据专门分析[选举情势]的人士及选民民意测验的初步反应，马州州长较副总统略占优势。根据美联社所邀请的六位辩论专家评分结果，杜卡基斯以144分对141分领先。
The initial reaction from analysts and voter polls was that the Massachusetts governor edged out the vice president. A panel of six debate experts put together by The Associated Press scored it144 to141 for Dukakis.
在美国，如果总统去世，则由副总统代替他的职位。
In the United States, if the president dies, the vice-president takes his place.
不受以往辩论形式的拘束，副总统奎尔和民主党的戈尔穷追不舍互相猛烈攻击。结果双方对抗始终活泼生动，常有战斗意味，有进则风度欠佳。
Freed from the constraints of the traditional debate format, Vice President Quayle and Democrat Al Gore went after each other with a vengeance, creating a confrontation that was always lively, often combative, occasionally mean-spirited.
总统生病时，其职务交由副总统代理。
When the President is ill, his duties devolve upon the Vice-President.
