_______________________________Lowa holds a series of meetings or caucuses that will be the first electoral test for the large number of candidates running. The two leading Republicans are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. The top Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, are locked in a tight contest for their party's nod. This is VOA news. _______________________________爱荷华州将举行一系列集会和预选会议,对众多候选人进行首轮选举测试.共和党内领先的候选人是唐纳德`特朗普和泰德`克鲁兹.民主党的希拉里`克林顿和伯尼`桑德斯亦脱颖而出,二人为赢得最终胜利,竞争已经白日化.这就是VOA新闻.