That would be 13 days before the Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa.

那是共和党在爱荷华州举行总统预选会议的13天前。

And winning the Iowa caucuses could give a big boost to any of their campaigns.

在爱荷华州党团会议中获胜会为他们的竞选活动带来极大的推动作用。

Ted Cruz won the state's Republican caucuses, upending Donald Trump, who had led recent polling.

共和党总统参选人特德·克鲁兹（Ted Cruz）在该党的党团会议中击败了民调一直都遥遥领先的唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）。

The Iowa caucuses take place January 15th.

1月15日将举行爱荷华州党团会议。

The process is called the Iowa caucus.

这个过程叫做爱荷华州党团会议。

CNN projected that U.S. President Donald Trump would win the Iowa Republican caucuses as expected.

CNN预测美国总统唐纳德·特朗普将如预期那样赢得爱荷华州共和党党团会议。

But New Hampshire — right? — primaries are not caucuses.

下一个选区是新罕布什尔州，对吧？这是初选，不是预选。

The Iowa caucuses are the first contests of the 2020 Primary season.

爱荷华州党团会议是2020年总统初选季的首次角逐。

February 1st is the critical day, the Iowa caucuses.

2月1日是至关重要重要的一天, 这一天是爱荷华州党团会议。

But there are deep divisions within the Republican caucuses.

但共和党党团会议内部存在严重分歧。

It's still six months before the Iowa caucuses.

现在离爱荷华州的竞选秘密会议还有六个月的时间。

So why do the Iowa caucuses matter?

那么，为什么爱荷华州党团会议重要呢？

That`s decided through primaries and caucuses which start early next year.

明年初的初选以及党团会议将决定这一切。

More than 10 states will hold primaries and caucuses that day.

10多个州的初选和党团会议将在那天举行。

And the U.S. territory of American Samoa held a caucus yesterday.

美属萨摩亚昨天举行了党团会议。

The republican presidential candidates are focused on the Nevada caucuses today.

今天，内华达将举行共和党党团会议选举。

So she's going to have to keep her caucus together.

所以她必须让她的党团团结在一起。

The Hawkeye State of Iowa holds the first in the nation caucuses.

鹰眼之州的爱荷华州将会举行全国第一次的党团会议。

Every four years, Iowa usually holds the first caucus in the nation.

爱荷华州通常每四年会举行一次全国的首次预选会议。

And don't forget the Nevada caucuses for the GOP, just three days.

也不要忘了内华达州只持续3天的共和党党团会议。