“Hi, Yvonne, we have come to watch the live election results TV broadcast.”
「伊凡，我们来看电视开票现场转播。」Justin向我挥手招呼。
这帮洋人带着啤酒闯进我家，一进来就把沙发对准电视围成U型，
唉，这下子害我不得不出来倒酒陪笑。
不过要怪只能怪自己啦，是我打开老加Justin的政治细胞的。
几年前他造访台北，刚好碰上热闹的选举活动，
我们带着他闯进一场接一场的造势大会 rally after rally，
本来这一切只是单纯的游玩行程，Justin却大感惊奇，他说：
“ Election campaigning in Canada is not as exciting as Taiwan’s.”
(加拿大的选战不像台湾这么刺激兴奋。)
看着这几个没投票权的歪国人，喝着啤酒，吃着零嘴，看着比数，
简直就把大选开票当国际球赛在看嘛！
我们来学学跟选举有关的英文：
1.The running mate is the presidential candidate’s choice for vice president.
副手是总统候选人所选择的副总统候选人。
2.If the two candidates are running neck and neck, their vote counts are very close to each other.
如果两个候选人势均力敌，他们的票数非常接近。
3.The candidates are on the campaign trail, traveling around the country.
候选人走遍全国进行一系列的竞选活动。
4.The mayor is on the stump for the candidates from his own party.
市长为他自己政党的候选人站台演说。
5.The party has mobilized thousands of rank and file members for the rally.
这个政党为造势大会动员成千上万名基层党员。
6. many elections usually involve incidents of mudslinging.
很多选举通常会卷入抹黑行动。
7. People go to a polling station to cast ballots.
人民去投票所投票。
8. In the end, the party won/lost by a landslide.
最后，这个政党大胜(惨败)。
