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Aduh: And then poor whites, blacks and women got the right to vote. I know.
Linger: But... politicians started saying what people wanted to hear, and then just ignored them.
Aduh: Exactly. So nothing really changed with the vote.
Linger: Today's worse. President Bush didn't really win the election.
Aduh: I heard about that. It's some kind of big conspiracy, right?
Linger: Yep. His brother, the governor of Florida, helped make him president.
Aduh: You and I totally agree.
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阿 德:接着贫穷的白人、黑人和女人才有权利投票。这我知道。
亚曼达:但……政客开始说些人们想听的话,然后就不理他们。
阿 德:没错。所以投票其实没什么改变。
亚曼达:现在情况就更糟了。布什总统并没有真的赢得选举。
阿 德:我有听说。这是某种大阴谋,对吧?
亚曼达:对。他的兄弟,也就是佛罗里达州州长,帮他当上总统的。
阿 德:我完全同意你的说法。
重点解说:
★ ignore (v.) 忽视
★ worse (a.) 更坏的,更差的,为bad /ill的比较级
★ conspiracy (n.) 阴谋