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[J-104] To Know Is to Vote “No” 认识就投「不」
A: How did you get elected to Congress? B: I ran against the incumbent Congressman. A: But the party machine was against you. How did you manage to win? B: Well, I guess everyone who knew me voted for him, and everyone who knew him voted for me--and he knew more people.
[译注] A: 你怎么会被选到国会去？ B: 我竞选时反对现任的国会议员。 A: 可是党机器反对你，你怎么设法赢的？ B: 呃，我猜认识我的人都投给他，而认识他的每个人都投给我--而他认识的人比较多。
注：run (竞选)，incumbent (现任的、在职的)，manage to (设法...)，vote for (投给)。
[复习填充] A: How did you ___ elected to Congress? B: I ran against the in_______ Congressman. A: But the party m______ was against you. How did you m_____ to win? B: Well, I guess everyone who knew me voted ___ him, and everyone who knew him voted ___ me--and he knew more people.
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