2020-01-31-Ms Warren and Mr.Buttigieg surged in Iowa at expense of Sanders and Biden

Ms Warren and Mr.Buttigieg surged in Iowa at expense of Sanders and Biden

沃伦与布蒂吉格支持率飙升，桑德斯和拜登面临劲敌。

For months, the presidential race in Iowa was a contest between two titans of the Democratic political world, each representing a distinct poles of a party struggling to define its identify in the Trump era.

数月以来，美国总统大选在艾奥哇州民主党党内的竞选曾一度是两大巨人之间的较量：特朗时代的民主党在竭力彰显其身份主张，而两在巨人则各自代表党内截然不同的立场。

Now,with three months to go before the caucuses, the ideological debate remained the same, but the key players have shiftted.

如今，距离党团会议选举还有三个月，意识形态辩论的战场一如往常，但核心辩手已然发生了变化。

For now, The former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is eclipsed by Mr. Pete Buttigieg,  of South Bend Ind. A midwestern mayor less than half his age who has captured the energy of those looking for the party to move to a more centrist direction. Senator Bernnie Sanders of Vermont has seen much of the message that had lifted him to political fame in the 2016 primary contest co-opted by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

目前来看，美国前副总统乔拜登在印第安纳州南本德市市长皮特布蒂吉格面前落了下风。这位中西部城市市长年经不到拜登一半，但已夺走了中间派民主党选民们的心。佛蒙特州参议员伯尼桑德斯眼瞅着马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白沃伦“借鉴”了自己许政治理念：在2016年的初选中，他正是靠这些理念在政界声名鹊起。

In a field that once numbered two dozen, it is Ms Warren and Mr. Buttigieg who have emerged as coveted fresh faces, riding a surge of momentum.

在这个曾经有24位候选人的战场上，沃伦和布蒂吉格两位新人乘风破浪，以万众瞩目之姿出现。

With three months to go, the emergence of Ms. Warren and Mr.Buttigieg has confirmed that the race is entering a new phase, as Mr. Bedin struggles to regain the momentum and Mr. Sanders attempts to expand his base beyond his core supporters.

距离选举还有三个月的时间，沃伦和布蒂吉格的出现标志着竞选正跨入一个新阶段；与此同时，拜登正在拼命回复势头，桑德斯也正在试图吸引核心支持者以外的选票。

New expressions:

At expense of sth: 以....为代价

Surge v.飙升，激增

Titan n.巨大 Titanic adj.巨大的

Dinstinct pole: 不同的立场

The north pole 

The south pole

Polarize v.两极分化 The issue is polarized between the crowd. 人们对于这个问题意见不一。

Caucus .党团会的选举，预选

Being eclipsed by sb. 被....黯淡了色彩  近义词 supass/outshine/overshadow

Ideology 意识形态 ideological. 意识形态的

Captured adj.被俘虏的，被抓住的

Emerge v.出现 Emergence n.出现

covet vt. 垂涎；觊觎  coveted adj.万众瞩目的，众所期待的

Co-opt v.采纳

Riding a surge of momentum 乘风破浪