A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
投票
Vote
To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.
投票就像偿还债务,如果有可能履行,这是一项不可忽视的责任。
Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.
非洲人要求、想要以一人一票为基础的选举权。他们想要政治独立。
I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.
我当然尊重别人的意见,但我不会投票给一个女人成为教堂的牧师。
No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.
没有一个人的投票,没有一个人的引用,没有一个人的陈述定义了我,我的信仰,我的记录。
Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably tell you. Ask him, however, why, and vagueness is all.
问一个人他将以哪一种方式投票,他可能会告诉你。然而,问他为什么,他只是含糊其辞。
If you were to describe me as teetotal, on behalf of my constituency I'd have to sue; that would lose me every vote in the Highlands.
如果你把我描述成滴酒不沾的人,我就得代表我的选区起诉你;这将使我在高地失去每一票。
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
任何重要的事情都不能由人民投票决定。我们只能投票给某个人;我们从来没有投票决定他要做什么。
I have this to say to the people: go the polls and vote for the candidate of your choice... This is your responsibility; do not neglect it.
我要对人民说:去投票吧,把票投给你选择的候选人。这是你的责任;不要忽视它。
You have this disturbing reality that there are a lot of people who would rather say, 'I'm on strike' than 'I'm unemployed.' And those are the people who vote for strikes.
有一个令人不安的事实,很多人宁愿说“我在罢工”,也不愿说“我失业了”。这些人投票支持罢工。
Well, I couldn't do the day-to-day stuff of being a politician or anything, but I just think everybody should have an opinion and everybody should vote, and that's what we're built on.
我不能做一个政客的日常工作,但我认为每个人都应该有自己的观点,每个人都应该投票,这就是我们的基础。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
People who vote against this today are voting against me and I will not forget.
今天投反对票的人是在投我的反对票,我不会忘记。
You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.
你必须投票给某个人。很遗憾,但这是必须要做的。
Vote early and vote often.
尽早投票,经常投票。
Anybody who knows me knows my vote can't be bought.
认识我的人都知道我的选票是买不到的。
If I believe your jobs plan, I'm going to vote for you.
如果我相信你的就业计划,我会投你一票。
Vote for me and I will ensure that everyone gets enough to eat and a place to stay.
投我一票,我将确保每个人都有足够的食物和住处。