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美国国家公共电台 NPR How To Vote In An Election

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MILES PARKS, HOST:

This is NPR's LIFE KIT1. I'm Miles Parks from the NPR Politics team. In this episode - how to vote. I want to start with a story for the people who say, my vote doesn't matter. Why bother?

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Well, good morning, everybody. I don't think I've ever seen so many people at a board of elections meeting before.

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PARKS: We're going to go back a few years. The date is January 4, 2018. We're in the Patrick Henry government building in Richmond, Va. Dozens of journalists are clicking their cameras. The room is packed with members of the public staring impatiently, on the edge of their seats. All eyes are on a lady with her hand in a big blue bowl.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Madam Vice2 Chair, will you give the bowl a stir?

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Cook in the kitchen. OK. There you go.

PARKS: If you couldn't tell, that's the sound of democracy. After elections in 2017, control of the Virginia State House of Delegates hinged on a single seat - the 94th District in Newport News, Va. And that race was close - really close.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: This board certified3 results on November 19. That certification reported 11,601 votes for Ms. Simonds and 11,591 votes for Mr. Yancey. Ms. Simonds then filed for a recount.

PARKS: The recount had Shelly Simonds in the lead, but a court stepped in.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: That hearing ended with a recount, results tied - 11,607 all.

PARKS: Completely tied, dead even, which gets us back to the glass bowl. Virginia law says that in situations like this, the winner gets chosen at random4 in a drawing. And then - and I cannot emphasize this enough - they decided5 which party controlled an entire body of government for a whole state with a population of 8 million people by picking a name out of a bowl.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: The winner of House District 94 is David Yancey.

PARKS: The incumbent6, real estate developer David Yancey, won. Republicans would control the House of Delegates for the next two years. Shelly Simonds was the name in the other canister.

SHELLY SIMONDS: I found it really disturbing to run a serious campaign where we talked about serious issues and we went to enormous lengths to get people out to vote, and to have that settled by a random drawing, I think was very, very disturbing. I've had people come up to me in tears telling me that they were ill that day or their spouse7 couldn't get out of bed that day or they didn't time it well in terms of their workday and they couldn't get off work to vote.

PARKS: Just one more person voting could have shaped the Virginia House of Delegates with their single vote.

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PARKS: This is your NPR LIFE KIT on voting. Whether it's because you don't feel like you have the time or you don't understand the process or you just don't think it matters, we're here to help. We'll get you from registration8 all the way to casting a ballot9, and we'll have lots of takeaways and tips for any problems along the way.

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PARKS: OK. So without sounding too cheesy, I do want to note just how big of a deal voting is. You go back to the Revolutionary War, and then you look at the civil rights era, and just think about how many people fought and how many people died so we could all have this right. It's a powerful thing, and that's sometimes easy to forget. Jocelyn Benson has a long history with it. In the late '90s, she cast her first ballot as a college student in Wellesley, Mass.

JOCELYN BENSON: And so my - some of my earliest memories are watching my parents get ready to go vote and go with them to vote and seeing it as something that was celebratory, something that was exciting, something that I was looking forward to doing when I was able to do so.

PARKS: OK, so what? Lots of people vote when they're 18 or 19. But right after that, in the next election, she ran for office.

BENSON: And I ended up running a write-in campaign, getting elected as the first student to serve on the town hall.

PARKS: She's now in charge of elections for the whole state of Michigan as the state's secretary of state. She even wrote a book about being a secretary of state called "Secretaries Of State: Guardians10 Of The Democratic Process." She's pretty into it.

BENSON: So the beautiful thing about our democracy is that everyone is promised an equal voice, an equal seat at the table in our Constitution. And only when we decline to take that seat by not voting, do we then open it up for decisions to be made that affect us that may not have our best interests at heart.

PARKS: She'll be one of our guides on getting you through this process. And it's worth noting here that the process isn't scary or hard for most people. NPR did a national poll with Marist College last year that found that the vast majority of people get into and out of their polling places quickly, and they don't run into issues. But mostly, issues that do come up have to do with our first tip - get registered to vote, and do it early. And even if you think you're already registered, double-check.

BENSON: It is never too early to register to vote. So yes, you can register now. You can check now to make sure you're registered to vote.

