1.   On Saturday, Clinton called for a 90-minute debate without a moderator.

周六，克林顿要求一个没有主持人的90分钟辩论

moderator

One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate.

主持人：主持会议，论坛或讨论会的人

2.   Obama has complained that in the last debate, on April 16th, the moderators focused too much on political trivia and too little on real issues. 

奥巴马抱怨：在上次4月16日的辩论中，主持人过多的集中在政治琐事上，在真正的事务上涉及太少。

trivia

 (通常作贬义) unimportant things, details or pieces of information 无关紧要的事物、细节或信息.

3.   Polls show that Obama has a substantial lead in North Carolina, and that in Indiana, the two Democrats are either even or Obama has a slight lead.

民调显示在北卡罗来纳州奥巴马领先巨大，在印第安纳两名共和党人要么平分秋色有么就是奥巴马稍稍领先。

substantial

 large in amount; considerable 数目大的; 可观的:

* a substantial improvement, decrease 相当大的改善、缩减

* Her contribution to the discussion was substantial. 她在讨论中做了很多工作.

4.   The presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain, did not make any campaign appearances on Saturday, after appearing in the Southern state of Arkansas Friday with former Governor Mike Huckabee, a one-time rival for the Republican presidential nomination.

已敲定的共和党提名人参议员麦肯在周五同阿肯色州前州长麦克.哈科（他曾是共和党总统提名人的竞争对手）比一同露面之后，他并没有在周六的竞选中露面

presumptive   adj

(尤用於法律) (a) based on reasonable belief 基於合理之推测的; 推定的:

* presumptive evidence 推定的证据.

(b) probable 可能的; 假定的:

* the presumptive heir/the heir presumptive, ie the person who will inherit the throne unless sb with a stronger claim is born 假定继承人（除非有更具继承权资格的人出生, 否则即由其继承王位）.

5.   He says the U.N.-sponsored meeting in Bern must find solutions to a problem that is increasing poverty, hunger and instability in the world.

他称在伯尔尼由联合国赞助的会议必须找到该问题的解决方法。该问题会增加世界的贫困，饥饿和动荡。

instability

 [U] lack of stability 不稳定; 不稳固:

* mental instability, ie liability to fits of madness 精神不稳定

6.   Spokesman, Ron Redmond, says most of these people are totally dependent on food donations from the international community.

该发言人RR称这些人的大多数完全依靠国际社会捐助的食物。

donation

n.（名词）

(a)The act of giving to a fund or cause.

捐赠：对某一基金或事业的捐赠

(b)A gift or grant; a contribution.

赠品：一件礼物或给予物；一件贡献物

7.   The Food and Agriculture Organization warns sharp rises in cereal prices have left 37 poor countries in an emergency situation.

食品和农业组织警告谷物价格的剧烈上涨已经让37个国家陷入了紧急情况。

cereal

(a) [C] any of various types of grass producing edible grains, eg wheat, rye, oats, barley 谷类植物.

(b) [U] grain produced by such a grass 谷物:

* [attrib 作定语] cereal products 谷物产品.

8.   Some people are calling for a moratorium on the production of bio-fuels.

有些人呼吁暂停生物燃料的生产。 

moratorium

(a) temporary stopping of an activity, esp by official agreement 暂停, 中止（尤指经官方同意者）:

* declare a moratorium on arms sales 宣布暂停出售武器. 

(b) legal authorization to delay payment of a debt 延期偿付权.