AHave you every belonged to a political party?
你曾參加過什么政黨嗎?
BNo, I haven’t, but I thought about joining the green party.
沒有,我沒有過。但是我曾考慮過加入綠營。
AReally? I know you are very concerned about the environment. You were a member of the pressure group greenpeace, weren’t you?
真的嗎?我知道你很關(guān)心環(huán)境問題。你以前是綠色和平組織的成員,是不是?
BYes. I was. But I didn’t have enough time to devote to it.
是的,我以前是。但是我沒有足夠的時間參與進(jìn)去。
AThe green party have no chance of winning an election. The other parties are too big and popular.
綠營沒有機(jī)會贏得選舉。相比而言,其他政黨都太大太普遍了。
BYou’re right. But smaller political and pressure groups can often influence large political parties. Any member of parliament can propose legislation and parties and pressure groups and raise awarenes
對。但是小政黨和壓力集團(tuán)經(jīng)常能夠影響大的政黨。國會中小的政黨能夠提議法案,壓力集團(tuán)能夠引起關(guān)注。
AMost people are not very politically aware. They often don’t understand the issues fully.
大多數(shù)人都沒有政治意識。他們常不能全面理解事態(tài)。
BThat’s true. But it’s a little strange because the media often reports on political events. You can read about them in newspaper or hear them on tv.
確實如此。但是奇怪的是媒體經(jīng)常報道政治事件。你可以在報紙上看到,或者在電視上聽到。
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