By choosing Sarah Palin as his running-mate he made a cynical tryst with a party base that he has never much liked and that has never much liked him.

通过选择萨拉佩琳作为竞选伙伴，麦凯恩与原来那些他不怎么喜欢并且也不怎么喜欢他的共和党基础人士达成了妥协。

youdao

When you are choosing a life mate and have doubts about your choice.

当选择伴侣时感到怀疑与不肯定。

youdao

It is vital, therefore, to bear in mind that when falling in love and choosing your mate you may be making a decision about the rest of your life based on only a fraction of your cognitive function.

因此要记住紧要的是，当你恋爱选择配偶的时候，你仅是在凭借认知功能的小部分做出一项攸关余生的重大决定。

youdao

Careful planning goes into choosing a mate to produce the best possible racer.

BBC: Caring for Dubai's race camels

And this leads to the second false premise of Internet dating: that choosing a mate should be a rational choice, in which people carefully comparison-shop for partners.

WSJ: Jonah Lehrer on Eharmony.com, Chemistry.com and Other Dating Services | Head Case

The buzz you're hearing is the mainstream media and political establishment reacting in anger that McCain's gone outside the circle in choosing a running mate.

CNN: Commentary: Palin is a VP for the rest of us