与美国小学生一起学英文第10册 第24期:选举

 　　Elections¹ 选举

　　Do you have a class leader in your class? 你班里有班长吗？

　　How did the student become the class leader? 这个学生是怎样成为班长的？

　　Maybe your homeroom teacher made the student the class leader. 也许是你的班主任指定的。

　　Or the student could volunteer to become the class leader. 或者是这个学生自愿成为班长的。

　　Maybe the student was selected by you and your classmates. 也许是你和你的同学选得他。

　　Elections are for choosing a person to take a position. 选举是指选择一个人来担任某个职位。

　　Elections are often used in our society. 我们的社会经常使用选举。

　　Presidents are elected by citizens in many countries, such as the United² States, South Korea³, Germany and many other countries. 在美国、南韩、德国和许多其他国家，总统是公民选出来的。

　　Elections are a fair way to make a decision. 选举是做决定的公平方式。

1 elections   

n.选举，当选，推举( election的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
• He emerged victorious in the elections. 他在竞选中脱颖而出获得胜利。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 Korea   

n.朝鲜(亚洲)

参考例句：

• Korea lies to the east of China.韩国位于中国东面。
• Korea and China are separated by only the Yalu River.朝鲜和中国只隔一条鸭绿江。