CNN News: 美国中期选举即将拉开帷幕
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Today, Monday, September 17, is exactly 50 days away from the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Americans aren’t choosing a president this year. These elections are called midterms because they happen in the middle of a president’s four-year term. What voters are choosing are the representatives in Congress as well as candidates for state and local offices.
今天是9月17日，星期一，距离2018年美国中期选举还有50天。美国今年不会选举总统。这些时段的选举被称为中期选举，因为它们发生在总统四年任期的中期。选民们选择的是国会的代表以及州和地方职位的候选人
Currently, members from President Donald Trump’s political party, the Republican Party, control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
目前，唐纳德•特朗普总统所在的共和党的成员控制着众议院和参议院。
In the House, there are 435 voting members, Republicans hold 236 seats, Democrats hold 193, and there are six vacancies that haven’t been filled yet. Since Representatives are elected every two years, that includes the midterms and every one of these seats is up for election this year.
众议院有435名投票成员，共和党拥有236个席位，民主党拥有193个席位，还有6个空缺尚未填补。由于众议员每两年选举一次，包括中期选举，这些席位中的每一个都将在今年进行选举。
In the Senate, there are 100 members, Republicans hold 51 seats, Democrats hold 47 seats, and independents who usually vote with the Democrats hold two seats. Senators are elected every six years, so about a third of these seats, 35, are up for election this year.
参议院有100名成员，共和党拥有51个席位，民主党拥有47个席位，通常与民主党一起投票的无党派人士拥有两个席位。参议员每六年选举一次，所以今年有大约三分之一的35个席位要参加选举。
In general lawmakers who are in the same party as the president tend to lose seats in the midterm elections regardless of who the president is.
一般而言，不管总统是谁，与总统同党的议员在中期选举中往往会失去席位，。
And the reason why the House and Senate get so much attention is because their make-up can affect the president’s ability to get legislative goals accomplished. So, with the battle lines drawn, the big questions in this year’s midterms are, will Republicans hold on to their control in both the House and Senate? Or will Democrats take control of one or both chambers? We’ll find out on November 6th with Americans watching as organizations like CNN project results from each state.
众议院和参议院之所以受到如此多的关注，是因为他们的构成会影响总统实现立法目标的能力。因此，随着战线的划定，今年中期选举中最大的问题是，共和党人能否保住他们在参众两院的控制权?或者民主党会控制一个或两个议院?我们将在11月6日揭晓答案，美国人将收看CNN等各个州的最后结果
Today, Monday, September 17, is exactly 50 days away from the 2018 U.S. midterm elections. Americans aren’t choosing a president this year. These elections are called midterms because they happen in the middle of a president’s four-year term. What voters are choosing are the representatives in Congress as well as candidates for state and local offices.
Currently, members from President Donald Trump’s political party, the Republican Party, control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
In the House, there are 435 voting members, Republicans hold 236 seats, Democrats hold 193, and there are six vacancies that havent been filled yet. Since Representatives are elected every two years, that includes the midterms and every one of these seats is up for election this year.
In the Senate, there are 100 members, Republicans hold 51 seats, Democrats hold 47 seats, and independents who usually vote with the Democrats hold two seats. Senators are elected every six years, so about a third of these seats, 35, are up for election this year.
In general lawmakers who are in the same party as the president tend to lose seats in the midterm elections regardless of who the president is.
And the reason why the House and Senate get so much attention is because their make-up can affect the president’s ability to get legislative goals accomplished. So, with the battle lines drawn, the big questions in this year’s midterms are, will Republicans hold on to their control in both the House and Senate? Or will Democrats take control of one or both chambers? We’ll find out on November 6th with Americans watching as organizations like CNN project results from each state.
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