As the race went down to the wire in Wisconsin, Hillary Clinton's campaign was accusing Barack Obama of plagiarism for his use of phrases similar to those used previously in a speech by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
当威斯康辛州的竞选进入最后关头时，希拉里指责奥巴马的用词剽窃了M州州长D之前的发言。
Obama responded by saying that he and Patrick are friends and that they often share ideas and rhetorical flourishes. Although most independent pundits viewed the charge of plagiarism as exaggerated, they did see possible damage to Obama's image in the eyes of the voters, because his soaring oratory has been his strongest asset.
O对此说明他和P是朋友，常常分享想法和优美的辞藻。尽管许多独立学者认为对剽窃的指责言过其实，但因为他激昂的演讲是最有力的资产，这确实破坏了O在投票者眼中的形象。
In her campaign speeches, Hillary Clinton has been stressing the word "solutions. " Clinton has said, in effect, that Obama speaks well, but that she offers real solutions to the problems that afflict the nation.
在她的活动讲话中，希拉里一直在强调“解决方法”。克林顿说奥巴马讲的很好，但她能更有效的解决困扰国家的问题。
In her campaign appearances across the state, Clinton has focused on the economy and her plans to promote job growth. "What we really need here in Wisconsin and across America is an economy that is producing good jobs with rising wages for everybody willing to work hard and I have been focused on the economy throughout this campaign. "

在她的各州姿态中，克林顿关注于经济和她的促进工作增长计划。“在威斯康辛州和整个美国我们需要的是能创造薪金上升的工作岗位，让所有人都愿意辛勤工作。在竞选活动中，我一直在关注着经济。”

plagiarism: n (文章、学说等的)剽窃，抄袭。
rhetorical: a修辞学的，修辞上的；华丽的，夸张的(文风)。
pundit: n学者，梵学者。
oratory: n 演讲术

down to the wire：到达最后终点