為什么要投給約翰布萊克當(dāng)參議員？美國(guó)有多少個(gè)政黨

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論選舉，

為什么要投給約翰布萊克當(dāng)參議員？美國(guó)有多少個(gè)政黨

來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:

A: What are those?

那些是什么？

B: Those are campaign placards for John Black.

那是約翰布萊克的競(jìng)選牌子。

A: Who is John Black?

約翰布萊克是誰(shuí)？

B: There's an election coming up soon.I'm voting for John Black for the U.S. Senate. I'm going to put the placards out in my yard.

選舉即將到了。我要選約翰布萊克當(dāng)參議員，我要把牌子立在院子里。

A: Oh, I see. So it's an election.

我明白了，這是選舉。

B: Yes.

是的。

A: I don't know anything about American politics. Can you tell me a little?

我不了解美國(guó)的政治，你可以跟我說(shuō)一些嗎？

B: What do you want to know?

你想知道什么？

A: Well. Maybe you could tell me why you are voting for John？Black.

也許你可以說(shuō)說(shuō)為什么要投給約翰布萊克。

B: That's easy. There are a few different reasons.But the main reason I'm voting for Black is that he's a Democrat.

很簡(jiǎn)單，有幾個(gè)不同的理由。最主要的就是他是民主黨人。

A: Hmm. So he's in the Democratic Party, is that right?

那么他是民主黨的，對(duì)嗎？

B: Yes.

是的。

A: How many political parties are there in America?

美國(guó)有多少個(gè)政黨？

B: Oh, there are many parties. But now there are only two powerful parties:the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. I always vote Democrat.

有很多個(gè)，但是只有兩個(gè)強(qiáng)大的政黨：民主黨和共和黨。我總是投給民主黨。

A: Why is that?

為什么？

B: Because I think the Republicans are only good at giving money to big business.When the Republicans had more power, in the Eighties, the American economy was all screwed up.The Democrats do a better job of managing our country.The Democrats are more balanced between the interests of business and the interests of average people.

因?yàn)楣埠忘h只會(huì)拿錢給大企業(yè)。八十年代，共和黨較強(qiáng)勢(shì)的時(shí)候，美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)一團(tuán)糟。民主黨把國(guó)家治理得比較好他們比較能夠取得平衡在企業(yè)的利益和普遍大眾的利益之間。

A: I see. So the Republican Party is the conservative party.And the Democratic Party is the more leftist party. Am I right?

我明白了。共和黨是保守黨，而民主黨比較傾向左派，對(duì)不對(duì)？

B: I wouldn't say the Democratic Party is "leftist." I would say they are moderate.

我不說(shuō)民主黨是左派，我說(shuō)他們是穩(wěn)健派。

A: I read in the paper that not so many Americans vote. Is that true?

我在報(bào)上看過(guò)不是很多美國(guó)人投票，是真的嗎？

B: Yes, unfortunately it is true. And I think it's a shame.Because we Americans not only have the right to vote, but we have the duty to vote too.I think people who don't vote are bad Americans.They don't realize that living in a democracy has some responsibilities.

是的,很不幸是真的。我覺(jué)得很丟臉。我們美國(guó)人不僅有權(quán)利投票，更有義務(wù)投票。不投票的人不是好公民，他們不曉得住在民主國(guó)家中是有義務(wù)的。

A: I can understand your position. I always vote in elections in Taiwan.

我了解你的立場(chǎng)。我在臺(tái)灣都有投票。

B: It's important in a democratic society for people to understand politics.And they must make their voices heard by voting. That is how a democracy works.

民主國(guó)家中的人民要了解政治，這是很重要的。人民必須通過(guò)選票來(lái)反映民聲，那就是民主的運(yùn)作方式。