美语情景对话 第1266期:Do you vote? 你参加投票吗?

Do you vote?

你参加投票吗？

Tom: I don't live in my own country, so I don't get to vote. How about you Jess?

汤姆：我不在我的祖国生活，所以我没有参加投票。你呢，杰茜？

Jess: My situation's the same. I haven't lived in Britain for about five years so in that time I haven't voted but I think if I were in Britain, I would definitely vote. How about you Tom?

杰茜：我的情况和你一样。我有5年没有在英国生活了，所以这段时间我也没有参加投票，不过如果我在英国，那我一定会去投票。你呢，汤姆？

Tom: I'd definitely vote. Actually, what I do is we can arrange for my mum to vote on my behalf, so right now my mum has two votes. There was one period a couple of years ago when my sister's were also out of Britain, and they transferred their votes to my mum, and in the election she got to vote four times.

汤姆：我也会去投票的。实际上，我的方法是，安排我妈妈代表我去我投票，这样我妈妈就有两张票了。几年以前，我姐姐不在英国，当时他们就把选票转到了我妈妈那里，所以大选时她投了四次票。

Jess: I didn't know that was possible.

杰茜：我不知道可以这样做。

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重点讲解：
1. on one's behlf 为（某人）；替（某人）；
例句：My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf.
我丈夫今晚因故不能前来，我谨代表他向你们致谢。
2. right now 现在；此时此刻；
例句：If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now.
如果你有异议，我要你马上告诉我。
3. out of 在…之外；
例句：Mr Hicks is out of the country and so unavailable for comment.
希克斯先生目前不在国内，所以无法发表评论。
4. transfer to (使)转移，传播，移交；
例句：He also pledged not to run any more projects for personal profit and to transfer his property to the state.
他也承诺不会再为了个人利益运作任何项目，而且会把其名下物业移交给国家。