163.学校选举

School Election 学校选举

　　A: Have you voted for the class representative?

　　A： 你投票给班级代表了吗？

　　B: No, I'm not sure who to choose!

　　B： 不，我不确定该选谁！

　　A: The first candidate says he will save the school money.

　　A： 第一位候选人说他会节省学校的钱。

　　B: The second says he will arrange more school trips.

　　B： 第二位说他将安排更多的学校旅行。

　　A: It sounds like one saves and one spends.

　　A： 这听起来像是一个人存钱，一个人花钱。

　　B: They both have similar policies on tardiness¹.

　　B： 他们都有类似的迟到政策。

　　A: They also talk about caring for the student body.

　　A： 他们还谈论关心学生的身体。

　　B: I heard that the first candidate got detention² once, though.

　　B： 不过，我听说第一位候选人有一次被拘留。

　　A: What did he get the detention for?

　　A： 他被拘留是为了什么？

　　B: He didn't turn in his assignments.

　　B： 他没有交作业。

　　A: I don't want such a careless representative.

　　A： 我不希望这样一个粗心大意的代表。

　　B: Me neither.

　　B： 我也是。

1 tardiness   

n.缓慢；迟延；拖拉

参考例句：

• Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的迟到，老师给她布置了额外的家庭作业。 来自辞典例句
• Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人说迟到是自私和自负的最微妙的表现形式。 来自辞典例句

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。