托福口语拿的意义不仅在于申请理想的学校，更关系到以后的生活学习，因此大家要重视起来。北京新航道托福频道特为大家奉上美式课堂，为大家讲讲特定情境的一些地道表达，让大家自己的托福口语水平，下面赶紧看看第十二课要讲些什么吧。

　　Nicole’s Close Election

　　1. Nicole loses the election at school. She doesn't want to accept it, so she looks for excuses.

　　2. Ted encourages her to accept defeat and move on.

　　3. I lost the election by a hair很形象 — just 10 votes!

　　4. Give me a break, Nicole. You lost. Live with it! [learn to live with it]

　　5. But I was a sure thing! If I hadn't stayed up so late baking cookies, I wouldn't have messed up [搞砸] my speech.

　　6. Get real. = Be realistic!

　　7. Don't try to put the blame on me! I gave it my best shot.

　　8. They must've made a mistake while counting the votes. I'll demand a re-count and set the record straight [纠正错误].

　　9. Don't make a fool of yourself, Nicole. Face it, Andrea won the election fair and square [光明正大]!

　　10. Here, take a chocolate chip cookie. That'll cheer you up for sure!

　　上面就是托福口语美式课堂为大家讲的第十二课Nicole’s Close Election，希望大家记住这些表达和说法，在遇到类似的情境也知道该怎么说了。

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