明年将迎来四年一次的美国总统选举，现在竞选活动已经展开。每到竞选总统时，都有几百人参选，其中绝大部分是普通老百姓，参选只是图个好玩。这些老百姓中，只有极少数人能得到媒体的报道。
The candidate who games the system
by Sam Stein, Will Sommer
Some presidential candidates build their campaigns on grassroots support. Others on personal wealth. Some ride a wave of discontent with the direction of the country. Others launch insurgencies within the party. And in the year 2019, one candidate is trying to prove that you can find success by going heavy on podcasts and memes.
presidential /ˌprezɪˈdenʃ(ə)l/ adj. 总统的（由president加后缀-ial变成形容词）
candidate /ˈkændɪdət/ n. 候选人
campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ n. 竞选活动
grassroots /ˈɡrɑːsruːts/ adj. 草根的（由grass和roots组成；指普通老百姓）
support /səˈpɔːt/ n. 支持
wealth /welθ/ n. 财富
ride a wave of something 乘某事之势、借某事的东风
discontent /ˌdɪskənˈtent/ n. 不满（由content加上表示否定的前缀dis-）
launch /lɔːntʃ/ v. 开始、启动
insurgency /ɪnˈsɜːdʒ(ə)nsi/ n. 造反
go heavy on something 大量使用某物
podcast /ˈpɒdkɑːst/ n. 播客（一种互联网广播节目）
meme /miːm/ n. 网上热传的内容（文字、图片、视频等）
Andrew Yang has been a Democratic presidential candidate for well over a year. But chances are, you've never heard of him. He's not a lawmaker and has not run a single TV ad.
democratic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ adj. 民主的（Democratic特指美国民主党的）
well /wel/ adv. 远远（表示强调）
chances are = it is likely
lawmaker /ˈlɔːmeɪkə(r)/ n. 立法者（由law和maker组成；指国会议员或地方议会的议员）
run /rʌn/ v. 播放（电视节目）
single /ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ adj. 单一的（not a single表示一个都没有）
Yet, the self-proclaimed "entrepreneur who understands the economy" has somehow managed to get more than 47,000 individual donors to his campaign as of March 6. It's a figure that places Yang close to a critical threshold. If that number rises to 65,000 over the next two months, he will qualify to participate in the first primary debate.★
yet /jet/ adv. 尽管如此、然而
proclaim /prəˈkleɪm/ v. 声明（self-proclaimed就是自我标榜的）
entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r)/ n. 企业家
economy /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ n. 经济
somehow /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ adv. 以某种方式
manage to do something 成功做成某事
individual /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/ adj. 单独的、个体的
donor /ˈdəʊnə(r)/ n. 捐款人（在美国，竞选活动的经费来自于支持者的捐款）
figure /ˈfɪɡə(r)/ n. 数字
place /pleɪs/ v. 放置
critical /ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l/ adj. 至关重要的
threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ n. 门槛、阀值
qualify /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ v. 达标
participate /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ v. 参与
primary /ˈpraɪməri/ n. 党内初选
debate /dɪˈbeɪt/ n. 辩论
★ 注：到3月13日给他捐款的人已经超过65,000了
Getting on the debate stage would be a huge coup for Yang, an entrepreneur who has had little experience with politics. The secret to Yang's success is both remarkably simple and deeply reflective of how the internet has democratized national politics.
coup /kuː/ n. 意想不到的成功
politics /ˈpɒlətɪks/ n. 政治、政治活动
remarkably /rɪˈmɑːkəbli/ adv. 显著地
deeply /ˈdiːpli/ adv. 深深地、深刻地（由deep加后缀-ly变成副词）
reflective /rɪˈflektɪv/ adj. 反映某事的（由reflect加后缀-ive变成形容词）
democratize /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz/ v. 使民主
He has built his campaign almost exclusively on the idea that America needs a universal basic income as more jobs are eliminated by automation and robotics. And people who are thrilled with the prospect of getting a $1,000 monthly check from the government – which Yang has dubbed the "Freedom Dividend" – have responded by giving to his campaign and creating memes about Yang and spreading them online.
exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/ adv. 仅仅（由exclusive加后缀-ly变成副词）
universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːs(ə)l/ adj. 普遍适用的、人人有份的
income /ˈɪnkʌm/ n. 收入
eliminate /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/ v. 清除、消除
automation /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 自动化
robotics /rəʊˈbɒtɪks/ n. 机器人学
thrill /θrɪl/ v. 使极度兴奋
prospect /ˈprɒspekt/ n. 前景
check /tʃek/ n. 支票
dub /dʌb/ v. 起外号
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ n. 自由
dividend /ˈdɪvɪdend/ n. 分红、红利
respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ v. 回应
spread /spred/ v. 传播、扩散
But the most critical point in launching Yang on his current trajectory（轨迹线）, according to his campaign manager Zach Graumann, was an appearance in February on Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Joe Rogan's mega-popular podcast. The appearance sent Google searches for his name skyrocketing.
launch /lɔːntʃ/ v. 发射（卫星、导弹等）
current /ˈkʌr(ə)nt/ adj. 现在的、目前的
appearance /əˈpɪər(ə)ns/ n. 亮相（由appear加后缀-ance变成名词）
commentator /ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)/ n. 播音员、解说员
mega- /ˈmeɡə/ 前缀，意思是“巨大”
skyrocket /ˈskaɪrɒkɪt/ v. 飞涨、飞升
For all the progress that Yang has made in building up his donor base, it still may not be enough. The DNC has said that it will only host a maximum of 20 candidates for their first debate and that it would determine who qualifies based on two thresholds: the 65,000 donors and whether a candidate got more than 1 percent in three separate polls – national or early nominating state polls – leading up to the debate.
progress /ˈprəʊɡres/ n. 进展
base /beɪs/ n. 基础、基础群体
DNC 民主党全国委员会（由它组织管理党内初选阶段的辩论）
host /həʊst/ v. 主办
maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ n. 最大值
determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ v. 决定、确定
based /beɪst/ on 基于
separate /ˈsep(ə)rət/ adj. 分开的
poll /pəʊl/ n. 民意测验
nominate /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ v. 提名（early nominating state指较早进行党内初选的州）
lead up to something 在某事之前直到某事发生
If more than 20 candidates hit those thresholds then the committee would have to juggle how to keep the numbers manageable, including prioritizing candidates who hit both thresholds and those who hit certain thresholds first.
committee /kəˈmɪti/ n. 委员会（指DNC）
juggle /ˈdʒʌɡ(ə)l/ v. 尽力应付
manageable /ˈmænɪdʒəb(ə)l/ adj. 易管理的、可处理的（由manage加后缀-able变成形容词）
prioritize /praɪˈɒrɪtaɪz/ v. 优先处理（由priority加后缀-ize变成动词）
Graumann said he was confident not only that Yang would get included but that the campaign would skyrocket after he got the exposure. "If we can get Andrew Yang to talk about the freedom dividend on the national stage," he said, "we believe very strongly he can light the country on fire."
confident /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt/ adj. 有信心的
exposure /ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/ n. 媒体关注
strongly /ˈstrɒŋli/ adv. 强烈地（由strong加后缀-ly变成副词）
light /laɪt/ v. 点燃
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