020 选举问题

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Election Day was coming up everywhere — even at my school

选举日马上就要到了，到处都在准备——连我的学校也不例外。

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But I had a problem

但我遇到了一个难题。

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My two best friends were running for school president!

我最好的两个朋友都在竞选学校主席！

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I could only vote for one of them

我只能把票投给他们中的一个人。

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Abby is really smart

艾比特别聪明。

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She's my next-door neighbor

她住我家隔壁。

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She moved here a couple years ago

她是几年前搬来的。

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Matt is really popular

马特人缘特别好。

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I've known him since kindergarten

我从幼儿园起就认识他了。

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We play on the same baseball team

我们在同一支棒球队打球。

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I helped them make campaign posters to hang in the school hallways

我帮他们两个都做了竞选海报，要挂在学校的走廊里。

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Matt and Abby both said," Vote for me!"

马特和艾比都对我说：“投我一票！”

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But how could I choose between my best friends?

可我怎么可能在两个最好的朋友之间做出选择呢？

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Ugh! I wished there was no election

唉！真希望根本没有这场选举。

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" Why do we have to vote?"

“为什么我们必须投票？”

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I asked Mrs. Hardy during social studies

我在社会研究课上问哈迪老师。

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" Voting is a way for people to show their opinions," she explained

她解释说：“投票是人们表达意见的一种方式。”

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" Then decisions can be made based on the majority."

“然后可以根据多数人的意见做出决定。”

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That didn't solve my problem

那并没有解决我的问题。

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I decided to ask my sister about voting

我决定问问我的姐姐关于投票的事。

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Becca turned 18 this year

贝卡今年满18岁了。

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She can vote in a real election for the first time

她第一次可以在真正的选举中投票。

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" I can't wait to vote," she said

她说：“我等不及要投票了。”

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" Voting is a privilege!"

“投票是一种特权！”

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" Who are you voting for?" I asked

我问：“你投票给谁？”

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" I'm not telling you."

“我不告诉你。”

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She stuck her tongue out at me

她冲我吐了吐舌头。

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" Voting is private

“投票是保密的。

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That way people can feel free when they vote."

这样大家投票时才能毫无顾虑。”

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Downstairs, Mom and Dad were stuffing envelopes

楼下，爸爸妈妈正在往信封里塞东西。

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They volunteer for Mayor Morgan's campaign

他们在为摩根市长的竞选活动做义工。

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Even our front lawn is filled with campaign signs!

连我们家的前草坪上都插满了竞选标语牌！

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Mom and Dad always say that elections are important

爸爸妈妈总说，选举很重要。

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" We pay taxes to the government," said Mom

“我们给政府交税，”妈妈说。

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" So we should choose good leaders."

“所以我们应该选出好的领导者。”

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" How do you know who to vote for?" I asked

“那怎么知道该投票给谁呢？”我问。

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" Well," said Dad

“这个嘛，”爸爸说。

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" You have to think hard and know the facts."

“你得认真思考，了解事实。”

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" Voting isn't just marking a ballot," added Mom

“投票不只是在选票上做个标记，”妈妈补充道。

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" It's a serious responsibility

“这是一份严肃的责任。

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I vote for people who will make the world better for us."

我投票给那些会让世界对我们更美好的人。”

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My parents didn't solve my problem

我的父母没能解决我的难题。

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But they had good advice

但他们给出了好建议。

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I thought really hard about who to vote for

我非常认真地想了想该投票给谁。

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Abby wanted new classroom computers

艾比想要新的教室电脑。

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Matt wanted to fix the baseball field

马特想要修整棒球场。

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They both had good ideas

他们俩的主意都不错。

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It wasn't easy, but finally I made a decision

这真不容易，但最终我做出了决定。

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This morning at school, we voted

今天早上在学校，我们投票了。

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But I'm not saying who I voted for

但我不会说我投给了谁。

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Like Becca said, voting is private

就像贝卡说的，投票是保密的。

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The principal will announce the winner tomorrow

校长明天会宣布获胜者。

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I know that he — or she! — will be a great school president

我知道他——或者她！——会成为一个很棒的学校主席。

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I'm glad I answered my election question

我很高兴我解答了自己的选举疑问。

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But now I have a new problem!

但现在我有了一个新难题！

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How will I cheer up the friend who doesn't win? Oh no!

我该怎么安慰那个没选上的朋友呢？哦，天哪！