英语情景对话：Absentee Ballot(3)

A: Do you plan on voting this Tuesday?
B: Yes. What about you?
A: I already voted.
B: What do you mean you already voted?
A: I had to mail in an absentee ballot¹.
B: Why’d you have to do that?
A: I’m not going to be able to vote this Tuesday.
B: Why is that?
A: I have to work this Tuesday.
B: You can always go to work late.
A: That same morning I have some business to take care of.
B: Oh, I understand.

 

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n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。