哦,红色代表共和党,蓝色代表民主党。所以,Amir 意思是,他不在乎州长是由共和党人来做,还是民主党人来做,最好是个温和派、干实事儿的人。
Professor: Right! And Sharon says she doesn't want a candidate who is too partisan. Someone is partisan if he refuses to compromise with the other side.
哦,partisan就是“党派性的。
Amir: Well what do you think the results are going to be? Virginia used to always be a landslide for the Republicans, but these days it's a tossup.
Sharon: You're right, it's pretty hard to say. But since the incumbent is a Republican, I'd have to give him a slight advantage.
Amir: Yeah, incumbents always have an easier time with fundraising, and everybody already knows them because they've been in office for a while.
Sharon: Yeah, but judging by what a bad job he's done, I don't think that name recognition is going to help him!
看来这次选举竞争很激烈。现在选举结果是tossup - 就像扔硬币一样,胜选机会是一半一半,哪个候选人都不会有landslide--压倒性胜利。
Professor: Exactly. But one candidate has an advantage, right?
对,那就是the incumbent--在职者。Amir说,他在fundraising--筹款,和name recognition--知名度方面,都有优势。
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