nomination | |
| to lose smbd’s bid for | |
| to take a court ruling | |
| untangle | |
| predicament | |
| stronghold | |
| to put ahead | |
| to withstand | |
| to win a second term | |
| to put the best light on | |
| outspent |
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