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ballot 選票
Opposite the editorial page(簡稱op-ed)投書(通常是與主流民意相歧的言論)
candidate候選人
anatomy剖析(anatomical解剖學的.anatomist解剖學家)
presidential race總統大選競賽
polling station投票所=voting place or polling place
butterfly ballot(美國選舉術語)蝴蝶式選票
chad打洞器在紙上打孔後留下來的孔屑(與紙卡仍連在一起的孔屑叫hanging chad)
punch card打動卡
perforation打孔
optical scan ballot光學掃描選票(塗滿橢圓oval類似畫卡)
cast a vote投票
precinct選舉區
in light of 有鑑於
use a lever machine to crank out(機械地完成或推出) the result
subsequent之後的
push for推廣 
downfall 不好的地方,造成失敗的原因
tamper with竄改
visually impaired視障的
audio capacity聲音輸出功能
uniform standard統一的標準
double-check=verify查明
easier said than done說比做容易
tally 點算
electoral college選舉人團
digital divide數位落差
manual count人工的計票

贊同人工計票的論點:
A real way to fairly count the votes is manually.公平計票的真正方法是手動。
Because the scanning system can be misread by machines sometimes.因為掃描系統有時會被機器誤讀。
That's why even today any electronic systems should have a paper record available for double-checking.這就是為什麼即便今日，電子系統外仍保留紙本記錄，以便雙重檢驗。
The punch cards can have hanging chads and cause the card-reading machines to reject the ballot.打孔卡上懸掛的碎屑，導致讀卡機否定該張選票。

贊同直接電子紀錄投票系統(the DRE(direct record electronic ) voting system)的論點:
Wih the touch screen, this maybe convenient for the visually impaired to use.觸控螢幕方便視障人士使用。
The audio capacity helps to verify the votes and correct mistakes before casting.音訊功能有助於在投票前驗證選票並糾正錯誤。
The DRE may offer a uniform voting standards, which avoid differnt ballots in every state.DRE提供統一的投票標準，從而避免每個州都有不同的投票。
People afraid it could be tampered with...人們擔心它可能會被篡改...
For the poorer countries this expensive change can't be afford.對於較貧窮的國家來說，此種昂貴的改變是無法負擔的。