美语情景对话 第798期:Swiss Politics 瑞士政治

Todd: So, Anja, you are from Switzerland?

托德：安雅，你来自瑞士，对吧？

Anja: Yes, exactly.

安雅：对，没错。

Todd: So, I thought we would talk a little about your country.

托德：那我们来聊聊你的祖国吧。

Anja: OK.

安雅：好。

Todd: First of all, what do you like most about being Swiss?

托德：第一个问题，你最喜欢瑞士的哪方面？

Anja: Actually, what I like the most about Switzerland is that the country is neutral, so that means that we have an army but we don't have war with any country. We go abroad to support people and help people if there is some sort of war or some trouble abroad, but we don't fight against any country.

安雅：实际上，我最喜欢瑞士的地方是瑞士是中立国家，这意味着虽然我们有军队，但是我们不会和任何国家进行战争。如国其他国家爆发战争，那我们会提供支持和帮助，但我们不会和任何国家作战。

Todd: So when there's a major conflict, you don't take a side.

托德：也就是说发生严重冲突时，你们国家不会支持任何一方。

Anja: That's exactly this.

安雅：没错，就是这个意思。

Todd: So, how about... are Swiss people very political? Like are they in terms of your country, like are they very involved with politics?

托德：那瑞士人关心政治问题吗？你们国家的民众会涉足政治问题吗？

Anja: Yes, actually you have to, especially young people are very involved in politics as well, and like we have votes and what not, like every month there's something we have to give our vote, and people always do it. It's really amazing. I like that a lot.

安雅：关心，特别是年轻人会涉足一些政治问题，我们要投票，每个月我们都要投票，人们经常做这些。这真的很棒，我很喜欢。

Todd: Wait a minute! You vote every month?

托德：等一下！你们每个月都投票？

Anja: Yeah, for some local things or prefectural things and we always get the stuff back home in the mail, and then we have to fill it out. You know, tick a yes or a no and bring it to the, how do you say?

安雅：对，每个月我们都要对一些地方问题或省级问题进行投票，投票纸会放到每家的信箱里，我们要填好。就是在投票纸上选择是或否，然后送到……你们称之为什么？

Todd: Like the post office?

托德：类似邮局的地方？

Anja: Yes. Then vote.

安雅：对，然后进行投票。

Todd: So, it's like a referendum? It's about some local issue.

托德：就像公投一样吗？有关地方问题的公投。

Anja: Yes, exactly. Like referendums or yeah, for the prefecture, for your city or for your village all the time.

安雅：对，没错。就像公投一样，都是一些有关你所在的省、城市或村庄的问题。

Todd: That's pretty amazing. Now, are these issues that you take time to look into, or do you just kind of guess?

托德：这太不可思议了。那这些问题你们是要花时间去了解，还是只是估计一下？

Anja: Well, it depends a little bit, like, if it's not of very big importance, like of course, everything is important, but then, you know, you just do what you feel is the right thing and you just tick a yes or no, but if you feel like it's a really big deal, like a lot of money's being invested or it's like something that concerns the whole country, then of course you will do like research on it and well, it's on the news anyway, so you .. they like the government informs you a lot and you get brochures like for the topics and so, yeah. It's a really big deal.

安雅：这要取决于问题是否重要，当然每件事都很重要，你只要做你认为对的事情就好，选择是或否就行，如果你认为那是一件非常重要的事，比如涉及重大投资或是有关整个国家的问题，当然你就要做一些研究，这些问题新闻会报道，政府也会告知一些重要信息，而且你还会拿到有关这个问题的说明册。这种就是非常重要的问题。

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重点讲解：
1. first of all 首先；
例句：First of all, let me ask you something.
首先，让我问你一件事。
2. in terms of 在…方面；从…角度看；根据…来说；
例句：We must now view agriculture in terms of its global impact.
现在我们必须根据农业的全球影响来考虑农业。
3. be involved in 卷入的；参与的；与…有密切关联的；
例句：I am involved in wild life conservation.
我参加了保护野生动植物的活动。
4. fill out 填，填写（表格等）；
例句：To apply for a job, you must fill out a form.
申请工作要填表。
5. look into 考察；调查；研究；
例句：We must send someone to look into the matter.
我们必须派人调查此事。