美語情景對話 第1266期:Do you vote? 你參加投票嗎?
Do you vote?
你參加投票嗎？
Tom: I don't live in my own country, so I don't get to vote. How about you Jess?
湯姆：我不在我的祖國生活，所以我沒有參加投票。你呢，傑茜？Jess: My situation's the same. I haven't lived in Britain for about five years so in that time I haven't voted but I think if I were in Britain, I would definitely vote. How about you Tom?
傑茜：我的情況和你一樣。我有5年沒有在英國生活了，所以這段時間我也沒有參加投票，不過如果我在英國，那我一定會去投票。你呢，湯姆？
Tom: I'd definitely vote. Actually, what I do is we can arrange for my mum to vote on my behalf, so right now my mum has two votes. There was one period a couple of years ago when my sister's were also out of Britain, and they transferred their votes to my mum, and in the election she got to vote four times.
湯姆：我也會去投票的。實際上，我的方法是，安排我媽媽代表我去我投票，這樣我媽媽就有兩張票了。幾年以前，我姐姐不在英國，當時他們就把選票轉到了我媽媽那裏，所以大選時她投了四次票。Jess: I didn't know that was possible.
傑茜：我不知道可以這樣做。
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重點講解：
1. on one's behlf 爲（某人）；替（某人）；
例句：My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf.
我丈夫今晚因故不能前來，我謹代表他向你們致謝。
2. right now 現在；此時此刻；
例句：If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now.
如果你有異議，我要你馬上告訴我。
3. out of 在…之外；
例句：Mr Hicks is out of the country and so unavailable for comment.
希克斯先生目前不在國內，所以無法發表評論。
4. transfer to (使)轉移，傳播，移交；
例句：He also pledged not to run any more projects for personal profit and to transfer his property to the state.
他也承諾不會再爲了個人利益運作任何項目，而且會把其名下物業移交給國家。
