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英语口语频道为大家整理的英语口语8000句：介绍爱尔兰政治情况，供大家参考:) Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, and then there's another set, another ruling body, where the head is called the Taoiseach, which is Irish for Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister at the moment is a man called Bertie Ahern. Todd: So you have two Prime Ministers. Ruth: We have a president and then we have a Prime Minister. Todd: OK, and the woman is the Ruth: The woman is the President. Mary McAleese is the president. Todd: OK, well, who actually has the power? Who makes the decisions? Ruth: Normally I think it's the Taoiseach, the Prime Minister, that makes most of the decisions, and he's over the government. He decides the government. Todd: OK, and what's that title called, Taoiseach. Ruth: Taoiseach Todd: Taoiseach Ruth: It's Irish. Todd: OK, so that's like Gaelic. Ruth: Yeah. Yeah. There are still some parts of Ireland that's the Gaelic and, and also because it's one of the official languages. A lot of things will have an Irish name and an English name as well. | 
