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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? Photo by saumag
Thu Mar 24 2016 | 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 jiùshì zǒngtǒngxuǎnjǔ le ，nǐmen zěnme kàn ？
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 juéde zhècì xuǎnjǔ hěn cìjī ，wǒ de tóngshì gēn péngyou měitiān dōu zài tǎolùn ，shuāngfāng gè yǒu zhīchízhě 。
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 dào juéde zhècì xuǎnqíng hěn lěng ，wǒ shēnbiān rén dōu mòbùguānxīn ，fǎnzhèng shèngfù yǐjīng hěn míngxiǎn le ，yīdìng shì Lǐ déwén ā 。
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 ，xiǎng tóu shéi ？
Xiaojie, who do you want to vote for?
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