1. The cash puts him on a par with Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. 这笔钱使他能与领先的民主党候选人希拉里。克林顿一争高下。
2. Now, with a victory in Florida—by far the biggest state to vote so far—he is the clear front-runner. 现在，由于在佛罗里达州（目前选举中最大的州）取得胜利，麦凯恩已明显取得领跑者地位。
3. Beijing remains the front-runner ahead of Toronto and Paris, with Istanbul, Turkey, and Osaka, Japan, as long-shots. 北京仍然领先于多伦多和巴黎，土耳其的伊斯坦布尔和日本的大阪则被远远地落在后面。