PARKS: Most voters don't start thinking about registration until close to when it's time to vote. Well, guess what? That's when everyone else is thinking about it, too. Your election officials are inundated11 then, and every state is different on how close you can cut it when it comes to registering before an election. Some states allow registration on the same day as an election, but some you need to register weeks in advance.

BENSON: Well, deadlines for registration vary from state to state. Nearly all - in every single state, if you register 30 days prior to an election, you're good.

PARKS: This is a good time to mention an important point - voting isn't run at a national level; it's run by states and also by local governments, like counties and townships. So the rules are different everywhere. If you're looking online for information, make sure it's from your state or your government. There are lots of websites that can actually tailor the results once you tell them where you live. Jocelyn mentioned vote.org. The last important note is that you need to change your registration every single time you move.

MARCIA JOHNSON-BLANCO: And this is important because your registration is tied to which precincts you're going to vote in.

PARKS: That's Marcia Johnson-Blanco. She's the co-director of the Voting Rights Project with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Her organization runs an Election Day hotline that helps people who are having problems voting. She says long lines at polling places are often caused by people not updating their registrations12, which delays check-in.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: If you don't update your voter registration and you've moved and you see, oh, everyone in the neighborhood goes to this elementary school over here, if you didn't update your registration and you go to that elementary school, your name is not going to be on the rolls.

PARKS: And you want your name on those rolls. So your first tip - get registered early. You literally13 can't be too early on this. Unless you're going to be younger than 18 on Election Day, then you're too early. But if not, you can do this today.

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PARKS: Our next tip is about getting informed; that way you know who and what you're going to be voting for. In election season, presidential races get all the attention. But like with Shelly's race, state and local elections are where your vote actually has a lot more sway. In 2018, 88 seats for statewide legislatures were decided by half a percentage point or less, 16 were decided by 10 votes or fewer, and two were decided by a single vote. Here's Shelly again.

SIMONDS: You don't know, when the election comes around, when that could be your vote. And I think if people don't at least go out and cast their ballot, they don't get a chance to shape the future.

PARKS: So if you want the most bang for your buck15 with your vote, you've got to participate in these races as well as the presidential. But the tough part is the national media on a whole doesn't really cover them. So you're in a tougher spot when it comes to figuring out who and what you're voting for. Jocelyn says nonprofits like the League of Women Voters often put out candidate guides.

BENSON: And then local newspapers as well, particularly in the weeks up to the election, often provide a lot of reliable information on local candidates, local races - ones that may not be getting as much national coverage16 or statewide coverage but are critical and of importance.

PARKS: Wherever you get your news, you just need to make sure it's reliable. The 2016 election highlighted just how easy it is to spread misinformation online.

BENSON: There's a lot of focus on hacking18 of the machines and hacking of the ballot boxes, but really, where we need to have the most focus is attempts to hack17 the minds of our voters and manipulate our ability to get reliable information about the decisions we have to make.

PARKS: That could be false information about a candidate or issue or about the actual rules of voting. Marcia says that part isn't new; it's just evolved with the Internet.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: In 2014, it used to be on fliers in neighborhoods, and now it's getting to social media.

PARKS: Fake messages like...

JOHNSON-BLANCO: The Republicans will vote on Tuesday, and Democrats19 vote on Wednesday.

PARKS: Or don't waste your time in line.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: And you can actually vote over the phone.

PARKS: You can't vote over the phone or the Internet, and anyone who says otherwise is lying. Jocelyn says being an information-seeker and not a passive consumer will protect you from these types of scams.

BENSON: I think the key is to be proactive rather than reactive to information we may be getting. It's when we're reacting to links that are sent to us or are posted and simply relying on them to be official and reliable that we set ourselves up to be misinformed or manipulated.

PARKS: Shelly says it's also important not to get intimidated20 by this step.

SIMONDS: Nobody should feel that they're not educated enough to vote. But if new voters feel that they do need to do their homework, they can look at their local newspaper and see their endorsements21 or they can look at a candidate's website, social media like Twitter and Instagram and, honestly, scrolling22 through the photos of these candidates and see what kind of events that they attend and what they're really doing in the community.

PARKS: So our second tip is to be armed with good information. It could be from your local paper or your local public radio station. There are lots of ways to get you ready for Election Day.

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PARKS: Now for the fun part.

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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: Well, thank you, Bob. Election Day is here, and Americans, they head to the polls.

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #2: A record number of Americans, upwards23 of 67 million, go to the polls to elect...

