學個詞 Learn A Word:39 cast ballot

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今天要學的詞組是cast ballot。Cast ballot就是投票。美國是多種族的國家，有的政客以為 "voters can be counted on to cast ballots along racial lines" -- 他們以為選民們肯定會按照種族的界限來投票。結果呢? 一位白種候選人在黑人占多數(shù)的首都華盛頓獲得大勝。

每個選民都應該去投票站投票。"Every voter should go to the polling station to cast a ballot," 因為這是每個公民的民主權利。可是，首都附近馬里蘭州有些投票站出了故障，"a lot of voters were not able to cast their ballots," 許多選民無法投票。有關人員決心要保證 "voters could cast their ballots without a hitch in November," 選民在十一月投票時不會有問題。今天學的詞組是cast ballot...