win re-election 赢得连任
US President Barack Obama won re-election to a second term in the White House on Tuesday, beating Republican challenger Mitt Romney after a long and bitter campaign. 在漫长而艰苦的选战之后,美国现任总统奥巴马于周二击败共和党候选人罗姆尼,赢得连任。 To win re-election就是“赢得连任”,也可以说US President Barack Obama was/got re-elected a second term in the White House。Term指“任期”,美国一届总统的任期为四年,而且任何人不得连任至第三任( a third full term)。如果之前担任总统或代总统(acting president)超过两年,则只能当选一次,不得连任。 在美国大选期间,媒体多会用Democratic incumbent来指代奥巴马,incumbent这个词的意思是“在任者”;而提到罗姆尼时则用Republican challenger,即向在任者发出挑战的候选人。 |