考研英語閱讀:巴西小丑最高票當(dāng)選國會(huì)議員

 

Clown or Congressman?

巴西小丑最高票當(dāng)選國會(huì)議員

Voters the world over complain about having clowns for politicians, but Brazilians embraced the idea on Sunday by sending a real one to Congress with more votes than any other candidate.

全世界的選民經(jīng)常抱怨他們的政治人物好像小丑，而在星期天的選舉中，巴西人卻選出了一個(gè)真正的小丑當(dāng)議員。他的票數(shù)超過了其他所有候選人的票數(shù)。

Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, better known by his clown name Tiririca, received more than 1.3 million votes in Sao Paulo state in Brazil's presidential and congressional elections. That was more than double the votes of the second-placed candidate in Brazil's most populous state.

藝名特里里卡的佛朗西斯科·席爾瓦在 3 日舉行的國會(huì)大選中，以130萬票在巴西最大省圣保羅省脫穎而出，當(dāng)選國會(huì)議員，票數(shù)是第二名的兩倍多。

Tiririca caught the attention of disillusioned voters by asking for their support with the humorous slogan: "It can't get any worse" and a promise to do nothing more in Congress than report back to them on how politicians spend their time.

特里里卡憑借幽默的競選口號(hào)， “最糟糕不就是這樣了” ，吸引失望的選民。他還承諾當(dāng)他當(dāng)上議員后，會(huì)向大家匯報(bào)政客每天如何打發(fā)時(shí)間。

"What does a congressman do? The truth is I don't know, but vote for me and I'll tell you," the 45-year-old said in his campaign advertisements.

“聯(lián)邦議員做什么？說實(shí)話， 我不知道。 不過投我一票， 我會(huì)讓你們知道。 ”45 歲的特里里卡藝名的意思是“粗魯?shù)?rdquo; 。

The clown, whose stage name means "grumpy", usually appears in public wearing a blond wig, a red hat and a garish outfit. He survived a last-minute attempt by public prosecutors to bar him from running because of evidence that he is illiterate.

他在舞臺(tái)上的典型形象是金發(fā)、老土的帽子和一身五彩的衣服，如今是巴西著名電視笑星。他差一點(diǎn)失去競選資格，因?yàn)樽詈笠豢桃粋€(gè)監(jiān)控官發(fā)現(xiàn)他居然是個(gè)文盲。

His candidacy may not have been as spontaneous or innocent as it might appear. Tiririca's well-financed campaign will help elect other politicians because under Brazil's election rules he can pass his substantial excess votes on to other candidates in his coalition, which includes the ruling Workers' Party.

特里里卡的競選資格也許不像看起來那么單純。這場競選背后有強(qiáng)大的財(cái)力支持，他的當(dāng)選能幫助其他政客，巴西的選舉法規(guī)定他可以把多余的票數(shù)給聯(lián)盟中的其他候選人，包括現(xiàn)在的執(zhí)政黨勞動(dòng)黨。

 

 

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