Upper-Intermediate - Class Elections (D2080)

A: 老师好!
lǎoshī hǎo!
Hello, teacher!
B: 同学们好!
tóngxuémen hǎo!
Hello, students!
B: 今天班会的主题是选班干部,大家都准备好了吗?
jīntiān bānhuì de zhǔtí shì xuǎn bāngànbù, dàjiā dōu zhǔnbèihǎo le ma?
The topic of today's class meeting is the election of class cadres. Is everybody ready?
A: 准备好了!
zhǔnbèihǎo le!
Ready!
B: 我们今天要选出班长,学习委员,纪律委员,体育委员,文艺委员,劳动委员各一名。现在我发一下选票。
wǒmen jīntiān yào xuǎn chū bānzhǎng, xuéxíwěiyuán, jìlǜwěiyuán, tǐyùwěiyuán, wényìwěiyuán, láodòngwěiyuán gè yī míng. xiànzài wǒ fā yīxià xuǎnpiào.
Today we will be electing one person each to be a class monitor, a study committee member, a disciplinary committee member, a physical education committee member, an arts committee member and a labor committee member. I'll now pass out the ballots.
C: 哥们儿,纪律委员选我啊。
gēmenr, jìlǜwěiyuán xuǎn wǒ a.
Guys, choose me for the disciplinary committee.
D: 知道啦!你都说多少回了!对了,体委你选谁?
zhīdào la! nǐ dōu shuō duōshao huí le! duìle, tǐwěi nǐ xuǎn shéi?
Okay, I know! You've said it so many times! Okay, who are you voting for the phys ed committee?
C: 我选大头,他答应体育课的时候帮我逃课。
wǒ xuǎn Dàtóu, tā dāying tǐyùkè de shíhou bāng wǒ táokè.
I'm voting for Big Head. He agreed to help me skip physical education class.
D: 学委呢?
xuéwěi ne?
What about the study committee?
C: 肯定徐晓婷。她成绩最好,长得也最漂亮。
kěndìng Xú Xiǎotíng. tā chéngjì zuìhǎo, zhǎng de yě zuì piàoliang.
Definitely Xu Xiaoting. She always gets the highest scores, and she's the prettiest.
B: 大家都选好了吗?
dàjiā dōu xuǎn hǎo le ma?
Has everyone voted?
A: 选好了。
xuǎn hǎo le.
We've voted!
B: 徐晓婷,你收一下选票。林峰,你来唱票。陈磊,你来计票,画“正”字。老师来监票。好,开始吧。
Xú Xiǎotíng, nǐ shōu yīxià xuǎnpiào. Lín Fēng, nǐ lái chàngpiào. Chén Lěi, nǐ lái jìpiào, huà" zhèng” zì. lǎoshī lái jiānpiào. hǎo, kāishǐ ba.
Xu Xiaoting, you collect the ballots. Lin Feng, you call out the names. Chen Lei, you record the votes, make a tally. I'll oversee the voting. Okay, let's begin!
C: 班长:陈磊。学习委员:王小慧......
bānzhǎng: Chén Lěi. xuéxíwěiyuán: Wáng Xiǎohuì......
Class monitor: Chen Lei. Study committee: Wang Xiaohui...
B: 我们现在统计一下结果。班长得票最多的是陈磊,学习委员是王小慧......
wǒmen xiànzài tǒngjì yīxià jiéguǒ. bānzhǎng dépiào zuì duō de shì Chén Lěi, xuéxíwěiyuán shì Wáng Xiǎohuì......
We've now come to a result. For class leader, getting the most votes is Chen Lei; for the study committee, Wang Xiaohui...
C: 我听说前几天王小慧请了好多同学去欢乐谷玩儿。她爸是公安局的,还经常给老师送礼什么的。
wǒ tīngshuō qiánjǐtiān Wáng Xiǎohuì qǐng le hǎo duō tóngxué qù huānlègǔ wánr. tā bà shì gōng\'ānjú de, hái jīngcháng gěi lǎoshī sònglǐ shénme de.
I've heard a couple of days ago Wang Xiaohui invited a bunch of classmates to Happy Valley. Her dad is in the Public Security Bureau, and often gives presents to the teacher.
D: 那怎么没请我们?
nà zěnme méi qǐng wǒmen?
Then why weren't we invited?
C: 她的竞争对手是徐晓婷啊,我们跟徐晓婷关系好,请了也白请。
tā de jìngzhēng duìshǒu shì Xú Xiǎotíng a, wǒmen gēn Xú Xiǎotíng guānxi hǎo, qǐng le yě bái qǐng.
Her opponent is Xu Xiaoting! We have a good relationship with Xu Xiaoting. Inviting us would be a waste.
D: 她只比徐晓婷多1票,我估计她自己投了自己一票。
tā zhǐ bǐ Xú Xiǎotíng duō yī piào, wǒ gūjì tā zìjǐ tóu le zìjǐ yī piào.
She only beat Xu Xiaoting by one vote. I bet she voted for herself.
C: 有可能。
yǒu kěnéng.
It's possible.
D: 哎,你看,徐晓婷好像哭了,怎么办?
āi, nǐ kàn, Xú Xiǎotíng hǎoxiàng kū le, zěnme bàn?
Look, you see. Xu Xiaoting looks like she's crying. What should we do?

Key Vocabulary

班会 bānhuì class meeting
主题 zhǔtí subject
xuǎn to elect
班干部 bāngànbù class cadres
班长 bānzhǎng class monitor
学习委员 xuéxíwěiyuán study committee member
纪律委员 jìlǜwěiyuán disciplinary committee member
体育委员 tǐyùwěiyuán physical education committee member
文艺委员 wényìwěiyuán arts committee member
劳动委员 láodòngwěiyuán labor committee member
选票 xuǎnpiào ballot
逃课 táokè to skip class
shōu to receive
唱票 chàngpiào to call out votes
计票 jìpiào to count votes
监票 jiānpiào to oversee voting
统计 tǒngjì to count (votes)
得票 dépiào to receive votes
欢乐谷 huānlègǔ Happy Valley
公安局 gōng\'ānjú Public Security Bureau
送礼 sònglǐ to give gifts
竞争对手 jìngzhēng duìshǒu competitors
bái in vain
tóu to cast

Supplementary Vocabulary

班级 bānjí class level
班委会 bānwěihuì class committee meeting
课代表 kèdàibiǎo class representative
眼保健操 yǎnbǎojiàncāo eye exercises
投票 tóupiào to cast a ballot

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