
你要投哪一方?
There is going to be an election. Jimmy and Casey are talking about it.
即將要選舉了,吉米和凱西正在討論它。
election(n.)選舉
Jimmy: The election is coming up. Do you know which way you are going to vote?
吉米:選舉快到了,妳知道妳要投哪一方嗎?
be coming up就要發生、即將發生way(n.)方面vote(v.)投票
Casey: Jimmy! You can’t ask people that — it’s private. Well since you asked, I think I am going to vote for the blue party.
凱西:吉米!你不能問這個,這是私人的問題。好吧,既然你問了,我想我會投藍黨。
ask(v.)問、詢問private(adj.)私人的since(conj.)既然、因為party(n.)黨派、政黨
Jimmy: What? Why? They’re so old-fashioned.
吉米:什麼?為什麼?他們很老派耶!
old-fashioned(adj.)過時的、老派的、舊式的
Casey: I know they are a bit right-wing, but I like their plans for the economy. We need more jobs and less immigration.
凱西:我知道他們有點偏保守派,但我喜歡他們對經濟的計畫。我們需要更多工作和更少的移民。
a bit稍微、有點right-wing(adj.)右翼的plan(n.)方案、計畫economy(n.)經濟less(det.)更少immigration(n.)移民
Jimmy: I’m not sure I agree. Yes, unemployment is very bad right now, but kicking out all the foreigners won’t create more jobs.
吉米:我不確定我同意妳的看法。是的,失業率目前是很嚴重,但把所有外國人踢走並不會創造更多的工作機會。
sure(adj.)肯定的、確定的agree(v.)同意unemployment(n.)失業人數、失業率right now現在、此刻kick sb. out攆走foreigner(n.)外國人create(v.)創造
Casey: What do you think we need to do then?
凱西:你那認為我們應該怎麼做?
Jimmy: I think we need to spend more money on education and poorer communities. There is a lot of inequality.
吉米:我想我們應該花更多錢在教育與貧窮社區上,因為有許多的不平等。
spend(v.)花、花費education(n.)教育community(n.)社區inequality(n.)不平等、不公平
Casey: There is, but it’s not the government’s problem to look after people. We need to be responsible for our own lives.
凱西:有啊,但照顧人們並不是政府的問題。我們需要為自己的生活負責。
government(n.)政府look after照顧responsible(adj.)需負責任的be responsible for sth.為…負責own(det.)自己的
Jimmy: I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree on that one.
吉米:我猜我們只必須尊重彼此對此有不同的意見吧!
guess(v.)猜測、猜just(adv.)只要disagree(v.)不同意