用英语聊聊美国大选
<p> 美国大选将近，大家都在讨论要投谁的票。刚刚成为美国公民的<span word="Amir">Amir</span>就在跟他的妻子<span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>谈论要投票给谁，一起来听听吧!</p><p> <span word="Professor">Professor</span>: <span word="Amir">Amir</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p> </p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> <span word="Amir">Amir</span>: <span word="So">So</span> <span word="honey">honey</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>!</p><p> <span word="Amir">Amir</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>: <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="partisan">partisan</span>.</p><p> 看来<span word="Amir">Amir</span>和<span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>都是<span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>--温和的选民。不过我不明白，<span word="Amir">Amir</span>说，他不在乎<span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>州变成<span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="state">state</span>，这是什么意思呢?</p><p> <span word="Professor">Professor</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>.</p>
页:
[1]