NBC晚间新闻 美国中期选举投票人数激增（在线收听）

The words we are pretty sure you did not hear yesterday were low voter turnout. No, Americans went to the polls in astounding numbers Tuesday. People proudly displayed their voting stickers and posted it online. Voting, that gift from the founders, that audacious experiment in Representative Government, was trending.

Where stickers ran out, people created their own. They were not going to be seen in public without a sign with their participation. People used to say, if you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain. This year it felt more like I voted by golly and I'm having my say.

我们很确定你昨天没有听到的是低投票率。美国人周二参加投票的人数惊人。人们自豪地展示他们的投票贴纸并把它贴在网上。投票，是开国元勋的赠礼，是代议制政府中进行的大胆试验，正薪火相传。贴纸用光，人们就自己做贴纸。一定要有他们自己的发挥，贴纸才会在公共场合出现。人们常说，如果你不投票，你就没有权利抱怨。今年感觉更像是，我真的投票了，我有发言权。