Election Candidates
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ID: 0626
Upper Intermediate
Perhaps the upcoming 2008 presidential race in the United States could be made into the next TV reality show. It's got it all--the drama, the coifed blow-dries, the race around the country, the back-biting, the scandals, the slick acting, the lies and deceit, the slow elimination of the charismatically-not-quite-cutting-it... and of course the fetching winner who prevails over all. In this podcast, learn more about all this hoopla, in Mandarin Chinese.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 下届 | xiàjiè | next term | |
| 选举 | xuǎnjǔ | election | |
| 民主党 | Mínzhǔdǎng | Democratic Party | |
| 共和党 | Gònghédǎng | Republican Party |
我敢打赌下届美国总统选举肯定是民主党赢
wǒ 我gǎn 敢dǎdǔ 打赌xiàjiè 下届Měiguó 美国zǒngtǒng 总统xuǎnjǔ 选举kěndìng 肯定shì 是Mínzhǔdǎng 民主党yíng 赢
I'm willing to bet that in the next American presidential election the Democrats will definitely win.
别做梦了共和党肯定能笑到最后很多人认为美国现在的困境都是共和党造成的可越到这种时候就越需要强硬的总统和政策
bié 别zuòmèng 做梦le 了Gònghédǎng 共和党kěndìng 肯定néng 能xiào dào zuìhòu 笑到最后hěn 很duō 多rén 人rènwéi 认为Měiguó 美国xiànzài 现在de 的kùnjìng 困境dōu 都shì 是Gònghédǎng 共和党zàochéng 造成de 的kě 可yuè 越dào 到zhèzhǒng 这种shíhou 时候jiù 就yuè 越xūyào 需要qiángyìng 强硬de 的zǒngtǒng 总统hé 和zhèngcè 政策
Dream on. The Republicans will have the last laugh. A lot of people believe that America's current predicament was created by the Republicans. But the more serious the crisis, the more you need a strong president and policy.
其实我对民主党的候选人也不是百分之百的满意但总比共和党的强他们承诺改革社保体系平等分配社会资源免除某些大公司的税收优惠这些政策都能让人民受益
qíshí 其实wǒ 我duì 对Mínzhǔdǎng 民主党de 的hòuxuǎnrén 候选人yě 也bù 不shì 是bǎifēnzhībǎi 百分之百de 的mǎnyì 满意dàn 但zǒng 总bǐ 比Gònghédǎng 共和党de 的qiáng 强tāmen 他们chéngnuò 承诺gǎigé 改革shèbǎo 社保tǐxì 体系píngděng 平等fēnpèi 分配shèhuì 社会zīyuán 资源miǎnchú 免除mǒuxiē 某些dàgōngsī 大公司de 的shuìshōu 税收yōuhuì 优惠zhèxiē 这些zhèngcè 政策dōu 都néng 能ràng 让rénmín 人民shòuyì 受益
Actually I'm not 100 percent satisfied with the Democratic candidate, but they're going to be better than the Republicans. They promise to reform social security, equally distribute societal resources, and eliminate the tax breaks given certain large corporations. These policies can benefit the people.
要我说这全是些不实际的想法虽然我也不认为共和党的候选人十全十美但比民主党的实际多了比如说保护本土企业的利益降低贸易逆差这才是保护国家利益
yào 要wǒ 我shuō 说zhè 这quán 全shì 是xiē 些bù 不shíjì 实际de 的xiǎngfǎ 想法suīrán 虽然wǒ 我yě 也bù 不rènwéi 认为Gònghédǎng 共和党de 的hòuxuǎnrén 候选人shíquánshíměi 十全十美dàn 但bǐ 比Mínzhǔdǎng 民主党de 的shíjì 实际duōle 多了bǐrú shuō 比如说bǎohù 保护běntǔ 本土qǐyè 企业de 的lìyì 利益jiàngdī 降低màoyì nìchā 贸易逆差zhè 这cái 才shì 是bǎohù 保护guójiā 国家lìyì 利益
If you ask me, those are all unrealistic ideas. Although I know the Republican candidate isn't totally perfect, he's a lot more practical. For example, protecting the interests of domestic enterprises, or reducing the trade imbalance. Now that's protecting the nation's interests.
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