每日一词：gear up，汽车等 换高速档

；；gear up， 汽车等 换高速档

Historic clashes

As McCain and Obama gear up

for their final televised debate,

watch highlights of previous showdowns from the archive.

McCain will be hoping that his performance on Wednesday can

turn his campaign around.

But do these TV face-offs sway voters?

；；clash，冲突，抵触

；；gear up，加快，使汽车等换高速档

；；showdown，摊牌；

；；turn  around，转身(转变,逆转,卸完货离去)；

；；face-offs ，(冰球赛中等的)开球, 对峙,  面对面地会议；

；；sway，使摇动，支配。

Aravind Adiga, 33, won the 40th Man Booker prize

on Tuesday night for his debut novel 处女作,

“The White Tiger 白虎,”

a vivid exploration of India’s class struggle

told through the story of a village boy who

becomes the chauffeur to a rich man.

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