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A 我敢打賭下屆美國總統選舉肯定是民主黨贏。
wǒ gǎn dǎdǔ xiàjiè Měiguó zǒngtǒng xuǎnjǔ kěndìng shì Mínzhǔdǎng yíng.
I'm willing to bet that in the next American presidential election the Democrats will definitely win.
B 別做夢了，共和黨肯定能笑到最後。很多人認為美國現在的困境都是共和黨造成的。可越到這種時候就越需要強硬的總統和政策。
bié zuòmèng le, Gònghédǎng kěndìng néng xiào dào zuìhòu. hěn duō rén rènwéi Měiguó xiànzài de kùnjìng dōu shì Gònghédǎng zàochéng de. kě yuè dào zhèzhǒng shíhou jiù yuè xūyào qiángyìng de zǒngtǒng hé zhèngcè.
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.
A 其實我對民主黨的候選人也不是百分之百的滿意，但總比共和黨的強。他們承諾改革社保體系，平等分配社會資源，免除某些大公司的稅收優惠。這些政策都能讓人民受益。
qíshí wǒ duì Mínzhǔdǎng de hòuxuǎnrén yě bù shì bǎifēnzhībǎi de mǎnyì, dàn zǒng bǐ Gònghédǎng de qiáng. tāmen chéngnuò gǎigé shèbǎo tǐxì, píngděng fēnpèi shèhuì zīyuán, miǎnchú mǒuxiē dàgōngsī de shuìshōu yōuhuì. zhèxiē zhèngcè dōu néng ràng rénmín shòuyì.
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.
B 要我說，這全是些不實際的想法。雖然我也不認為共和黨的候選人十全十美，但比民主黨的實際多了。比如說保護本土企業的利益，降低貿易逆差。這才是保護國家利益。
yào wǒ shuō, zhè quán shì xiē bù shíjì de xiǎngfǎ. suīrán wǒ yě bù rènwéi Gònghédǎng de hòuxuǎnrén shíquánshíměi, dàn bǐ Mínzhǔdǎng de shíjì duōle. bǐrú shuō bǎohù běntǔ qǐyè de lìyì, jiàngdī màoyì nìchā. zhè cái shì bǎohù guójiā lìyì.
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.
A 這正是我不喜歡共和黨的原因，根本不顧人民的利益。明明是自己的政策失敗，造成國家債務過高，可他們從來不承認。你看，醫療保險都快要崩潰了，窮人根本看不起病。共和黨不僅不幫助，反而還要控制保險額。民主黨就能看到問題的根本，主張擴大保險的範圍。
zhè zhèng shì wǒ bù xǐhuan Gònghédǎng de yuányīn, gēnběn bùgù rénmín de lìyì. míngmíng shì zìjǐ de zhèngcè shībài, zàochéng guójiā zhàiwù guò gāo, kě tāmen cónglái bù chéngrèn. nǐ kàn, yīliáo bǎoxiǎn dōu kuài yào bēngkuì le, qióngrén gēnběn kànbuqǐ bìng. Gònghédǎng bùjǐn bù bāngzhù, fǎn'ér háiyào kòngzhì bǎoxiǎn é. Mínzhǔdǎng jiù néng kàndào wèntí de gēnběn, zhǔzhāng kuòdà bǎoxiǎn de fànwéi.
This is exactly the reason why I don't like the GOP: it totally ignores the people's interests. It's clearly the government's policies that failed, creating such a high national deficit, but they never admit it. Look, the health care system is on the verge of collapse, and the poor just can't afford to see a doctor. The Republican Party not only doesn't help, it even wants to control insurance rates. The Democratic Party can see the root of the problem, and advocates the expansion of insurance coverage.
B 這是因為他們不是執政黨。說起來容易，國家哪有這麼多資源？
zhè shì yīnwèi tāmen bù shì zhízhèngdǎng. shuō qǐlai róngyì, guójiā nǎyǒu zhème duō zīyuán?
That's because they're not the incumbent party. It's easy to say, but where is the nation going to get all those resources?
