BBC Newsround｜如何在英国大选中投票?

How do you vote in a general election? | Newsround
The 4th of July is going to be a big day this year because there will be a general election. That's when adults can vote on who they want to be in the UK Parliament, making decisions on how the country is run. Today we're going to look at what voting means and how it takes place. Here's Nina.
今年的 7 月 4 日将是一个重要的日子，因为将举行大选。届时，成年人可以投票决定他们希望谁进入英国议会，从而决定国家的管理方式。今天我们来看看投票意味着什么，以及如何进行。听听妮娜怎么说。

A vote is a choice. When adults get to vote they can choose between different people who will be their Member of Parliament. Now they'll represent or speak for people in that area of the country. But how do people vote?
投票是一种选择。当成年人投票时，他们可以在不同的人之间进行选择，谁将成为他们的国会议员。他们将代表该国该地区的人民或为人们发言。但是人们如何投票呢？

The most popular way to vote is going to a polling station. These are often in places like schools or community centres which for one day are turned into voting places. The voter goes in, gives their name and address and has to show some form of photo ID like a passport or driving licence. They are then given a ballot paper which has the names of all the people who want to be the MP on it.
最常见的投票方式是去投票站。这些地方通常在学校或社区中心等地，这些地方有一天会变成投票场所。选民进去，提供他们的姓名和地址，并必须出示某种形式的带照片的身份证，如护照或驾驶执照。然后给他们一张选票，上面写着所有想成为议员的人的名字。

The voter then goes to a booth to vote. That's because your vote should be yours and yours alone. You don't have to tell anyone what your choice was. They're supposed to show clearly who they want to vote for. They usually do this with a pencil or pen by putting a cross in the box next to the person's name. The cross is for the person you want to win, not the person you want to lose. And then they put their piece of paper in one of these, a ballot box, ready to be counted.
然后，选民前往投票亭投票。这是因为，你的投票应该是你自己的，而且只属于你自己。你不必告诉任何人你的选择。他们应该清楚地表明自己想投给谁。他们通常用铅笔或钢笔在某人姓名旁的方框内打叉。划叉的是你希望获胜的人，而不是你希望失败的人。然后，他们把纸片放进其中一个投票箱，准备计票。

So that's voting in person, but people can also ask in advance for a postal vote. That's when they'll be sent a ballot paper and they can make the vote, often at home, to then be sent off. But they've got to do this before election day, otherwise it won't count.
这就是亲自投票，但人们也可以提前要求邮寄投票。这时，他们会收到一张选票，他们可以进行投票，通常是在家里，然后寄出。但他们必须在选举日之前这样做，否则就不算数。


Finally, there's voting by proxy. That's when you ask someone else to vote for you. So you tell them who you want to vote for and then they go to the polling station and mark the ballot paper for you. Hey Lauren, can you make this vote for me? And also pick up some chocolate on the way back.
最后是代理投票。这是指你请别人代你投票。你告诉他们你想投给谁，然后他们去投票站帮你在选票上做记号。嘿，劳伦，你能帮我投这一票吗？顺便买点巧克力回来

When all the votes are in, they're counted and the person with the most votes becomes the MP for the area. And that's how you vote. Now where's Lauren with my chocolate?
当所有的选票统计完毕，他们就会被计算出来，得票最多的人就会成为该地区的下院议员。这就是投票的方式。劳伦把我的巧克力拿哪去了？

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