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #3: For several million of us Americans, this is a most extraordinary election.

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #4: And the battle for every last vote is on this morning.

PARKS: Every Election Day, Facebook pops up a photo of my first time voting in person. I'm 21, and it's a picture of me and my dad. I look very nerdy. It's pretty awful. But I'm beaming, like I just won the lottery24 or something. It reminds me that this whole democracy thing is pretty fun and exciting, and it makes you feel like your say matters. And you only get to be like nerdy, happy Miles if you vote. So let's make it happen.

This is another thing that's really different everywhere, but in general, there are three ways to cast a ballot in this country. No. 1 is in person on Election Day, No. 2 is in-person before Election Day, and No. 3 is by mail. Let's focus on voting in person first. Jocelyn says the No. 1 question her office gets around election time is, where do I vote?

BENSON: Most secretary of state websites enable you to just go online and enter your address, and it will tell you where your polling place is. Or you can go to a national site, like vote.org, and that will also enable you to enter your address and find your precinct. But regardless of how you find the information, it is important that everyone make a plan, plan ahead, so that even if there are surprises or snafus on Election Day, you're ready for them.

PARKS: That planning is important. Think back to Shell's election, where if just one more person had made a plan to vote, the outcome would've been different.

SIMONDS: Thinking through your day and making sure that you've got time in between jobs or in between picking up children from childcare - there are a lot of logistics that people really need to think through before they vote.

PARKS: That includes transportation. How are you going to get to and from your polling place? In terms of timing25, precincts are often the most crowded first thing in the morning and at the end of the day, so try to come in the middle of the day if it's possible. The other aspect of planning is what to bring paperworkwise. Here's Jocelyn.

BENSON: There are a few states where you may need photo identification. Many states just need some form of identification. It could just be a phone bill or showing that your residence is where you said it was when you registered to vote or simply your signature; every state requires a signature as a form of identification as well. So the best start is to go to vote.org and see what your state requires. And again, if you have a photo ID, certainly bringing that helps. And - but if you don't, you can check ahead of time to make sure that your state is in the majority of states that only require some sort of residential14 identification or no identification at all.

PARKS: ID laws have been changing a lot over the years. So even if you're 99% sure you know your state's, it's worth checking one more time. Once you're signed into your polling place, you're going to cast a ballot, either with paper and a pen or on an electronic machine. Now, you might be tempted26 to snooze through this part. But this is actually where you need to be on your A-game. It's not a test. You can bring in notes or your voter guide, too. Read the instructions, and make sure you fill out the ballot correctly.

BENSON: If it's an oval, fill it out completely. If it's an arrow, make sure that it's a straight line. And above all, read the directions on the ballot or that are posted in the polling place or that may be available on your local election clerk or secretary of state's website. Most times directions are easy to follow, and they clearly state what a countable27 vote is and what is not.

PARKS: If you don't, you run the risk of having your vote not count. I covered the midterms in Florida in 2018, and the election board there that I was covering had a public meeting where they literally held up ballots28 with all sorts of weird29 markings and took public comment on what they thought the voter was trying to say. You don't want to be that voter. You went through all the trouble to get there; you might as well make your vote count.

In terms of the electronic machines, make sure you double-check to make sure the machine recorded your vote right. Voting equipment in a lot of this country is old, and a common malfunction30 is a problem with something called the calibration. This basically means the touch screen misunderstands what you were trying to tell it. So just confirm your selections before you submit your ballot. That's the broad strokes for voting in person on Election Day.

More than half of the states also allow you to do all of that but earlier. Jocelyn says early voting is a way for people who might have inflexible31 hours or some other reason to vote when it's convenient for them, and your vote counts just the same.

BENSON: And when you do so, it's the same ballot. It's just as identical as if you would vote on Election Day itself.

PARKS: The big difference, even in states that allow early voting, is the amount of days the polls are open. So just check with your state secretary of state website. The last way to vote and the way that is getting a lot more popular is voting by mail. In the 2016 presidential election, the number of people voting this way doubled compared to 20 years ago. In Oregon, Washington state and Colorado, every registered voter gets mailed a ballot no matter what. But in a number of other states, you can just request one.

There are a couple of things to watch out for when it comes to mail ballots. The biggest one is deadlines. In voting - and in all of bureaucracy it seems like - deadlines are a common theme. Here's Shelly.

