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National Voter Registration Day(翻译)

2016-09-29来源:VOA
This is What’s Trending Today.
以下是今日新鲜事。

Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day in the United States.And two related hashtags were popular on Twitter.
周二是美国的“全国选民登记日”。推特上有两个相关的热门话题。

The social networking service publicized #iRegistered.
社交网络服务平台发布了#我注册#话题。

The service did something special for users who noted U.S. voter registration and used #iRegistered.Twitter included an Uncle Sam-like hat emoji with the user’s tweet.
网络服务平台会为那些提到美国选民登记及使用该话题的用户做一些特别的事情。推特用户的推文上会显示类似山姆大叔帽子的表情。

The hashtag #NationalVoterRegistrationDay was also trending.
#全国选民登记日#同样是热门话题。

The U.S. elections are on November 8.The leading candidates for president are businessman Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
美国大选是今年的11月8日。竞选总统的主要候选人是商人唐纳德·特朗普和前国务卿希拉里·克林顿。

American voters will also elect a new U.S. Congress and local government representatives.In some areas, voters can express support or dislike for gun control, marijuana use, taxes or other issues.
美国选民还将选出新的美国国会和地方政府代表。在某些地区,选民可对枪支管控、吸食大麻、纳税及其它问题表达支持或反对的态度。

Voting is not a legal requirement for U.S. citizens.But those who want to vote must register before the elections. In many states, the last day to register is between October 10 and 20.
投票对于美国公民来说并非是法律要求。然而那些想要投票的选民需在大选之前进行注册。在许多州,注册的最后时间是10月10日到10月20日。

A website called NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org says six million Americans were unable to vote eight years ago because they missed the registration deadline.
一家称作“全国选民登记日”的网站表示,八年前,600万美国人不能投票,因为他们错过了注册的截止期。

Some famous people have made videos urging Americans to register, regardless of which candidate they support.
一些名人会做视频提醒美国人注册,无论他们支持哪个候选人。

Singer Katy Perry made a funny video telling people they could vote while wearing any kind of clothing they wanted, as long as they register in time. The video showed people voting while wearing the same clothes they wore to bed the night before.
歌手凯蒂·派瑞制作了一个有趣的视频,告知人们他们可以穿任何想穿的衣服投票,只要及时注册。视频显示,人们投票时穿的衣服是昨夜睡觉时服装。

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton also appealed to Americans to register for the elections.
美国前总统比尔·克林顿同样呼吁美国人去为大选而注册。

He wrote: “Your vote counts, but only if you register!”
他写道:“只有注册了,你们的票才很重要!”

Another Twitter user told people that their voter registration for this year’s elections will still be good in the future.He called it a “pro tip.”
另一名推特用户告诉人们,为今年的大选注册后,未来也会有效。他称注册为“提前小贴士。”

One Facebook user’s video tied to the registration campaign was popular on social media.He said he mailed his registration form right after seeing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in their first debate Monday night.
一名脸书用户发布了一个关于注册活动的视频,风靡于社交媒体。他表示,在看到周一晚上两位竞选者的首次辩论交锋后,他马上发送了注册表格。

Even the crew of the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots” made a video dealing with voter registration.Actor Harvey Fierstein and singer Cyndi Lauper said all Americans need to register.The video is called “Every Voter Say Yeah!”
甚至百老汇音乐剧《长统女靴》的工作人员也制作了有关选民注册的视频。演员哈韦·菲尔斯泰和歌手辛蒂·罗波表示,所有美国人都需要注册。这个视频称作“每位选民都支持!”

And that’s What’s Trending Today.
以上是今日新鲜事。

I’m Dan Friedell.
丹·弗里德尔为您报道。