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1、VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：Republicans-Descend-on-Tampa-FloridaThethousandsofRepublicanPartymembersdescendingonthecityofTampaarejoinedbyanunwantedvisitor-atropicalstormthatthreatenstoreachhurricanestrength.Thisweek,Republicanswillnominateaformerstategovernor,MittRomney,astheircandidateforU.S.pres
2、identattheRepublicanNationalConvention.ThepartychosetoholditsconventioninFlorida,ahurricane-pronesoutheasternstatethatmostanalystssayRomneymustwinifheistodefeatPresidentBarackObamainNovember.BarbaraDentiPoolisdecoratingthehistoricItalianClubofTampawithredelephants,thecolorandsymboloftheRepubli
3、canParty.“We'rethrilled,absolutelythrilled,tohaveeveryonehere,”shesaid.DentiPoolsaysRepublicancandidateMittRomneyisthebestchoicetohelptheeconomyrebound.“Weallwantagood,honestlife,andwewanttoprosperlikewesawourimmigrantparentsandgrandparents[do].Theybuiltthistown,”shesaid.“Thistown”isTampa,Flor
4、ida,knownforitswaterviews,sultryclimateand,forthesefewweeks,elephantsaplenty.“Forsomebodywhoisreallyintopolitics,we'vegottheelephant,”saidJonBrovold,whosellsassortedRepublican-themedsouvenirsnearthesiteoftheRepublicanNationalConvention.“We'vegotMittRomneyhere,thepuppet,andthishasbeenverypopula
5、r,”hesaid.ButformerMassachusettsgovernorRomneyisn'tpopularwitheveryone.RalliesagainsttheRepublicancandidateareplannedhere.Floridaisknownasa“swingstate”becauseneitherpoliticalpartycancountonwinningoveritsvotersintheAmericanstate-by-statewinner-take-allsystem.In2010,Florida’selectoralbountywentt
6、oDemocraticPresidentBarackObama.In2004,itwenttoRepublicanGeorgeW.Bush.It'salsoimpossibletorelyontheweatherintheso-calledSunshineState.TropicalStormIsaacapproachedFlorida,forcingairlinestocancelflightsandtheRepublican-2-Partytodelaythestartoftheconvention.FloridaGovernorRickScottdeclaredastateo
7、femergencySaturday."I'vemadethedecisionbasedonthefactthatweknowwearegoingtohaveaverystrongtropicalstormandpossiblyahurricane-I'mgoingtowithdrawfromallourRNC[RepublicanNationalCommittee]activitiesonMonday,”hesaid.InTampa'sLatinQuarter,Yb
