你想加入什么政黨？你們國家的政治體制是如何運作的

今天的這段對話，在討論政黨，

你想加入什么政黨？你們國家的政治體制是如何運作的

來聽今天的講解:

Beginner

A: have you every belonged to a political party?

你們每個人都屬于一個政黨嗎？

B: no, I haven’t, but I thought about joining the green party.

不，我沒有，但我想過加入綠黨。

A: really? I know you are very concerned about the environment. You were a member of the pressure group greenpeace, weren’t you?

真正？我知道你非常關(guān)心環(huán)境。你是綠色和平壓力組織的成員，不是嗎？

B: yes. I was. But I didn’t have enough time to devote to it.

是的。我是。但我沒有足夠的時間投入其中。

A: the green party have no chance of winning an election. The other parties are too big and popular.

綠黨沒有機會贏得選舉。其他政黨規(guī)模太大，太受歡迎。

B:you’re right. But smaller political and pressure groups can often influence large political parties. Any member of parliament can propose legislation and parties and pressure groups can raise awareness of issues.

你是對的。但較小的政治和壓力團體往往可以影響大型政黨。任何議員都可以提出立法，政黨和壓力團體可以提高人們對問題的認識。

A: most people are not very politically aware. They often don’t understand the issues fully.

大多數(shù)人沒有很強的政治意識，他們往往不完全了解這些問題。

B: that’s true. But it’s a little strange because the media often reports on political events. You can read about them in newspaper or hear them on tv.

的確如此。但這有點奇怪，因為媒體經(jīng)常報道政治事件。你可以在報紙上讀到，也可以在電視上聽到。

Intermediate

A: how does the political system work in your country?

你們國家的政治體制是如何運作的？

B: we have hundreds of constituencies and the votes in each one elect a member of parliament. Most people call them mp’s.

我們有數(shù)百個選區(qū)，每個選區(qū)的選票選出一名議員。大多數(shù)人稱他們?yōu)樽h員。

A: each mp belongs to a political party, right?

每個議員都屬于一個政黨，對吧？

B: almost all of them do. A few are independent. That means that they do not belong to a party. If one party more than half of the mp’s. they form a government. That means that they choose a prime minister can cabinet members.

幾乎所有人都是這樣。少數(shù)人是獨立的。這意味著他們不屬于一個政黨。如果一個政黨超過了議員的一半，他們就會組建政府。也就是說，他們選擇一位首相可以成為內(nèi)閣成員。

A: what’s a cabinet?

什么是柜子？

B: this is a small group of people-perhaps 25 mp’s who are usually ministers. They make all the big decision and discuss laws and policy.

這是一小群人，可能是25名議員，他們通常是部長。他們做出所有重大決定，討論法律和政策。

A: can any mp make a law?

任何議員都能制定法律嗎？

B: any mp can present a law to parliament. The proposed law is debated and voted on. If it is accepted, it becomes law.

任何議員都可以向議會提交一項法律。擬議的法律經(jīng)過辯論和投票。如果被接受，它就成為法律。

A: I suppose a proposed a law needs the support of the big political parties.

我認為一項擬議的法律需要大政黨的支持。

B: yes, it does, because they have most of the mp’s. most mp’s vote the way their party wants them to.

是的，確實如此，因為他們擁有大多數(shù)議員的選票。大多數(shù)議員的投票方式都是他們政黨希望的。

A: how do people choose which party or candidate to vote for?

人們?nèi)绾芜x擇投票給哪個政黨或候選人？

B: they produce manifesto. These documents which states their policies. Some people just vote for the same party every time there is an election. Votes who often change the party they vote for are called floating voters.

他們發(fā)表宣言。這些文件闡述了他們的政策。有些人每次選舉都會投票給同一個政黨。經(jīng)常改變他們投票的政黨的選民被稱為流動選民。