VOA慢速英语:In US Race, All Eyes on South Carolina

keep from阻止; 免于
例句：Urgent business kept me from attending the meeting.
因有急事我不能去参加会议。

2. In his victory speech, he called on South Carolina voters to help make him the candidate to defeat President Obama.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

3. And tonight, we're asking the good people of South Carolina to join the citizens of New Hampshire and make two thousand twelve the year he runs out of time.

run out用完, 耗尽
例句：He ran himself out in the first few circles.
他才跑了几圈就没力气了。

4. To the extent that folks like Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman were focusing all their attention on really early states like Iowa and New Hampshire, that was time and money and effort that they weren't putting into South Carolina.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
put into使处于某种状态
例句：The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。

5. At around the same time, the top leaders of China are all expected to retire following a Communist Party Congress.

be expected to预计
例句：House prices are expected to perk up.
预计房价会上涨。

6. One test of the relationship could come from Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday.

come from由…造成, 源自
例句：Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。

7. He thinks the United States and China are seeking to avoid tensions.

seek to企图; 试图
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。