Who Are You Voting For?
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ID: 2861
Upper Intermediate
Election day is upon us! Who are you going to vote for? The candidate with the conservative foreign policy, the liberal candidate with the innovative education policies, or the front runner with the bold domestic policies?
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Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 选举 | xuǎnjǔ | election | |
| 刺激 | cìjī | exciting | |
| 漠不关心 | mòbùguānxīn | disinterested | |
| 偏见 | piānjiàn | prejudice; preference |
下个星期就是总统选举了你们怎么看
xià ge xīngqī 下个星期jiùshì 就是zǒngtǒngxuǎnjǔ 总统选举le 了nǐmen 你们zěnme 怎么kàn 看
The presidential election is just next week, what's your view on it?
我觉得这次选举很刺激我的同事跟朋友每天都在讨论双方各有支持者
wǒ 我juéde 觉得zhècì 这次xuǎnjǔ 选举hěn 很cìjī 刺激wǒ de 我的tóngshì 同事gēn 跟péngyou 朋友měitiān 每天dōu 都zài 在tǎolùn 讨论shuāngfāng 双方gè 各yǒu 有zhīchízhě 支持者
I think that this election is very exciting, my colleagues and friends have been discussing it every day, both sides have supporters.
我倒觉得这次选情很冷我身边人都漠不关心反正胜负已经很明显了一定是李德文啊
wǒ 我dào 倒juéde 觉得zhècì 这次xuǎnqíng 选情hěn 很lěng 冷wǒ 我shēnbiān 身边rén 人dōu 都mòbùguānxīn 漠不关心fǎnzhèng 反正shèngfù 胜负yǐjīng 已经hěn 很míngxiǎn 明显le 了yīdìng 一定shì 是Lǐ déwén 李德文ā 啊
I actually thought this election was a little dull, nobody I know has any strong feelings about it, because it is already clear who will win. Of course it will be Li De-wen.
小杰想投谁
xiǎo jié 小杰xiǎng 想tóu 投shéi 谁
Xiaojie, who do you want to vote for?
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