Vocabulary Preparation:
submit v. to present (a proposal, application, or other document) to aperson or body for consideration or judgment 提交；呈递
presidential adj.of a president or presidency 总统的；总统（职位）的
citadel n. a meeting hall of the Salvation Army 救世军会议厅
self-anointed adj. nominated or chosen as leading candidate for a position byoneself 自行指定的；自行选定的
smooth adj. charming in a wayconsidered to be unctuous 圆滑的；油腔滑调的
rebuttal n. a refutation or contradiction 反驳；驳斥
unprecedented adj. without precedent; never having happened, been done or been known before 史无前例的；空前的
über-hip adj. following the latestfashion, especially in popular music and clothes in an extreme way 极为新潮的
cyberspace n. the notional environment in which communication over computernetworks occurs 网络空间
sign off conclude a letter, broadcast, or othermessage 结束写信、广播等信息
takeoff n. the action of becoming air-borne; an act of mimicking someone orsomething 起飞；模仿
viral adj. relating to orcaused by a virus 滤过性毒菌的；滤过性毒菌引起的
fair game the person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim ofridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence 可据理加以抨击的对象
ridicule v. to subject to mockery andderision 嘲笑；嘲弄
mock v. to tease or laugh in a scornful or contemptuous manner 嘲笑；讥笑
freak v. to cause to act in a wildand irrational way 使表现狂妄；使失去理智；畏惧
primp v. to spend time makingminor adjustments to (one’s hair, make-up, or clothes) 过分讲究地整理（头发，打扮，着装）
pay off (of a course of action ) to yield goodresults; to succeed 取得好结果；成功
Notes:
Hillary Clinton (1946—) is the wife of former President Bill Clinton and the 67th United States Secretary of State,serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. 希拉里·克林顿
CNN, Cable NewsNetwork, is a major U.S.cable news network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. 美国有线电视新闻网
South Carolina / 5saJW7kArE5laInE /is a state in thesouthern region (Deep South) of the United States. Columbia is the capital andthe largest city. 南卡罗莱纳州
YouTube is a video sharing website where users canupload, view and share video clips. YouTube视频网
Broadway, a street in NewYork City where there are many theaters. Broadway and the area around it is thecenter of the city's theater industry. 百老汇
The Beach Boys is an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gainedpopularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a SouthernCalifornia youth culture of cars and surfing. 海滩男孩乐团（美国冲浪摇滚音乐的经典代表）
The Sopranos is an American television drama seriescreated and produced by David Chase. A major commercial and critical success, it is the most financially successfulcable series in the history of television and has frequently been described bycritics as one of the greatest television series of all time.《黑道家族》；《人在江湖》（美国热门警匪剧集）
24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for"24 hours a day, 7 days a week", usually referring to a business orservice available at all times without interruption.全天候提供服务（一天24小時，一星期7天的缩写）
A viral video is a video clip that gains widespreadpopularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or instantmessaging, blogs and other media sharing websites.病毒视频（通过互联网共享而流行的视频剪辑内容）
John Edwards isan American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidentialnomination in 2004 and 2008. 约翰·爱德华兹
"I FeelPretty. " is a song in West Side Story, a Broadway musical with a book by ArthurLaurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Themusical is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.歌曲《我觉得我很美丽》
Rudy Giuliani is an American lawyer, businessman andpolitician from the state of New York who was Mayor of New York City from 1994to 2001. 鲁迪·朱利亚尼（前纽约市长）
John McCain is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was theRepublican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election. 约翰·麦凯恩
Mitt Romney is an Americanbusinessman and the 70th Governor of Massachusetts, whoran for theRepublican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election, but lostto John McCain. In the 2012 United Statespresidential election, he became the RepublicanParty's nominee. 米特·罗姆尼（2012年总统大选的共和党提名人，2008年曾角逐总统大选的共和党提名）
The Holy Grail (in Christianmythology) was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, saidto possess miraculous powers. Now it is often referred to as a thing which is being earnestlypursued or sought after. 圣杯；（喻）渴望得到的东西
Exercise:Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to the followingquestions.
1． What makes tonight’s Democratic debate so special?
A. It is the first online presidential debate.
B. CNN will work with YouTube to broadcast the debate.
C. Questions for the candidates can be submitted viaYouTube.
D. People can use YouTube to vote for the candidates.
2. How did Robert Thompson comment on theonline video for Barack Obama?
A. It is not authorized by his campaign for promotionalpurpose.
B. His consultants wouldn’t like the image created in thevideo.
C. The sexual message in the video is too offensive.
D. It suggests the insulting fact that he is a black man.
3. How do people react to Hillary Clinton'sonline appeal for campaign song suggestions?
A. Most of them welcome the appeal.
B. Some challenge it with a musical.
C. It gets 24 million hits on YouTube.
D. A lot of people sneer at it.
4． Why do many candidates like to have a huge Webpresence, according to the news?
A. There are a lot of announcements to make on the webduring the campaign.
B. The more frequently they appear on the web, the moremoney they will raise.
C. They want to promote the image that they are followingthe trend of the times.
D. The internet is more popular than TV today as a means ofcommunication.
5. What can we infer from the report?
A. Politicians would have to spend a lot of time handlingany upcoming problems online.
B. The cyberspace can not only be used by politicians butalso use politicians.
C. Online enthusiasm of the netizens can be translated intovotes in the election.
D. The ultimate goal for the politicians to use theinternet is to raise money online.
