Linger: Amanda! You were supposed to convince Aduh to vote.
Amanda: I can't help it if U.S. democracy is flawed.
Linger: So you don't vote, either?
Amanda: No. What's the use? I don't like either the Democrats or the Republicans.
Linger: Then something has to be done to fix the Democracy.
Amanda: If you can think of something, I'll listen. Otherwise, I don't see the point.
Linger: Oh, brother. I've failed twice. Now my brother and my best friend agree with each other.
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
玲 兒：亞曼達(dá)！你本該要說(shuō)服阿德去投票的。
亞曼達(dá)：我愛(ài)莫能助，美國(guó)民主也是缺點(diǎn)多多。
玲 兒：那么你也不投票啰？
亞曼達(dá)：對(duì)。有什么用呢？我既不喜歡民主黨人也不喜歡共和黨人。
玲 兒：那么一定要做些事來(lái)修正民主制度。
亞曼達(dá)：如果你能想到什么，我會(huì)聽(tīng)。否則，我看不出有何意義。
玲 兒：噢，天啊。我失敗了兩次。現(xiàn)在我弟和我的朋友意見(jiàn)相同。
重點(diǎn)解說(shuō)：
★ agree with... 同意某人的說(shuō)法。agree with后加上‘人’，agree to/on后加上‘事’
★ be supposed to... 應(yīng)該
★ can't help it 原指 ‘忍不住’，在此can't help it if... 指‘對(duì)…愛(ài)莫能助，無(wú)可奈何’
★ flawed (a.) 有缺點(diǎn)的
★ Democrat (n.) 民主黨人，Republican (n.) 共和黨人
Amanda: I can't help it if U.S. democracy is flawed.
Linger: So you don't vote, either?
Amanda: No. What's the use? I don't like either the Democrats or the Republicans.
Linger: Then something has to be done to fix the Democracy.
Amanda: If you can think of something, I'll listen. Otherwise, I don't see the point.
Linger: Oh, brother. I've failed twice. Now my brother and my best friend agree with each other.
(續(xù)上期，下期續(xù))
玲 兒：亞曼達(dá)！你本該要說(shuō)服阿德去投票的。
亞曼達(dá)：我愛(ài)莫能助，美國(guó)民主也是缺點(diǎn)多多。
玲 兒：那么你也不投票啰？
亞曼達(dá)：對(duì)。有什么用呢？我既不喜歡民主黨人也不喜歡共和黨人。
玲 兒：那么一定要做些事來(lái)修正民主制度。
亞曼達(dá)：如果你能想到什么，我會(huì)聽(tīng)。否則，我看不出有何意義。
玲 兒：噢，天啊。我失敗了兩次。現(xiàn)在我弟和我的朋友意見(jiàn)相同。
重點(diǎn)解說(shuō)：
★ agree with... 同意某人的說(shuō)法。agree with后加上‘人’，agree to/on后加上‘事’
★ be supposed to... 應(yīng)該
★ can't help it 原指 ‘忍不住’，在此can't help it if... 指‘對(duì)…愛(ài)莫能助，無(wú)可奈何’
★ flawed (a.) 有缺點(diǎn)的
★ Democrat (n.) 民主黨人，Republican (n.) 共和黨人