
各州規定不同
U.S. citizens must meet certain requirements to vote in presidential elections.
美國公民必須符合某些規定才能在總統選舉中投票。
citizen(n.)市民senior citizen老年人citizenship(n.)公民資格requirement(n.)要求、規定meet sb.’s requirement滿足某人的要求require(v.)需要,後面加V-ing或that子句certain(adj.)某種程度的、確信的、有把握的
However, these requirements are not the same in every state.
然而,這些規定在每個州都不同。
vary(v.)使不同
Voting is also different than in Taiwan.
投票方式也與台灣不同。
differ(v.)不同、相異
For instance, qualified voters who live abroad can vote through the mail or online in most states.
例如,大多數的州允許居住在海外的合格選民透過郵寄或線上投票。
qualified(adj.)符合資格的a qualified doctor取得執業資格的醫生be qualified for sth. (to do sth.)有資格做某事unqualified(adj.)不夠資格的be disqualified from被取消…資格
To vote, U.S. citizens must be 18 years or older.
要投票,美國公民必須年滿18歲。
In addition, the main voting requirement in all states is proof of living in the voting area.
此外,所有州的主要投票要求是必須提供居住在投票區域的證明。
in addition此外=additionally, furthermoreproof(n.)證明、證據、物證(adj.)不能穿透的、能抵擋的bulletproof(adj.)防彈的waterproof(adj.)防水的be proof against sth.抗…
Even those who are homeless or have no permanent address can vote by following special steps.
即使是無家可歸或沒有固定住址的人,只要遵循特定步驟,也可以投票。
homeless(adj.)無家可歸的permanent(adj.)永久的、固定的a permanent job固定工作impermanent, momentary, temporary(adj.)暫時的impermanence(n.)無常step(n.)步驟procedure(n.)步驟、手續
In addition, first-time voters in all states — except North Dakota — must register to vote by certain dates to be able to participate in a presidential election.
此外,除了北達科他州外,所有州的首次投票選民必須在特定日期之前完成選民登記,才能參加總統選舉投票。
except(prep.)除…之外(不包含在內)besides(prep.)除…之外(包含在內)register(v.)註冊、登記deadline(n.)截止日期participate in參加participation(n.)參與、參加
Voters who are absent from their regular voting location can still vote by requesting a special ballot.
無法到指定投票所親自投票的選民仍可透過申請特別選票來投票。
absent(adj.)缺席的、不在場的、心不在焉的be absent from work (school)缺勤(課)ballot(n.)選票
This allows them to vote from anywhere if they turn in their ballot according to state rules.
只要根據州的規定提交選票,他們就可以在任何地方投票。
turn in繳交、睡覺according to根據
While many U.S. citizens are allowed to vote for president, some are not, such as citizens living in U.S. territories.
儘管許多美國公民可參加總統選舉投票,但有些公民則不被允許參加,例如居住在美國領地上的公民。
while(conj.)儘管
In addition, some states do not allow people found guilty of certain crimes as well as people with some mental disabilities to vote.
此外,有些州不允許被判犯有某些罪行的人以及有某些精神障礙的人士投票。
disability(n.)殘障prohibit(v.)禁止prohibit sb. from doing sth.禁止某人做某事