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Interviews: Obama or Romney?

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ID: 2058 Upper Intermediate
Today people across America will be going to the polls to decide on a new president for the next four years. Will it be Obama or Romney? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, people across the world will be watching to see who will be leading this powerful nation in the future, and China is no exception. In this lesson, follow a news reporter as people on the street are interviewed about what they think about the US presidential election.
Tue Nov 06 2012 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
经历 jīnglì to experience
场 chǎng measure word for an election or event
总统 zǒngtǒng president
选举 xuǎnjǔ to elect; election
大家好，我是记者小乐。最近美国正在经历一场四年一次的总统选举。美国总统选举不仅仅跟美国人民的生活相关，也算得上是一件国际大事。所以今天我们将就这一话题，采访一些路人，看看他们都有哪些不同的观点。
dàjiā hǎo ，wǒ shì jìzhě xiǎolè 。zuìjìn Měiguó zhèngzài jīnglì yī chǎng sì nián yīcì de zǒngtǒngxuǎnjǔ 。Měiguo zǒngtǒng xuǎnjǔ bùjǐnjǐn gēn Měiguó rénmín de shēnghuó xiāngguān ，yě suàndéshàng shì yī jiàn guójì dàshì 。suǒyǐ jīntiān wǒmen jiāng jiù zhè yī huàtí ，cǎifǎng yīxiē lùrén ，kàn kan tāmen dōu yǒu nǎxiē bùtóng de guāndiǎn 。
Hello everyone! I'm reporter Xiao Le. America is currently going through it's presidential election which takes place once every four years. The American presidential election not only concerns the lives of Americans, it can also be considered an international event. So today we are looking at this topic, interviewing people on the street, and seeing what different points of view they have.
前面有位小姐打扮得很时髦，我们去问问她。小姐，你好，请留步！
qiánmian yǒu wèi xiǎojie dǎbàn de hěn shímáo ，wǒmen qù wèn wen tā 。xiǎojie ，nǐhǎo ，qǐng liúbù ！
Up ahead there's a woman dressed stylishly. Let's go ask her. Miss, hello, excuse me!
你好！
nǐhǎo ！
Hello!
你知不知道美国在搞总统选举？
nǐ zhī bu zhīdào Měiguó zài gǎo zǒngtǒng xuǎnjǔ ？
Do you know that America is now holding a presidential election?
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