美國總統每四年選壹次,在十二月投票(十二月的第二個星期三以後的星期壹。二零零四年是十二月十三日)。不過,總統選舉的假投票從年初就開始。大概是從二月初到三月初這段時間有壹些州會舉辦所謂的初選。初選在英文裏是primary。
Primary壹般多半當形容詞是'of the first order in time or temporal sequence; earliest, primitive, original',「在時間上或是暫時的壹連串事情裏的第壹個;最早的、原始的、開頭的」意思。從壹八六壹年起,在美國這個字有了壹個新的名詞的意思是'short for a primary meeting or assembly, a caucus',「第壹次會議或是大會的縮寫,政黨大會」的意思。不過,這五十年來,primary成了'a vote in a particular state that is taken by the local members of a political party to elect a candidate for a political office',「壹個州的黨員推選出任公職候選人的投票」。
所以,不只是總統選舉有primary,壹般選舉也有。'He was defeated in the Republican primary, and he has only a few more weeks to serve in the Congress.',「他在***和黨初選裏落敗,所以,在國會服務的時間只剩幾個星期了。」
另外,要註意的是不是每個州都辦初選,有些州是用政黨大會的方式選舉候選人,而有些州的初選則不限某個政黨人士投票。
logical
log.i.cal
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D.J.[6l%d9ik*l]
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adj.(形容詞)
(1)
Of, relating to, in accordance with, or of the nature of logic.
邏輯的:邏輯的、與邏輯有關的、符合邏輯的或具有邏輯性的
(2)
Based on earlier or otherwise known statements, events, or conditions; reasonable:
合理的:基於先前的或已知的論斷、事件或條件的;合乎情理的:
Rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year.
按時節來看,下雨是必然的
(3)
Reasoning or capable of reasoning in a clear and consistent manner.
合邏輯的:推理的或能以清晰、嚴謹的方式推理的