广播电视英语短句 第 54 课：十大新闻报道-1

Each December the editors and news directors of the Associated Press vote for the top ten news stories of the year.
每年十二月，美联社的编辑和主管们都会投票选举当年的十大新闻报道。

They chose the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States as the top news story of two thousand eight. 他们认为，奥巴马竞选总统是2008年的最大新闻。

President-elect Obama is the first black man to be elected president of the United States. 当选总统奥巴马是美国第一位被选为总统的黑人，

His decisive victory over Republican Senator John McCain brought down the last racial barrier in American politics. 他以没有悬念的战胜共和党参议院麦凯恩，结束了美国政坛生的最后一个宗族隔阂。

His campaign for the White House lasted twenty-one months. 奥巴马入住白宫的竞选运动持续了21个月。