Learning and Babbling

US election 2016: Clinton seeks to secure Democratic vote

1 has been holding rallies
神马，开集会，为什么用hold,为什么rallies这词我没见过？
2 A BBC correspondent
我只知道journalist，原来这也是记者的意思
3 are now concentrating more on
 concentrating on,复习了
4 ballots have already been cast 
 cast ballot没听过阿，不用google翻译真不知道啥意思
5 assessing the credibility of information on a possible al-Qaeda terror attack.
好吧，assess我认了，credibility of information后面跟的一串在轰击我的头脑，第一遍真没看懂，原来on后面是修饰information的
6 that his rival wants a "550% increase" on Syrian refugees allowed into the US.
啥，又懵逼了 ，rival对手地意思啊，懂了
7 temperament and disparaging comments
 气质和贬损的评论  google,google,我爱google 
8 step down
下台。。。跟中文很像
9 aides
助手
10 orchestrating
编排
11  retribution
报复
12 ahead
领先
13 leads by a small margin
稍微领先
14 has gained substantial ground on his rival
比他的对手赢得了实质性的地位，没听过这种说法
15 conduit
导管

原文：
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37877391