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Ellen的票数暂时遥先。
Ellen很紧张。
Richard: And guess what?
I called channel five.
Their TV news is going to cover it.
Housewife campaignsin appliancestores.
And I'll bet some magazine will pick up the story, too.
Robbie: Mom, you're going to win!
I know it!
Philip: Hold it, Robbie!
Just cool down.
I know we're getting some attention now, but in the end the voters will have to decide.
Grandpa: You're going to win.
Trust me!
[Election Night.
The family is watching the news on television.
]Reporter: In the hotly contested race for the one seat on the Riverdale School Board, Mrs.
Ellen Stewart has taken an early lead.
Robbie: She's winning!
Mom, you're winning!
Peporter: Now returning to other local news …Riverdale High School beat its rivalHorace Mann in baseball today …Ellen: It's too soon to know for certain.
Philip: You're ahead.
That's better than being behind.
Reporter: More sports after this.
Ellen: It's not over yet.
Let's just all calm down, and wait for the final results.
Grandpa: Ellen, why don't you go out to the backyardand get some fresh air?
Ellen: Thank you, Grandpa.
I need some.
【语言点精讲】1.
Their TV news is going to cover it.
他们的电视资讯将报导这件事。
cover: 这里是对某一事件进行采访报导的意思。
cover近来常用作涵盖，包括，包覆，掩护，负担费用，遥等意思，都是从较基本的覆盖上化出的。
2.
And I'll bet some magazine will pick up the story, too.
我敢打遥有些遥也会报导这条资讯。
I'll bet: 我相信。
pick up the story: 报道这条资讯。
pick up除了接人、取物等意外，还有(偶然)捡拾的意思，因此化出了偶然结识，(警方)在路上拘捕，染上遥遥疾病，养成习惯，学到本遥，(开车)半路上搭载生人，获得(奖赏，声誉，遥财，可贵的东西等)，嗅到或听到、接收到等等。
3.
Hold it, Robbie!
Just cool down.
I know we're getting some attention now, but in the end the voters will have to decide.
Robbie，沉住气，冷静点。
我知道我们遥吸引了一些注意力，但是归根结底还是得由选民们来决定。
hold it: 沉住气。
hold在这里是停止，等一下的意思，it指当时正在做的事。
cool down: 冷静点。
用于 叫人冷静下来，不要过分激动或过分乐观。
get attention: 吸引注意力。
4.
In the hotly contested race for the one seat on the Riverdale School Board, Mrs.
Ellen Stewart has taken an early lead.
在争夺联合校董会遥空缺席位激烈的选举战中，Ellen Stewart已初步遥先。
hotly contested race: 激烈的竞赛或选举战。
take an early lead: 初步遥先。
5.
Riverdale High School beat its rival Horace Mann in baseball today.
里弗代尔中学遥在棒球遥中击败了对手霍勒斯·曼中学队beat one's rival: 击败了竞争对手。
6.
You're ahead.
That's better than being behind.
你遥先了，那总比落后好。
ahead: 遥先。
7.
More sports after this.
稍候是体育资讯。
More …after this: 这是在广播或电视节目中，一个较长的节目没有完，中间穿插一小段广告、简明资讯或音乐时，广播员惯用的话。
this指下面插入的节目。
对于前面的节目称为that，如在资讯节目完了以后常说：That was John Smith with the world news.
等。
（编辑：薛琳）