要去投票嗎? To Vote or Not To Vote?

A major event is going to happen tomorrow.
明天有個重大活動
就是...
臺灣總統大選! Taiwan's presidential election!
不只要選總統，還要選立法委員

先來看看新聞英文~~等一下來看討論!
以下文字節錄自 Focus Taiwan: http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601150011.aspx

Taiwan to elect new president, Legislature Saturday

2016/01/15 
Taipei, Jan. 15 (CNA) Taiwanese voters will go to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and a new Legislature, and the results are expected later in the day.

There are just over 18.78 million eligible voters in the country's 22 cities and counties, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).


It said 15,582 polling stations across the country will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and preliminary results will become available within hours of the polls closing.

一開始看到標題寫 "elect new president, Legislature" 覺得很奇怪，因為「立法委員」不是legislator 嗎? 為什麼是選 "Legislature" 立法機構??
看了好幾篇新聞才知道選立委在英文的說法是 elect a new Legislature 選出新的立法機構 而不是 elect new legislators

polling station: 選票站
go to the polls: 去選票站
preliminary: 初步
preliminary results: 初步結果
eligible voters:  可以投票的人
eligible: 合格

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原本想要做一個和投票相關的影片~
但是因為要7:30到校，晚上再到補習班工作到9:30, 10:00
所以要做影片的話要清晨5,6點起來做
但是最近的天氣讓我完全爬不起來... QQ
所以~~只好用blog囉!

在會話課和同學討論到「投票」，發現有些人想投，有些人不想投，因為...好幾個不同的原因

不想投的人說: I'm sitting this one out. (我這次不參加)
sit this one out: 這次跳過、不參加

原因是...

1. I don't want to vote because I don't like any of the candidates.
   (我不想投因為我不喜歡任何一個候選人)
   同樣的句子也可以說:
   I don't want to vote because I dislike all of the candidates.

   

   (沒有候選人值得我的選票)

   
   
   
   
   
2. I don't want the candidates to get the per-vote subsidy.
   (我不想要候選人拿到競選補助)
3. I don't have time. (沒時間)

~以上是同學不想投票的理由~
對於前兩個理由我沒什麼意見
特別是number 2, 我也是最近才知道立法委員選舉政黨得票率達百分之五以上，每年每票可以得到五十元的補貼!
特地去查才查到加拿大也有這個制度~ 而這個制度在加拿大就叫做"per-vote subsidy" (每票可以得到的補助)

不過理由3也太懶惰了吧! The election only happens once in four years! 四年才一次耶~~居然說沒時間:O

現在換來看看想投的人怎麼說吧!

1. Taiwan is a democratic country, and it is our right and responsibility to vote. (臺灣是個民主國家，投票是我們的權利和義務)
2.  I want our country to change. (希望為國家帶來改變)
3. I want to make my voice heard. (希望讓大家聽見自己的聲音)
   
   補充**
   行使義務: to exercise your right
   (很特別吧! 「行使」是exercise~~)

   

   (不投票? 那就不準抱怨)

以上是同學想要投票的理由~

so...What is your stance? Are you going to vote tomorrow? Why or why not? 

Please share your opinions with me! I'd love to know your thoughts. :)

也跟大家分享這個很有趣的影片喔!