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不一般的少年 不一般的市长

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Katie Couric:...want you to meet someone a lot closer to home, Michael Sessions. He is a high school senior, but his biggest headache isn't the prom or even math class, although recently for him , life has been a number's game. On Tuesday at the tender age 18 he was elected mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, winning by only two, that's right, count on two votes.

Katie Couric: Mayor-elect Sessions, good morning, congratulations!

Michael Sessions: Thank you.

Katie Couric: Very nice to meet you.

Michael Sessions: Nice to meet you too.

Katie Couric: Well good, listen. So this has been crazy for you, right? (Oh, it's..)You were on Nightwing a couple of nights ago. (Yes) You were on David Letterman last night. (Last night, yep) and the. . . you know, (It's 8 am and I am on the Today show) this little, this little Today show thing. And what is it if they like for you? Has it been just insanity1? Fun?

Michael Sessions: It's, It's been overwhelming but it's been fun at the same time, I mean. . for the past 72 hours it's been nonstop.

Katie Couric: How did this whole thing get started, by the way?

Michael Sessions: Well, I really, I thought you know, I can bring some energy to the city so I thought I wanna, I wanna run for mayor in the city of Hillsdale, so back in, back in May I decided2, well, when my cousin and I called the City Clerk's Office and see "Well, can I run?, can I fill a petition and run? " Well, the city clerk said: " No, you can't do it, you are 17, and you are not a registered voter yet. So it comes around my birthday, first thing I go to do, register to vote.

Katie Couric: Good for you and then(Ne(xt), then...) they said ok, you can run?

Michael Sessions: Well next week, they sent me my voter registration3 card and then I was in there filling up my declaration to be a write-in candidate.

Katie Couric: And then you used , what, $700 you'd earned from summer jobs?

Michael Sessions: Yes, from my summer jobs.

Katie Couric:For your campaign?

Michael Sessions: Yep, yep

Katie Couric: Ok, now, I am just curious, did you have any competition?

Michael Sessions: Yes I did. There was a guy in the ballot4.

Katie Couric: Yeah, and why do you think that the voters of Hillsdale ultimately cast their ballots5 for you and what was your platform?

Michael Sessions: I, you know I wanted to bring enthusiasm to the city, and one of the biggest things was we gotta do, we gotta revitalize our economy. We're a small city but we've got plenty of aluminum6 industrial part to grow. That's one of the main reasons you know I want to try to help the city compete for the jobs to bring them to our city and also. . .

Katie Couric: Yeah, how do you propose to do that?

Michael Sessions: Well, there is a number of ways, you know first of all I...

Katie Couric: You feel like to meet the press?

Michael Sessions: Yeah, I meet the press right now. But You know in the coming weeks we are gonna develop plans with the city Council as such, I am only one vote on the city Council, essen(tially), essentially7, but we will have to see .

Katie Couric:Well, it's really a very very exciting you are doing this. But What about going to college,(Well..) I mean, obviously you are a smart , involved young man(Right. Right.) , You don't want to go on to college? Or you are to defer8 (well, I do) college and you're gonna go while you are a mayor?

Michael Sessions: Yes, I planned to go, next fall, I don't know where yet , but I'd like to go to those college, but I haven't applied9 anywhere yet. (Right).

Katie Couric:Since you've been busy?

Michael Sessions: I've been so busy, yes.

Katie Couric: Running your campaign, is it true that you ran for office in high school and you didn't win?

Michael Sessions: Yeah, I was defeated, for a Student Council Office.

Katie Couric: Really? So I guess all your friends are pretty impressed with this?

Michael Sessions: Yeah!

Katie Couric: Yeah, do you think it is gonna help you get a date for the prom?

Michael Sessions: I don't know about that.

Katie Couric: Yeah,well good luck to you!

Michael Sessions: Well I think it is very impressive that you are embarked10 on this campaign and(Thank you.) let us know how it's going.(Thank you.)

Katie Couric: Mayor Sessions, very nice to meet you!

Michael Sessions: Very nice to meet you too.

Katie Couric: OK.


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1 insanity H6xxf     
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
参考例句:
  • In his defense he alleged temporary insanity.他伪称一时精神错乱,为自己辩解。
  • He remained in his cell,and this visit only increased the belief in his insanity.他依旧还是住在他的地牢里,这次视察只是更加使人相信他是个疯子了。
2 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 registration ASKzO     
n.登记,注册,挂号
参考例句:
  • Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
  • What's your registration number?你挂的是几号?
4 ballot jujzB     
n.(不记名)投票,投票总数,投票权;vi.投票
参考例句:
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
5 ballots 06ecb554beff6a03babca6234edefde4     
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 aluminum 9xhzP     
n.(aluminium)铝
参考例句:
  • The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
  • During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段,它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
7 essentially nntxw     
adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
参考例句:
  • Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
  • She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
8 defer KnYzZ     
vt.推迟,拖延;vi.(to)遵从,听从,服从
参考例句:
  • We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
  • We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。
9 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
10 embarked e63154942be4f2a5c3c51f6b865db3de     
乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事
参考例句:
  • We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
  • She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。
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