中级美国英语Lesson30:与选举有关的词汇

第三十课　与选举有关的词汇
一.本课要点及示例

在这一课里, 我们要学习几个由动词和介词构成的常用语, 比方 "竞选" run for, r-u-n f-o-r, run for, "依赖" depend on, d-e-p-e-n-d o-n, depend on, "参预" take part in, t-a-k-e p-a-r-t i-n, take part in 等等. 我们也要学习许多跟选举有关系的词汇.

现在我们先来听今天这一课的对话, 内容是说亨利跟同事南希谈起竞选话动 的事情. 请你注意听两位英文老师的发音和语调.

F: Are you going to vote today, Henry?

M: I don't think so. There aren't any candidates I'm interested in.

F: Haven't you kept up on the issues?

M: I've seen the ads on TV, but I'm not up on what's going on.

F: You should be, you know. This is an important election. And a friend of mine is running for office.

M: That's why you've been bringing in all the campaign buttons.

F: Yes, Joe Brown is a really good candidate. He has taken part in a lot of community activities and he knows what needs to be done.

M: And you would vote for him even if you weren't friends, right?

F: Right!

现在我们来听老师用慢速度把整段对话念一遍.

F: Are you going to vote today, Henry?

M: I don't think so. There aren't any candidates I'm interested in.

F: Haven't you kept up on the issues?

M: I've seen the ads on TV, but I'm not up on what's going on.

F: You should be, you know. This is an important election. And a friend of mine is running for office.

M: That's why you've been bringing in all the campaign buttons.

F: Yes, Joe Brown is a really good candidate. He has taken part in a lot of community activities and he knows what needs to be done.

M: And you would vote for him even if you weren't friends, right?

F: Right!

现在老师把对话里包含了我们今天要学的常用语的句子挑出来, 再念一遍给 你听.

M: There aren't any candidates I'm interested in.

F: Haven't you kept up on the issues?

M: I'm not up on what's going on.

F: A friend of mine is running for office.

M: You've been bringing in all the campaign buttons.

F: He has taken part in a lot of community activities.

二.RUN FOR

听完了对话, 现在我们来练习对话里包含的常用语. 首先我们学习怎么用 run for 作句子. 比方有一句话: "有些律师在竞选总统." 这句话英文可以这样说:

Some lawyers are running for the presidency.

下面我们作一组代换练习,学学这种说法. 在这一组练习里你可以学习到其他 公职的名称, 比方市政会, 郡委会等等.现在我们开始作练习. 请你在学生作练 习的时候也一起作.

M: Some lawyers are running for the presidency.

M: congressional office

F: Some lawyers are running for the congressional office

M: governor's office

F: Some lawyers are running for the governor's office.

M: mayor's office

F: Some lawyers are running for the mayor's office.

M: city council

F: Some lawyers are running for the city council.

M: county board

F: Some lawyers are running for the county board.

三.DEPEND ON

刚才我们作的几组练习都是有关竞选的事情. 下面我们作一组代换练习, 看看 在美国参加竞选的人必须依赖谁的帮助才能够当选. 练习的作法是老师念一 个句子, 比方: "候选人依赖竞选委员会主管人员来赢得选举." The candidates depend on their campaign managers to win the election. 你跟着重复一遍, 接着 老师念出一些助选人员的名称, 比方 "竞选顾问" campaign advisors, "演讲稿 撰写人" speech writers, "竞选工作人员" campaign staff. "支持者" supporters 等等, 请你把你听到的代换到原来的句子里. 每作完一句就请你听老师念正确 答案.

M: The candidates depend on their campaign managers to win the election.

M: campaign advisors

F: The candidates depend on their campaign advisors to win the election.

M: speech writers

F: The candidates depend on their speech writers to win the election.

M: campaign staff

F: The candidates depend on their campaign staff to win the election.

M: supporters

F: The candidates depend on their supporters to win the election.

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