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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：REPUBLICANS-DESCEND-ON-TAMPA-FLORIDA.doc

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ThethousandsofRepublicanPartymembersdescendingonthecityofTampaarejoinedbyanunwantedvisitor-atropicalstormthatthreatenstoreachhurricanestrength.Thisweek,Republicanswillnominateaformerstategovernor,MittRomney,astheircandidateforU.S.presidentattheRepublicanNationalConvention.ThepartychosetoholditsconventioninFlorida,ahurricane-pronesoutheasternstatethatmostanalystssayRomneymustwinifheistodefeatPresidentBarackObamainNovember.BarbaraDentiPoolisdecoratingthehistoricItalianClubofTampawithredelephants,thecolorandsymboloftheRepublicanParty.“We'rethrilled,absolutelythrilled,tohaveeveryonehere,”shesaid.DentiPoolsaysRepublicancandidateMittRomneyisthebestchoicetohelptheeconomyrebound.“Weallwantagood,honestlife,andwewanttoprosperlikewesawourimmigrantparentsandgrandparents[do].Theybuiltthistown,”shesaid.“Thistown”isTampa,Florida,knownforitswaterviews,sultryclimateand,forthesefewweeks,elephantsaplenty.“Forsomebodywhoisreallyintopolitics,we'vegottheelephant,”saidJonBrovold,whosellsassortedRepublican-themedsouvenirsnearthesiteoftheRepublicanNationalConvention.“We'vegotMittRomneyhere,thepuppet,andthishasbeenverypopular,”hesaid.ButformerMassachusettsgovernorRomneyisn'tpopularwitheveryone.RalliesagainsttheRepublicancandidateareplannedhere.Floridaisknownasa“swingstate”becauseneitherpoliticalpartycancountonwinningoveritsvotersintheAmericanstate-by-statewinner-take-allsystem.In2010,Florida’selectoralbountywenttoDemocraticPresidentBarackObama.In2004,itwenttoRepublicanGeorgeW.Bush.It'salsoimpossibletorelyontheweatherintheso-calledSunshineState.TropicalStormIsaacapproachedFlorida,forcingairlinestocancelflightsandtheRepublicanPartytodelaythestartoftheconvention.FloridaGovernorRickScottdeclaredastateofemergencySaturday."I'vemadethedecisionbasedonthefactthatweknowwearegoingtohaveaverystrongtropicalstormandpossiblyahurricane-I'mgoingtowithdrawfromallourRNC[RepublicanNationalCommittee]activitiesonMonday,”hesaid.InTampa'sLatinQuarter,YborCity,CubanheritageisservedupwithfriedplantainsandCubansandwic