A 沒有資源的原因是政府亂用錢。看看那麼高的國防開支就知道了。
méiyǒu zīyuán de yuányīn shì zhèngfǔ luàn yòngqián. kànkan nàme gāo de guófáng kāizhī jiù zhīdào le.
The reason it doesn't have the resources is that the government wastes money. Just take a look at the national defense budget.
B 這也是為國家安全考慮嘛。說到安全，共和黨的國內安全政策也比民主黨強。
zhè yěshì wèi guójiā ānquán kǎolǜ ma. shuōdào ānquán, Gònghédǎng de guónèi ānquán zhèngcè yě bǐ Mínzhǔdǎng qiáng.
That's just looking after national security. Speaking of which, the Republican domestic security policy is also stronger than the Democrats'.
A 我覺得共和黨只會管普通人，對有權有勢的人就特別照顧。而民主黨的政策更公平，比如調高最低工資、 降低學生貸款利率。
wǒ juéde Gònghédǎng zhǐ huì guǎn pǔtōngrén, duì yǒuquányǒushì de rén jiù tèbié zhàogu. ér Mínzhǔdǎng de zhèngcè gèng gōngpíng, bǐrú tiáogāo zuìdī gōngzī, jiàngdī xuésheng dàikuǎn lìlǜ.
I think the Republicans only restrict normal people, but they take really good care of those with power and status. The Democrats' policies, on the other hand, are fairer. For example, raising the minimum wage, or lowering the interest rates on student loans.
B 你錯了。共和黨的政策才能徹底解決問題。因為他們注重扶持企業，推動經濟。經濟好了，就業率提高了，人民自然就有錢了。
nǐ cuò le. Gònghédǎng de zhèngcè cáinéng chèdǐ jiějué wèntí. yīnwèi tāmen zhùzhòng fúchí qǐyè, tuīdòng jīngjì. jīngjì hǎo le, jiùyèlǜ tígāo le, rénmín zìrán jiù yǒuqián le.
You're wrong. It's only the policies of the Republican Party that can truly solve problems. Because they especially support business, they stimulate the economy. When the economy improves, employment rates go up, and the people naturally have more money.
A 可這些利益都被富人奪走了。搞得窮人更窮，富人更富。貧富差距越來越大。
kě zhèxiē lìyì dōu bèi fùrén duózǒu le. gǎo de qióngrén gèng qióng, fùrén gèng fù. pínfù chājù yuèláiyuèdà.
Both those benefits are all snatched away by the wealthy. The poor get poorer, and the rich get richer. The gap between the two gets wider and wider.
B 那咱們就等著瞧吧。反正我是肯定支持共和黨的。
nà zánmen jiù děng zhe qiáo ba. fǎnzhèng wǒ shì kěndìng zhīchí Gònghédǎng de.
Then let's just wait and see. Anyway, I will definitely support the Republican Party.
A 那我絕對會選民主黨。現在也該換換了。
nà wǒ juéduì huì xuǎn Mínzhǔdǎng. xiànzài yě gāi huànhuan le.
And I will absolutely choose the Democratic Party. It's time for a change.
Key Vocabulary
下屆 xiàjiè
選舉 xuǎnjǔ
民主黨 Mínzhǔdǎng
共和黨 Gònghédǎng
笑到最後 xiào dào zuìhòu
困境 kùnjìng
強硬 qiángyìng
候選人 hòuxuǎnrén
社保 shèbǎo
免除 miǎnchú
受益 shòuyì
利益 lìyì
貿易逆差 màoyì nìchā
醫療保險 yīliáo bǎoxiǎn
崩潰 bēngkuì
執政黨 zhízhèngdǎng
國防 guófáng
有權有勢 yǒuquányǒushì
扶持 fúchí
貧富差距 pínfù chājù
Supplementary Vocabulary
競選 jìngxuǎn
選民 xuǎnmín
投票 tóupiào
拉票 lāpiào
在野黨 zàiyědǎng
國會 guóhuì
內閣 nèigé
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