1．endorse支持，认可（approve),在…上记录违章 to have one's driving license endorsed

2.sluggish疲软的

3．barnstorm巡回竞选演说

4．tirade长篇激烈演说

5．rhetoric雄辩

6．in the ascendancy占优势

7．cater to迎合

8．dumbed down: 降低难度的，通俗的