SIMONDS: I was really surprised that ballots came in after 5 p.m. on Election Day that were not counted in Virginia. And there needs to be some education along those lines in other states. It's the date that your ballot was postmarked, not the day it arrives. So different states have different laws. That makes it very confusing.

PARKS: Some states also have signature-match rules for your mail-in ballot. That means they'll check your signature to make sure it matches whatever signature they have on file for you, which could have been from many years ago. Marcia brought this up to me, and you could see how it would be a problem. My signature, for instance, happens to be terrible.

Oh, my gosh. If you saw my cursive right now - I'm not kidding. I could do it for you right now. Like, it's like - it is a squiggle. It's a full-on squiggle.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: (Laughter) Exactly.

PARKS: Then there could be a problem. Or Marcia says you can follow up with your election supervisor32 to make sure it's fine.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: You know, we talked about verifying your voter registration; you also want folks to verify that their absentee ballot got into the election official and that it will be counted.

PARKS: So when it comes to casting your ballot, we've got a couple of tips - make a plan, read the instructions and, if you're voting by mail, make sure your ballot is in the mail on time and signed.

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PARKS: OK, so we've painted a pretty rosy33 picture. You registered. You read up on your candidates. Maybe you attended a forum34 or two. Maybe a meet-and-greet. You went and voted at the church down the street. Like I said earlier, the data says this is how it goes for most people. But there are also times when it goes wrong. A poll worker says you're not registered. You can't physically35 access your polling space because there's no wheelchair ramp36. Someone is harassing37 people at your polling place. We want to help with those times, too.

Maybe your No. 1 resource in this section might be a single phone number. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - this is Marcia's group - they have a hotline for anyone with any sort of voting question or problem. Imagine a sort of "Star Wars" control room.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: Filled with hundreds of lawyers who are on hundreds of phones taking hundreds of calls from voters. And it's constant. As soon as they hang up, the phone rings again. On Election Day in 2018, we had over 31,000 calls.

PARKS: They have hotlines for different languages, too, and field programs in 30 different states.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: They're not just answering the calls but interacting with volunteers on the ground who can follow up on issues that come up.

PARKS: Have this number programmed in your phone when you go vote, just in case.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: 866-OUR-VOTE.

PARKS: That's 866-687-8683. The most common problem people run into, Marcia says, involves registration. If, for whatever reason, you show up at your polling place and you aren't on the rolls or even if you show up and you don't have the proper ID to vote, you'll usually be asked to vote on a provisional ballot. And this is a ballot that's exactly what it sounds like. Basically, you just need to do one more step to make your vote count. Maybe you have to bring a document into your election supervisor within a certain amount of time, or your supervisor might have to check that you're actually registered. Either way, it does not mean that your vote won't count.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: No one should walk away empty-handed from the polling place if they believe that I am indeed eligible38, I did register, I did what I was supposed to do - for some reason, my name isn't on the rolls; I can fill out a provisional ballot. And then they're supposed to give you the information about what you need to make sure that ballot will count, and they also are supposed to give you a number to call to verify that the ballot did indeed count.

PARKS: Another problem that gets a lot of media attention is voter intimidation39. This is where someone is actually at your polling place harassing people trying to cast their ballots. The bottom line is that this sort of behavior is illegal everywhere.

JOHNSON-BLANCO: Every state has laws against intimidating40 voters at polling places. It's in the federal law and in state laws as well.

PARKS: You can call the Lawyers' Committee hotline to report this sort of behavior, or you can file a complaint with the Justice Department. They have a voting rights complaint hotline that we'll link to in our show notes. Voting should be easy and accessible, and anyone who's making it hard is in the wrong. So our last tip - if you have a problem, use the resources that are available. Call 866-OUR-VOTE and don't be afraid of provisional ballots. Almost 2% of all voters use them in presidential years. Just make sure you follow up with your election supervisor.

And that's it. It's pretty easy if you have a plan and you're early in your deadlines because this matters, your voice matters, and it can make a difference. Democracy, Marcia says...

JOHNSON-BLANCO: Is not a passive government; it requires voter engagement. And if you're not voting for your interests, someone is voting against your interests.

