A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
选举
Election
The general election is not an organizational exercise - it's a mass media exercise.
大选不是一项组织活动，而是一项大众传媒活动。
The election isn't very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
当一个候选人隔着马路就能认出你时，选举就不远了。
It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.
如果不改革选举制度，似乎不可能举行一次可信的选举。
I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.
我向你保证，我不会错过这个机会，让你知道当你投票给我时，你是对的。
This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.
这次选举可能只剩下几张选票。结果可能是一票之差。
I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election.
我是一个有绿卡的移民，因此，我没有资格在联邦选举中投票。
I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most.
我很乐意回答或回避你的问题，这取决于我认为什么对我们的选举最有帮助。
It would be nice if we could clear up the nominations that are still out there, and there are a lot of them.
如果我们能清理出仍然存在的提名名单，那就太好了。
Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.
在我当选之前，年轻的切罗基女孩从来没有想过她们长大后会成为酋长。
It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be.
重要的是，我们要像我们的候选人和现任参议员希望我们做的那样给予支持。
People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
人们知道我是一个很好的作家。但他们更愿意阅读我对下次选举的看法。
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
人们讨厌政治的原因之一是，真相很少是政治家的目标。选举和权力是。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it.
选举是一种道德上的恐怖，除了流血之外，它和战争一样糟糕;为每一个与之有关的灵魂洗个泥浴。
I don't think it's really good once you've lost an election to sit around, watch your former opponent, and swipe at them.
我认为，一旦你在选举中失败了，坐在那里看你以前的对手，然后抨击他们，这并不是一件好事。
There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.
有很多人在选举中非常努力，他们仍然有组织，他们知道如何挨家挨户敲门，打电话拉票，他们知道如何筹集资金。
I didn't have the base I needed to win the election.
我没有赢得选举所需要的基础。
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.
虽然现在已经是大选年，但我们只有携手前进，只有满足人民的迫切需要，才能取得胜利。我们不能停滞不前，也不能倒退。我们现在必须共同前进。
This election ain't no stinkin' TV show.
这次选举可不是什么恶心的电视节目。