AHow does the political system work in your country?

貴國(guó)的政治制度怎樣實(shí)施呢？

BWe have hundreds of constituencies and the votes in each one elect a member of parliament. Most people call them mp’s.

我們有數(shù)百個(gè)選區(qū)，每個(gè)人都會(huì)投票選舉議會(huì)的一員。大多數(shù)人稱之為議員。

AEach mp belongs to a political party, right?

每個(gè)議員都屬于一個(gè)政黨，對(duì)嗎？

BAlmost all of them do. A few are independent. That means that they do not belong to a party. If one party more than half of the mp’s. they form a government. That means that they choose a prime minister can cabinet members.

幾乎都是這樣。一些是獨(dú)立的，他們不屬于任何一個(gè)政黨。如果超過(guò)一半的議員屬于一個(gè)黨派，那么該黨就組成一個(gè)政府。他們選擇首相和內(nèi)閣成員。

AWhat’s a cabinet?

什么是內(nèi)閣？

BThis is a small group of people-perhaps 25 mp’s who are usually ministers. They make all the big decision and discuss laws and policy.

它是由25個(gè)議員，通常是部長(zhǎng)組成的一個(gè)小團(tuán)體。他們協(xié)商做出重要決策，并且討論法律政策的制定。

ACan any mp make a law?

議員有權(quán)制定法律嗎？

BAny mp can present a law to parliament. The proposed law is debated and voted on. If it is accepted, it becomes law.

任何議員都有權(quán)向議會(huì)提出法律。這項(xiàng)擬議法律要通過(guò)辯論和投票。如果被接受，它將立為法律。

AI suppose a proposed a law needs the support of the big political parties.

我認(rèn)為一項(xiàng)被提議的法律需要得到多數(shù)黨派的支持。

BYes, it does, because they have most of the mp’s. most mp’s vote the way their party wants them to.

是的，確實(shí)如此。大多數(shù)議員都屬于大黨派，并且多數(shù)議員按照自己黨派的意愿投票。

AHow do people choose which party or candidate to vote for?

在給政黨或者是候選人投票的時(shí)候，人們是如何選擇的呢？

BThey produce manifesto. These documents which states their policies. Some people just vote for the same party every time there is an election. Votes who often change the party they vote for are called floating voters.

他們發(fā)表宣言，向人們介紹他們的政策。在選舉過(guò)程中。一些人每次就是投票給相同的政黨。經(jīng)常更換投票對(duì)象的選民被稱為“流動(dòng)選民”。

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