He described the referendum as a one-horse race.

他称这次全民公决是一场优劣悬殊的比赛。

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The champion has no real competition and the contest has turned into a one-horse race.

这个冠军没有真正的竞争对手，比赛谁是胜家早为人知。

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The favourite to win this year was a horse called I Want Revenge, but on race morning he turned up with a “hot spot” in one ankle and was scratched from the race.

今年夺冠热门是一匹叫做I Want Revenge的马，但在比赛日的早上在它的一个踝关节处发现了“热点”（即伤处——译者注），退出了比赛。

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Still, what once seemed certain to be a dull one-horse race is turning into a real Christmas cracker.

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But what matters more than this one-day snapshot of the 2012 horse race are the dynamics determining the shape of the field.

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