2012淘金英语专业四级听写 上海外国语大学 请从正文部分开始听写
National elections are held in the United States every two years. Each time, voters elect all members of the House of Representatives for a two-year term, and one-third of Senate members for a six-year term. Many states also choose governors and state legislatures in national elections. Citizens may also vote on different questions of state or local interest. The Constitution requires the president and vice president be elected every four years. By law, voting is to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Every four years, the Democrats and the Republicans hold national conventions to officially choose their nominees for president and vice president. Many states hold special primary elections to choose delegates to the national conventions. Each presidential candidate lists on state primary ballots a group of delegates who have promised to support the candidate at their party's convention. Citizens show their choice for the presidential nomination by voting for the group of delegates committed to that candidate.
美国的全国选举每两年举行一次。每次，选民选举出所有两年制的众议院成员和三分之一六年制的参议院成员。在全国性选举中，很多州也会选择州长和州的立法机关。公民们选举时也会将各个州的问题及地方利益考虑在内。这个选举制度要求每四年选举一次总统及副总统。依据法律，选举在11月份的第一个星期一后的第一个星期二举行。每四年，民主党和共和党会举行全国性大会以官方地选择其党的总统和副总统的候选人。 ——译文来自: aiai511