選舉會用到的英文
candidate候選人(也可以指考生)
president 總統(the president of + 國家;President + 姓氏)
vice president 副總統
prime minister總理
policy 政見
hustings政見發表會
In the hustings, presidential candidates will present their policies to the voters.
在政見發表會中,總統候選人會將自己的政見講述給選民聽。
political view 政治立場/觀點
ruling party執政黨
opposition party在野黨
continue in office 連任
stand for re-election 爭取連任
President Tsai faced headwinds as she initially stood for re-election, but now her party feels confident as young people have rallied around her.
蔡總統在一開始爭取連任時受到了一些阻礙,然而現在因有了年輕人的支持,其所屬政黨對連任感到相當有信心。
headwind頂風,逆風;形容障礙阻力
rally round幫助,扶持;支持
to help or support someone
When I'm ill, my friends always rally round.
我生病時,朋友們總在我身邊幫忙。
moderate溫和派的
radical極端派的
There are conflicts between moderate and radical views within the protestors' camp.
在抗爭者的團隊內部有溫和與極端派之間的衝突。
opinion poll 民意調查
The latest opinion poll results have overturned the news stations’ prior forecasts.
民調的最新結果推翻了新聞台的預測。
campaign rally 造勢活動
選前候選人在各地辦造勢或是宣傳活動。campaign 是「宣傳活動」的總稱,rally 則有「集會」的意思,因此結合起來就變成所謂的「造勢活動」。
There were around one million people in today's campaign rally in Taipei.
今天大概有一百萬人參與了今天在台北的造勢活動。
spin / spin doctor 輿論改變 / 政治化妝師
Spin is a form of propaganda. We should keep our eyes open, identify spin doctors, and verify the authenticity of the news.
改變輿論是鼓吹思想的一種形式,我們應該要睜大眼睛辨認出政治化妝師還有新聞的真偽。
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