Senator McCain arrived in St. Paul earlier in the day, preparing for his acceptance speech Thursday night, and made a surprise appearance on stage after Palin finished speaking to thunderous applause.

参议员麦凯恩星期三早些时候抵达圣保罗，为他星期四晚间接受提名的演说做准备，在佩林演说结束获得热烈掌声时，麦凯恩突然出现在舞台上。

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Romney finished behind Senator John McCain in the 2008 Republican primaries and seems eager to mount a second bid for the White House next year.

罗姆尼在2008年共和党初选中排在约翰·麦凯恩参议员之后，位居第二。他看来急于发动问鼎白宫的第二次努力。

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That's despite the fact that the Arizona senator finished third in the January caucuses behind Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.

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John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator, who finished second in Iowa, was third in Tuesday's voting.

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Edwards, now the former senator from North Carolina, has spent much of the intervening years in Iowa, where he finished second to Kerry in the '04 caucuses, and where he has built a strong organization.

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