现任州长布拉德·利特尔在5月的共和党初选中轻松击败了特朗普支持的对手。为了跳过几乎肯定会失败的初选，邦迪决定以独立候选人的身份参选，尽管他声称自己与共和党关系密切。他在边缘人群中的支持发出警告，事情正在迅速转变。“三年前，我可能不是一个有望成功的／可行的候选人，”邦迪在桑德波特告诉他的听众。
答案在The Economist August 13th 2022 United States “The far right--- Extreme goes mainstream”这篇文章末段可以找到。
The Economist August 13th 2022 United States
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slim adj. 非常小的，微乎其微
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They only have a slim chance of winning (= it's unlikely that they will win).
他们获胜的机会微乎其微。
viable
viable adj.
1. 可以实施的，可望成功的
同义词：workable, practical, feasible, suitable
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I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
恐怕你的计划在商业／经济／财政／政治上行不通。
2. 能生长发育的，可以存活的
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human foetus can be considered viable.
关于人类胎儿在何时可被视为已有生命的问题仍处于争论中。
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Mr Bundy (Ammon Bundy) has a slim chance of becoming Idaho’s next governor. Brad Little, the incumbent, easily beat his Trump-endorsed rival in the Republican primary in May. To skip the primary, which he almost certainly would have lost, Mr Bundy decided to run as an independent, despite his professed affinity for the Republican Party. His support among the fringe offers a warning of how quickly things are shifting. “Probably three years ago I wouldn’t have been a viable candidate,” Mr Bundy tells his audience in Sandpoint. “But I am now.”
邦迪先生（阿蒙·邦迪(Ammon Bundy)）成为爱达荷州下一任州长的机会微乎其微。现任州长布拉德·利特尔(Brad Little)在5月的共和党初选中轻松击败了特朗普支持的对手。为了跳过几乎肯定会失败的初选，邦迪决定以独立候选人的身份参选，尽管他声称自己与共和党关系密切。他在边缘人群中的支持发出警告，事情正在迅速转变。“三年前，我可能不是一个有望成功的／可行的候选人，”邦迪在桑德波特告诉他的听众。“但我现在是。”
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