This Election King Loses But Wins

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This Election King Loses But Wins
This is the world's biggest election year! But what's an election?
今年是全球選舉年。那什麼是選舉呢?
An election is when a group of people say who they want for their leaders. Maybe the leaders are for their city or country.
選舉就是一群人選出他們想要的領導者，像是一個城市或是國家的領導者。
People vote to say who they want. The person who gets the most votes is the winner.
民眾投票表達他們想要什麼樣的人，得到最多票的人就是贏家。
This year, Taiwan had a big election. Some people wanted to be leaders. They ran for election. People voted. Now we have a new president, President Lai!
想要成為領導者的人就會參選，再由人民投票。今年台灣也有大選，我們新選出賴總統。
India had a big election too. Many people ran for election! They wanted to win! But one man didn't want to win…
印度也有大選，很多人參選，想要贏得選舉，但是有一個人不想贏。
A repairman has run for election 239 times. In India, people pay to run in an election. This man has paid more than $3 million Taiwan dollars!
有一位修理工已經參選239次。在印度需要付錢才能參選，他已經付了超過300萬台幣。
He hasn't won. But that's okay! He wants people to see that anyone can run for election. And he wants people to see that it's okay to lose.
他從來沒有贏過，但是沒有關係，他想要讓大家知道任何人都可以參選，而且輸了也不會怎麼樣。
People call this man the "Election King." Maybe he's the real winner!
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Vocabulary
選舉在許多國家都是一件重大的事。
1. vote 投票。
Have you made up your mind? 你拿定主意了嗎?
About whom to vote for? 要投給誰嗎?
Yes. 對。
Of course I have.我當然決定好了。I'll be voting for the youngest people. 我要投給最年輕的候選人。
2. election 選舉。
Not many young people run for elections. 年輕人競選的不多。
You're wrong. 你錯了。Many of them are interested in politics.他們很多都對政治有興趣。
3. leader 領袖。
But look at those world leaders. 但是你看看那些世界領袖。Many are older, even beyond 70。很多都老老的，甚至超過七十歲。
Wrong again. 你又錯了。
4. win 贏得。
Canada's Justin Trudeau is young and handsome. 加拿大總理杜魯道年輕又帥氣。
That's different! 那不一樣! His family was in politics.他來自政治家庭。
我們一起來讀單字。vote投票 election選舉 leader領袖 win贏得
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Quiz
1. How do people say who they want in elections?
a. They vote.
b. They run.
c. They win.
2. Who is President Lai?
a. An Indian repairman
b. India's new president
c. Taiwan's new president
3. What does the Election King want to show people?
a. Anybody can run.
b. Losing is bad.
c. He has money.
Answers
1. a
2. c
3. a