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2015年下半年公共英语PETS－2考试口语辅导39

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　　Aduh: And then poor whites, blacks and women got the right to vote. I know.
　　Linger: But... politicians started saying what people wanted to hear, and then just ignored them.
　　Aduh: Exactly. So nothing really changed with the vote.
　　Linger: Today's worse. President Bush didn't really win the election.
　　Aduh: I heard about that. It's some kind of big conspiracy, right?
　　Linger: Yep. His brother, the governor of Florida, helped make him president.
　　Aduh: You and I totally agree.
　　(续上期，下期续)
　　阿　德：接着贫穷的白人、黑人和女人才有权利投票。这我知道。
　　亚曼达：但……政客开始说些人们想听的话，然后就不理他们。
　　阿　德：没错。所以投票其实没什么改变。
　　亚曼达：现在情况就更糟了。布什总统并没有真的赢得选举。
　　阿　德：我有听说。这是某种大阴谋，对吧？
　　亚曼达：对。他的兄弟，也就是佛罗里达州州长，帮他当上总统的。
　　阿　德：我完全同意你的说法。
　　重点解说：
　　★ ignore (v.) 忽视
　　★ worse (a.) 更坏的，更差的，为bad/ill的比较级
　　★ conspiracy (n.) 阴谋 [NextPage]

　　Later, Linger walks into Aduh's dorm with Amanda
　　Linger: Hi, Aduh. I brought somebody to talk to you.
　　Amanda: Hi, Aduh, my name's Amanda.
　　Linger: Amanda's a history student from America. She knows all about American democracy.
　　Amanda: I used to study electoral politics.
　　Linger: I brought her to convince you that it's important to vote.
　　Amanda: Before people voted, they had no choice in their government.
　　Linger: See? She's really smart.
　　Amanda: In the beginning, only white males who owned land could vote.
　　(续上期，下期续)
　　玲　儿：嗨，阿德。我带了人来跟你谈谈。
　　亚曼达：嗨，阿德。我叫亚曼达。
　　玲　儿：亚曼达在美国念的是历史。她对美国民主有全盘的了解。
　　亚曼达：我过去读的是选举政治。
　　玲　儿：我带她来说服你投票很重要。
　　亚曼达：在人民可投票前，他们无法选择政府。
　　玲　儿：看吧？她真的很聪明。
　　亚曼达：一开始只有白人男性地主才能投票。
　　重点解说：
　　★ dorm (n.) 宿舍
　　★ electoral (a.) 选举的
　　★ government (n.) 政府；governor是‘州长’