Mrs Aquino’s death last year let loose a wave of nostalgic popular sentiment which swept her son (an otherwise unremarkable senator) to victory in the presidential election held in May.

去年被阿基诺夫人的去世而卷起的怀旧情绪让她不起眼的参议员儿子在五月的大选中获得了胜利。

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Mrs Aquino's death last year let loose a wave of nostalgic popular sentiment which swept her son (an otherwise unremarkable senator) to victory in the presidential election held in May.

去年被阿基诺夫人的去世而卷起的怀旧情绪让她不起眼的参议员儿子在五月的大选中获得了胜利。

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Senator Biden traveled to Pakistan to observe the election with two other members of the Senate, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel.

拜登参议员这次到巴基斯坦是为了观察选举情况的，和他同行的还有另外两位参议员，他们是约翰.克里和查克.黑格尔。

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The Whig Party considered four candidates for the presidential election of eighteen forty-eight: Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, General Zachary Taylor, General Winfield Scott and Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts.

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The winner of the election would serve the remainder of a senator's unexpired term.

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