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会。

They matter because they can influence how Americans vote in the caucuses and the primaries.

这些常重要, 因为会影响美国人民在党内预及初投票时的投票。

Across Iowa on caucus night, people will gather in schools and churches and community centers and the like.

爱荷华州预会当晚，人们会聚在学校、教堂和类似的社区中心。

The person winning the most votes in these caucuses and primaries traditionally wins the party's nomination for president.

在党内预和初中得票最多的人通常会赢得党内总统候人提名。

Some candidates usually drop out after Iowa but before these caucuses and primaries begin we're explaining what the differences are between them.

有些候人通常会在爱荷华州预会之后退出，但在预和初开始之前，我们会解释这两者之间的区别。

It may have said to Knight that a woman who was so flurried in the preliminaries must have a dreadful sequel to her tale.

它可能对奈特说， 一个在预赛中如此慌张的女人一定会有可怕的续。