学个词Learn a Word 第587期 Mock election

今天我们要学的词是mock election。 Mock election, 是模拟选举的意思。虽然孩子们不能投票，但每次大选都是对他们进行选举教育的天赐良机。 "In classrooms across the nation, students have been casting ballots¹ in mock elections," 全美各地的学生们纷纷在模拟选举中投票。 "For decades, kids have cast their ballots in mock elections and have been on target in every election except one," 几十年来，孩子们模拟投票的结果都准确预测了总统大选的胜利者，只有一次例外。你能猜到是哪次吗？告诉你，就是克林顿1992年当选的那一次。好的，今天我们学习的词是mock election...

 

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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》