NBC晚间新闻 亚特兰大投票机出问题

This is primary day in Georgia. Lines in Atlanta stretching for blocks. Some standing¹ in the rain forced to wait hours to cast a ballot². You've been here for three hours. I am not leaving. You are not leaving. Why are you intent on staying here? It's important for me, it's important for my son. We're going on that four-hour mark. Georgia unveiling new voting machines statewide right in the midst of a pandemic. Several of the machines were broken. It seemed like maybe half of the machines were down. It was a disappointment. This is something that should have been checked yesterday. The biggest problems in metro³ Atlanta, specifically areas with higher black populations.

The city's mayor asking, "Is this happening across the county or just on the south end?", pointing to a predominantly black area. Lebron James tweeting, "they say go out and vote". "What about asking if how we vote is also structurally⁴ racist⁵?" Georgia's secretary of state who oversees⁶ the election is blaming local officials saying poor workers were not properly trained. The employees didn't understand the system. So what were they doing for all these months, all of a sudden they wake up and they say let's have an election on Tuesday? One county official firing back at the secretary of state saying, "if there was a failure of leadership, it starts where the buck⁷ should stop, at the top." Now Georgia's secretary of state has launched an investigation⁸ ahead of November's election.

今天是乔治亚州的初选日。在亚特兰大，人们排起了长长的队伍。有些人站在雨中，为了投上一票，被迫等了数小时。我已经在这里等了三个小时。我是不会走的，你不会走的。你为何要决心在这里等呢？这对我很重要，对我儿子很重要。我们要等上四小时了。在新冠流行期间，乔治亚州推出了新的投票机。有几台机器坏了。似乎有一半的机器都坏了。这让人很失望。人们昨天就应该检查机器。最大的问题出现在亚特兰大市区，尤其是在黑人人口较多的区域。该市市长发问，“全国都出现了这种情况吗，还是只出现在了南部地区？”指出了主要由黑人构成的地域。勒布朗·詹姆斯发推表示，“他们说，走出去投票。”“为什么不提问，是否我们的投票体系就存在着种族歧视呢？”负责监督选举的乔治亚州政府秘书长指责当地官员说，贫穷的工人没有得到适当的培训。员工们不了解这个系统，那么他们这几个月在做什么呢？突然，他们醒了过来，说让我们在周二举行选举？一个县的官员回击政府秘书长说，“如果领导失败了，责任应该从最高层开始。”现在，在11月的选举前，乔治亚州政府秘书长已就此事展开调查。

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 ballot   

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。

3 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

4 structurally   

在结构上

参考例句：

• The house roof was (structurally) unsound. 这屋顶（结构）不牢固。
• Pinhole on shot-hole damage is never structurally significant. 针孔和蛀洞所造成的危害对结构的影响不大。

5 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

6 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

7 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。