【PTE词汇】口语，写作，日常生活都必备！Election Day Words

ballot   [‘bælət]   投票

英文释义：a document listing the alternatives that is used invoting

e.g.Also on the statewide ballot are bonds and a constitutional amendment that deals with the state pension program. – Seattle Times (Nov 5, 2017)

candidate   [ˈkændɪˌdet,-dɪt]候选人

英文释义：a politician who is running for public office

e.g.Fairfax is a former federal prosecutor and the only African-American statewide candidate. – SeattleTimes (Nov 6, 2017)

citizen    [‘sɪtɪzn]   公民

英文释义：a native or naturalized member of a state

e.g.This last cause aloneshould be enough to bestir citizens to the polls. – Washington Post (Nov 5,2017)

constituent   [kən’stɪtʃuənt]   选民

英文释义：a citizen who is represented in a government byofficials

e.g.Three hours west of Chicago, in a district Trump won, Bustos meets regularly with her constituent sat “supermarket Saturdays”. – The Guardian (Nov 6, 2017)

district   [‘dɪstrɪkt]  行政区

英文释义：a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

e.g.Voters will weigh in on nearly 3,000 local races, including city council, fire district and school district races. – Washington Times (Nov 6, 2017)

elect   [ɪ’lɛkt]  选举 v.

英文释义：choose by a vote for an office or membership

e.g.In our minds, vigilance toidentification of opportunities for improvement, whatever the issue, issomething all of us should expect of elected leaders. – Washington Times (Nov6, 2017)

election    [ɪ’lɛkʃən]   选举 n.

英文释义：vote to select the winner of a position or political office

e.g.A simple majority of 262 registered voters will decide the election. – Seattle Times (Nov 6, 2017)

incumbent   [ɪn’kʌmbənt]    现任者

英文释义：the official who holds an office

e.g.But that election, she notes, followed a redistricting which diminished many of the advantages held by incumbents. – Los Angeles Times (Nov 6, 2017)

legislation   [,lɛdʒɪs’leʃən]  立法；法律

英文释义：the act of making or enacting laws

e.g.But those two pieces of legislation are basically stalled. – Washington Times (Nov 6, 2017)

nomination   [,nɑmɪ’neʃən]   任命；提名

英文释义：the act of officially naming a candidate

e.g.On Friday, candidates for the nomination spoke to Cook County Democrats in hopes of earning their support. – Seattle Times (Nov 3, 2017)

ordinance    英 [‘ɔːdɪnəns]  美 [‘ɔrdnəns]    条例；法令

英文释义：an authoritative rule

e.g.There’s also more permitting, federal regulations on exotic animals, as well as new state laws and local ordinances banning circus animals. – Seattle Times (Nov 4, 2017)

petition   英 [pɪ’tɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [pə’tɪʃən]   请愿书；请愿

英文释义：a formal request that something be submitted to anauthority

e.g.Voters signed petitions to put both questions on the ballot. – Seattle Times (Nov 4, 2017)

recall   英 [rɪ’kɔːl]   美 [‘rikɔl]   召回

英文释义：the act of removing an official by petition

e.g.They cynically claim they’re attempting to recall him for his vote in favor of the gas tax, as if he committed treason. – Seattle Times (Nov 1, 2017)

referendum   英 [,refə’rendəm]   美 [,rɛfə’rɛndəm]   公民投票权

英文释义：a legislative act referred for approval to a popularvote

e.g.If voters in Falls Church approve a $120 million bond referendum, George Mason High School will be replaced. – Washington Post (Nov 5, 2017)

representative  英 [reprɪ’zentətɪv]   [‘rɛprɪ’zɛntətɪv]   代表

英文释义：a person who stands in for others

e.g.Just over one-quarter, 26 percent, say they want to reelect their representative in Congress. – WashingtonPost (Nov 5, 2017)

responsibility  英 [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ]   美 [rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti]    职责；义务

英文释义：the social force that binds you to a course of action

e.g.Puigdemont said the people should continue to defend their new republic peacefully and “with a sense of civic responsibility.” – Washington Post (Oct 28, 2017)

right    权利

英文释义：an abstract idea of that which is due by law or nature

e.g.The right to treatment is based on residency, not on your tax status. – BBC (Oct 26, 2017)

statute    英 [‘stætjuːt;-tʃuːt]  美 [‘stætʃut]   法规；法令

英文释义：an act passed by a legislative body

e.g.Lawmakers passed the statute in May, hoping to prevent collisions caused by a congested left laneand reduce road rage. – Seattle Times (Oct 30, 2017)

vote    投票

英文释义：a choice made by counting people in favor ofalternatives

e.g.A board vote on Lynnwood Link’s final budget and schedule is expected next summer. – Seattle Times (Nov6, 2017)

majority      多数

英文释义：more than half of the votes in an election

e.g.A Republican-led coalition currently holds a one-vote majority in the Senate, while Democrats control thestate House and the governor’s office. – Seattle Times (Nov 4, 2017)