相关词汇
bipartisan adj. 两党的
campaign n. 活动
candidacy n. 候选人资格
candidate n. 候选人
debate n. 辩论
deliver v. 发表
Democratic adj. 民主党的
election n. 选举
electoral adj. 选举的
eligible adj. 合格的
fundraising n. 筹款
head of state 元首
nominate v. 提名
party n. 政党
political adj. 政治的
presidency n. 总统职位
Republican adj. 共和党的
speech n. 演讲
televise v. 电视转播
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情景对话:
A: Did you watch the televised debate yesterday?
B: Yes, I did.
A: Which candidate do you think has done a better job?
B: Well, as far as the debate is concerned, I think the Democratic candidate has done better.
A: Do you think he will probably win the election?
B: It's hard to say.
A: Debate and speech play an important role in electoral activities, huh?
B: Yeah, you need to be very eloquent before you can win the candidacy, I guess.
A: Ha-ha, I think so.
B: By the way, election campaign does not only involve speeches and debates. The two political parties need to do a lot of work before one of them can win.
A: Oh, I know. Fundraising, for example?
B: Yep. It's high on their agendas.
A: What if it's not a bipartisan system? What if there're more than two parties?
B: Well, they can also nominate an eligible person to run for presidency, I think.
参考译文:
A:昨天你看了电视辩论吗?
B:看了。
A:你觉得哪位候选人表现更好?
B:嗯,就那场辩论而言。我觉得是民主党候选人表现得更好。
A:你觉得他可能赢得本次选举吗?
B:这还难说.
A:辩论、演讲在选举活动中起着重要作用吧?
B:没错。我想能获得候选人资格,也是需要有很好的口才的。
A:哈哈.我想也是。
B:不过,竞选活动也不仅需要发表演讲和进行辩论。直到终一方胜出之前两党还要做很多竟选活动。
A:嗯,我知道的,比方还要进行筹款活动吧?
B:是的,这是双方日程规划中的重要环节。
A:如果不是两党制会怎么样?如果有多个党派呢?
B:那我想各党派也还是可以提名合格的候选人去竞选总统的。
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