BEC考試練習德州辯論

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate inTexas(3/3)

Asked about her criticism of the U.S. military surge in Iraq, Clinton said achieving progress by adding more U.S. troops is not the result the United States should be seeking.

One of the best moments for both candidates came at the end when they were asked to describe a crisis they had faced. Obama spoke of being raised by a single mother and overcoming challenges as a youth. Clinton said the crises she has faced are well known, but that these were nothing compared to the difficulties faced by soldiers who have been maimed in combat overseas and the problems faced by workers, homeowners and people in need of health insurance.

Clinton once held a large lead here in Texas and in Ohio, the other large state which holds its primary on March 4, but Obama has won the last 10 contests in a row and has now pulled even with her in the polls. Analysts agree that Clinton needs wins in both states in order to remain viable, whereas Obama only needs to maintain his momentum to stay in the lead.

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當被問及她對美國在伊拉克增兵的評論時，希拉里·克林頓説通過增兵來取得進展並不是美國想要獲得的結果。

對於兩位候選人而言，他們表現最好的時刻是在最後，當被要求描述自己所面臨的一個危機時。AO巴馬提到了由單親母親撫養以及自己年輕時如何克服所面臨挑戰的經歷。希拉里説她説面臨的'危機是眾所周知的，但這與那些在海外作戰而致殘的戰士以及工人、私房屋主和那些急需醫療保險的人所面臨的困難相比，這算不上什麼。

希拉里·克林頓曾在得克薩斯和俄亥俄州處於極大的領先地位，俄亥俄州是另一個較大的州，其將在3月4日進行黨內初選。但是AO巴馬在近10次競選中連續獲勝，而且在民意調查中，他的支持率已經和克林頓持平。分析家認為克林頓如果仍想繼續競選，必須同時在兩州（德州和俄亥俄州）獲勝，而AO巴馬只需要保持他的勢頭即可保持領先。