A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
当选
Elected
I've elected to age gracefully.
我选择优雅地老去。
My goal was never to get re-elected.
我的目标是永远不要连任。
A fool and his money are soon elected.
傻瓜和他的钱很快就会被选上。
I was the first Blunt ever elected to anything.
我是第一个被选上的傻瓜。
Elected office holds more perks than Elvis' nightstand.
民选官员比猫王的床头柜拥有更多的特权。
The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively.
人民选举我们结束谈判并采取果断行动。
Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.
让所有的傻瓜都站在你这一边，你就能被选上任何职位。
I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
我成为第一夫人纯属偶然。我不是由人民选举出来的，但我现在在这里。
I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.
我非常希望再次当选，但这将是一场艰苦的战斗。
My personal view is always I'm in favour of anything that gives parliament a greater say. That's after all what we were elected for.
我个人的观点是，我总是赞成给予议会更大发言权的任何事情。这毕竟是我们当选的原因。
I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected officials.
我相信，除非你有一些选举的公共资金，否则你永远不会消除富裕利益集团对民选官员的权力。