VOA慢速英語：弗吉尼亞縣將在總統(tǒng)競選中發(fā)揮重要作用

Virginia County Could Play Major Role in Presidential Race

弗吉尼亞縣將在總統(tǒng)競選中發(fā)揮重要作用

Virginia is one of the so-called “swing” or “battleground” states in the 2016 presidential election. Voters there could decide whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton becomes president.

弗吉尼亞是2016總統(tǒng)競選中所謂的“搖擺”或“戰(zhàn)場”的幾個州之一。那里的選民能決定是共和黨人唐納德·特朗普還是民主黨人希拉里·克林頓當(dāng)上總統(tǒng)。

The town of Leesburg, Virginia holds many memories of the past. In many places, it looks like the Virginia that voted for many years for Republicans in presidential elections.

里斯堡鎮(zhèn)是弗吉尼亞的一個古老城鎮(zhèn)。正如弗吉尼亞州一樣，在這個古老城鎮(zhèn)的許多地方，人們多年來一直在總統(tǒng)競選中投票給共和黨人。

But Virginia is changing. Democratic candidates for president know that it is no longer a state Republican presidential candidates know they will win.

但是弗吉尼亞正在改變。民主黨總統(tǒng)候選人知道，在這個州，共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人不再勝券在握了。

Craig Green is a Clinton supporter.

克雷格·格林是克林頓的支持者。

Green is a Democratic activist in Loudoun County. Loudoun County is a part of northern Virginia that has changed due to the growth of the high-tech industry and a rise in the number of foreign skilled workers.

格林是勞登縣的一名民主黨的活躍分子。勞登縣位于弗吉尼亞北部，由于高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)的發(fā)展和外國技工數(shù)量的增長，弗吉尼亞北部已經(jīng)發(fā)生了變化。

Green says the changing demographics will help Democrats and hurt Republicans.

格林稱人口統(tǒng)計方面的變化會對民主黨有所助益，而損害共和黨的利益。

“I went canvassing this weekend, and pretty much universally it was, ‘Oh, that Trump guy, there is no way I could vote for him.’”

“我周末拉票去了，非常概括的說”，‘哦，特朗普那個家伙，我絕不可能投票給他。’

From 1968 to 2004, the county voted for Republican presidential candidates. But in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama won Virginia with the help of Loudoun County.

從1968年到2004年，這個縣一直給共和黨候選人投票。但是在2008年和2012年，巴拉克·奧巴馬在勞登縣的支持下贏得了弗吉尼亞州的票選。

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 15 percent of the county’s population is Asian. Green notes many African, Indian and Chinese families also live in the county.

據(jù)美國人口統(tǒng)計局報告，該縣15%的人口是亞洲人。格林解釋道，許多非洲、印度和中國家庭也居住在這個縣。

Sri Amudhanar is a software engineer. He is a Democrat and a Clinton supporter. He came to the United States almost 30 years ago. He says the county’s growing immigrant population is affecting the politics of Virginia.

Sri Amudhanar是一位軟件工程師。他是民主黨人也是克林頓的支持者。他在約30年前來到美國。他說該縣正在增長的移民數(shù)量正在影響弗吉尼亞州的政治。

“They take an oath of citizenship when they become Americans, and that's a very solemn process. It's a very moving process, and we have all gone through that, and that binds us to America very, very strongly and to its values, and one of the values is that everybody is really equal.”

“當(dāng)移民美國的時候，他們宣誓成為美國公民，那是一個非常莊嚴(yán)的過程。那是一個非常感人的過程，我們都經(jīng)歷過那一切，那使我們與美國牢牢捆綁在一起、與它的‘人人都真正平等’的價值觀牢牢捆綁在一起。”

Even though the state’s demographics are changing, Donald Trump is working hard to win in Virginia.

即使這個州的人口在發(fā)生變化，唐納德·特朗普仍然在努力爭取贏得弗吉尼亞票選。

Leesburg restaurant owner Bryan Crosswhite is a Trump supporter.

里斯堡的一位飯店老板布萊恩·柯洛司沃特是一位特朗普的支持者。

“He resonates because he's a straight-talker. He speaks the truth whether you like it or not. He’s going to tell you what he thinks.”

“他能讓我們與他產(chǎn)生共鳴，因為他是一個心直口快的人。不論你喜歡與否，他都會說出事實。他將會告訴你他的想法。”

More than 150 years ago Virginia was the site of many battles during the Civil War. Today, it is a different kind of battleground. The state is changing, and an increasingly diverse population is writing a new chapter in America's story.

150多年前內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間，在弗吉尼亞發(fā)生了很多次戰(zhàn)役。今天，它成為了另一種意義上的戰(zhàn)場。這個州在發(fā)生變化，越來越多樣化的人口狀況正在美國故事里寫下新的篇章。

I’m Jonathan Evans.

喬納森·埃文斯報道。