27.In what month do we vote for President?
27.我们几月选举总统？
Answer:
答案：
November
11月
Explanation:
解释：
In the United States, the president has to be re-elected every four years. The elections take place (or are held) every four years in November. Every U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old can vote for president (or say who he or she would like to become president).
美国总统每四年一选，选举每四年的11月举行一次。每个年龄达到18岁的公民都可以参加选举。
U.S. citizens have to register (or sign up) to be able to vote. They need to fill out a voter registration card (or form) with their name and address. With just one voter registration card, you can register to vote in national, state, and local elections.
美国公民选举前需要先注册，要在选民投票登记卡上写下名字和地址。有一张选民投票登记卡就可以注册参加国家，州和当地的选举。
On election day, registered voters can go to the voting booth that they have been assigned to (or asked to go to). At the voting booth, they get a ballot, or a piece of paper with the names of people who are running for office (or trying to get a public position). On this ballot, they indicate (or show) which person they would like to vote for. Doing this is known as casting a ballot.
选举当日，注册的选民们会去告知的投票亭，在那领取选票或者参与竞选的人员名单，然后在选票上注明要选的人。这一程序就是投票。
In many states, voters are allowed to vote by mail. They don’t need to go to a voting booth. Instead, a ballot is mailed to their home. They need to fill it out and mail it to the correct address by (or before) a certain date to have their vote counted (or included) in the election. U.S. citizens who are living in other countries can also vote by mail.
许多州允许邮件投票，选民不必去投票亭，而是在家收到选票后，填入需要的信息，再将邮件在规定的时间内寄到正确的地址，这样投票就算数了。住在国外的美国人也可以通过邮件参加选举。
Unlike in some other countries, voting is optional in the United States, meaning that people can choose to do it, but they don’t have to. Many people choose not to vote and never fill out a voter registration card. In the 2004 presidential elections, only 60% of eligible voters voted, meaning that 60% of all the people who could vote did. Many organizations try to get more people to register to vote and participate in the elections, because they believe that our government would be stronger if more people voted.
不像有些国家，美国的投票是有可选性的，也就是说人们可以选，也可以不选。许多人不会参与投票也不填选民投票登记卡。2004年总统选举时，只有60%的合格选民投票了，即60%能参加选举的投票了。很多组织努力让更多人注册投票参与选举，因为他们相信如果更多的人参与投票，政府会更强大。
Glossary
词汇
27.In what month do we vote for President?
27.我们几月选举总统？
to take place - to happen; to occur
To take place—发生；出现
*The reception will take place immediately after the wedding.
*婚礼之后就是招待会。
to vote - to say whom one would like to have enter a public office; to say whom one would like to have work in a public job
To vote—希望某人在政府工作的权力；希望某人在公众职位工作的权力
*Did you vote for the new proposal to give more money to schools?
*为学校增加投资的心提案你投票了吗？
to register - to sign up for something; to put one's name on a list to be able to do something
To register—为某事签字；蒋某人的名字写在名单上表示要做某事
*Let’s go register for classes before the classes we want are full.
*尽快去注册我们想报的班吧，晚了就满了。
voter registration card - a form that one writes information on to be allowed to vote
Voter registration card—填写信息允许投票的表格
*Will I need to fill out a new voter registration card when I move?
*我搬家后需要填写新的选民投票登记卡吗？
voting booth - a place where people go to vote; a tall box or area with one open side where people go to vote
Voting booth—人们投票的地方；有一面打开的供人们投票的地方
*Each voting booth has curtains hanging around it so that people can vote without others seeing who or what they are voting for.
*每个投票亭都挂的帘子，这样人们就看不到其他人投谁得票。
ballot - a piece of paper with the names of people who are trying to get a public office and/or the laws that are being voted on
Ballot—写有参与政府职位竞选人员名单的纸张
*There should be only one ballot for each voter.
*每个选民只能有一张投票纸。
to indicate - to show something; to make something clear
To indicate—展示某物；使某事清楚
*That sign indicates that the meeting will be in Conference Room B.
*那个标志说明在B会议室开会。
to cast a ballot - to vote; to complete a ballot and give it to the officials
To cast a bollot—投票；完成写票并交给行政人员
*Only a small percentage of Americans choose to cast a ballot in their local elections.
*在当地选举中只有一少部分美国人会投票。
by - before a date; before something else happens
By—在日期之前；在某事发生之前
*Please send me your report by 5:00 p.m.
*请在5点前把报告发给我。
eligible voter - a person who is allowed to vote; a person who meets all of the requirements to vote
Eligible voter—允许投票的人；符合投票要求的人
*Can an American in jail be an eligible voter?
*在监狱的美国人是合格的选民吗？