Aduh: During elections, a candidate says anything. But right afterwards, he totally forgets his campaign promises.
Linger: Not all politicians are bad. Some of them really care for the country.
Aduh: I guess that's why all they do in the Legislative is fight and yell .
Linger: I agree that that's not good. But that doesn't mean we should give up.
Aduh: That movie Cat in the Hat even shows our legislators fighting on TV. Sheesh! What a loss of face.
(下期續(xù))
阿德：在選舉期間，候選人都會(huì)亂開支票，但之后旋即忘記所有競(jìng)選承諾。
玲兒：不是所有的政治人物都很爛。其中有些是真的在關(guān)心國(guó)家。
阿德：我想這就是為什么他們總是在立法機(jī)構(gòu)里又吵又鬧。
玲兒：我同意那樣的確不好。但那不表示我們就應(yīng)該放棄。
阿德：電影《魔法靈貓》甚至還把我們立法委員打架的畫面搬上電視屏幕。真丟臉。
重點(diǎn)解說：
★ candidate (n.) 候選人
★ campaign promise 競(jìng)選承諾
★ politician (n.) 政客，從政者
★ Legislative (n.) 立法機(jī)構(gòu)，legislator (n.) 立法委員
★ Cat in the Hat 電影《魔法靈貓》，片中有一段兄妹無聊開電視看的劇情，而電視畫面出現(xiàn)的竟是立法委員在立法機(jī)構(gòu)里打架的情況。
Linger: Not all politicians are bad. Some of them really care for the country.
Aduh: I guess that's why all they do in the Legislative is fight and yell .
Linger: I agree that that's not good. But that doesn't mean we should give up.
Aduh: That movie Cat in the Hat even shows our legislators fighting on TV. Sheesh! What a loss of face.
(下期續(xù))
阿德：在選舉期間，候選人都會(huì)亂開支票，但之后旋即忘記所有競(jìng)選承諾。
玲兒：不是所有的政治人物都很爛。其中有些是真的在關(guān)心國(guó)家。
阿德：我想這就是為什么他們總是在立法機(jī)構(gòu)里又吵又鬧。
玲兒：我同意那樣的確不好。但那不表示我們就應(yīng)該放棄。
阿德：電影《魔法靈貓》甚至還把我們立法委員打架的畫面搬上電視屏幕。真丟臉。
重點(diǎn)解說：
★ candidate (n.) 候選人
★ campaign promise 競(jìng)選承諾
★ politician (n.) 政客，從政者
★ Legislative (n.) 立法機(jī)構(gòu)，legislator (n.) 立法委員
★ Cat in the Hat 電影《魔法靈貓》，片中有一段兄妹無聊開電視看的劇情，而電視畫面出現(xiàn)的竟是立法委員在立法機(jī)構(gòu)里打架的情況。