凱西:

Have you every belonged to a political party?

你參加過什么政黨嗎?

杰克:

No, I haven't, but I thought about joining the green party.

沒有.不過我現(xiàn)在在考慮加入綠營。

凱西:

Really? I know you are very concerned about the environment. You were a member of the pressure group greenpeace, weren't you?

真的?我知道你很關(guān)心環(huán)保問題。你是個(gè)綠色組織的成員是吧?

杰克:

Yes. I was. But I didn`t have enough time to devote to it.

是的,我是.但是我沒有太多的時(shí)間參加活動(dòng)。

凱西:

The green party have no chance of winning an election. The other parties are too big and popular.

綠營選舉肯定沒戲.另一個(gè)黨派很受歡迎。

杰克:

You`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 can raise awareness of issues.

你說的對(duì)。但是小的政黨經(jīng)常能影響大的政黨.國會(huì)中小的政黨提出的建議會(huì)受到關(guān)注。

凱西:

Most people are not very politically aware. They often don`t understand the issues fully.

許多人都沒有政治意識(shí)。很多時(shí)候都不知道到底有什么議題。

杰克:

That`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.

是的。但是很奇怪媒體經(jīng)常報(bào)道政治新聞。你可以再報(bào)紙電視上看見。