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PARKS: Let's go back over our key takeaways. No. 1 - get registered and do it early. Update your information with your local elections office if you move. No. 2 - get informed. Make sure the information you're getting online about your candidates and about the voting rules are legit. No. 3 - actually go do the thing. Make sure you plan ahead; know where and when and how you're going to vote. Don't wait till the last minute. And once you're filling out the ballot, double-check your work. No. 4 - have the hotline number burned into your brain or just saved in your phone. Just in case something happens or if you see something sketchy41, you have a resource to go to.

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PARKS: For more NPR LIFE KIT, check out our other episodes about how to get a good night's sleep and how to start saving money. You can find those at npr.org/lifekit. And while you're there, subscribe42 to our newsletter so you don't miss an episode. And here, as always, a completely random tip, this time from Margaret Schneider (ph).

MARGARET SCHNEIDER: If your silver jewelry43 is tarnished44, your toothpaste is excellent silver polish.

PARKS: If you've got a good tip or want to suggest a topic, email us at [email protected]. This episode was produced by Alissa Escarce. Meghan Keane is our managing producer. Beth Donovan is our senior editor. Special thanks to Brett Neely for his help. Our digital editor is Becky Harlan, and our project coordinator45 is Clare Schneider. I'm Miles Parks. Thanks for listening.

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  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
17 hack BQJz2     
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳
参考例句:
  • He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
  • Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
18 hacking KrIzgm     
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句:
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
  • We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
19 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 intimidated 69a1f9d1d2d295a87a7e68b3f3fbd7d5     
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
参考例句:
  • We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
  • The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 endorsements dfbd0f1b5d6e20b7cae6a4e0d7aefd50     
n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 );(驾驶执照上的)违章记录;(公开的)赞同;(通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的)宣传
参考例句:
  • He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告,就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
  • But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此,邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网
22 scrolling ee5631e545c57660dc98fd28795cb9ff     
n.卷[滚]动法,上下换行v.(电脑屏幕上)从上到下移动(资料等),卷页( scroll的现在分词 );(似卷轴般)卷起;(像展开卷轴般地)将文字显示于屏幕
参考例句:
  • Another important detail required by auto-scrolling is a time delay. 自动滚屏需要的另一个重要细节是时间延迟。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中,垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
23 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
24 lottery 43MyV     
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
参考例句:
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
25 timing rgUzGC     
n.时间安排,时间选择
参考例句:
  • The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
  • The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
26 tempted b0182e969d369add1b9ce2353d3c6ad6     
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词)
参考例句:
  • I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚,但还是没开口。
  • I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。
27 countable Lv9zbz     
adj.可数的,可以计算的
参考例句:
  • The word "person" is a countable noun.person这个词是个可数名词。
  • Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.可数名词有单数和复数之分。
28 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》
29 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
30 malfunction 1ASxT     
vi.发生功能故障,发生故障,显示机能失常
参考例句:
  • There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
  • Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障,计算结果推迟了。
31 inflexible xbZz7     
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
参考例句:
  • Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
  • The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。
32 supervisor RrZwv     
n.监督人,管理人,检查员,督学,主管,导师
参考例句:
  • Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说,我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
  • He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。
33 rosy kDAy9     
adj.美好的,乐观的,玫瑰色的
参考例句:
  • She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作,生活看上去很美好。
  • She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。
34 forum cilx0     
n.论坛,讨论会
参考例句:
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
35 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
36 ramp QTgxf     
n.暴怒,斜坡,坡道;vi.作恐吓姿势,暴怒,加速;vt.加速
参考例句:
  • That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
  • The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。
37 harassing 76b352fbc5bcc1190a82edcc9339a9f2     
v.侵扰,骚扰( harass的现在分词 );不断攻击(敌人)
参考例句:
  • The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近,不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句
38 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
39 intimidation Yq2zKi     
n.恐吓,威胁
参考例句:
  • The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
  • The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
40 intimidating WqUzKy     
vt.恐吓,威胁( intimidate的现在分词)
参考例句:
  • They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
  • This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。
41 sketchy ZxJwl     
adj.写生的,写生风格的,概略的
参考例句:
  • The material he supplied is too sketchy.他提供的材料过于简略。
  • Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。
42 subscribe 6Hozu     
vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助
参考例句:
  • I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
  • The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。
43 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
44 tarnished e927ca787c87e80eddfcb63fbdfc8685     
(通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏
参考例句:
  • The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
  • His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨,败坏了学校的声誉。
45 coordinator Gvazk6     
n.协调人
参考例句:
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下,负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
  • How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室?
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