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JacksonFive's
Free Weekly "Learning English" Newsletter
Issue: 04
"Election Time" March 12, 2000
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Dear Readers,
It is finally starting to look like Spring weather
out there. If
you look carefully, you will see the trees and
plants starting to
bud. It is a very wonderful and magical time
of the year. If you
own any Bonsai plants like I do, you know exactly
what I mean.
To something a bit more serious, there is a
presidential election
in Taiwan coming next week. As a new
democracy, every citizen has
the right and responsibility to vote for a
president that he or
she thinks will best serve Taiwan's future.
Make your voices
heard by voting.
Originally, this week's featured question was
"What do you call
the different areas or rooms, inside or outside,
your home?" I
will move this useful topic to next week's issue
and instead talk
about the useful "idioms and phrases heard
during election time".
JacksonFive
THIS WEEK's FEATURED TOPIC:
Idioms and phrases heard during election time.
GOOD EXAMPLES:
1) Run for (the) Office (of): to enter a political race or
election.
examples:
"The ex-mayor of Taipei announced
that he was running for the
office of the president of
Taiwan."
"With her questionable background,
the town manager shouldn't
run for office."
2) Take Office: after winning an election and to begin a new
term as
a political official.
example:
"After giving a moving speech, the
president-elect (winning
candidate) officially took
office."
3) Swear In: to administer an oath to someone before they take
office.
example:
"In the United States, a justice
of the Supreme Court usually
swears in the new
president."
4) Landslide Victory: to win by a lot, to win by a large margin.
Many landslides (moving earth, big and
unstoppable) occurred during
the 921 earthquake in the mountainous areas.
example:
"It was a landslide victory for
the new mayor of Taichung."
5) Left-Wing and Right-Wing: A politician who is described as
left-wing welcomes changes (also called
liberal). A politician who
is described as right-wing doesn't like
changes (also called
conservative).
example:
"Many young politicians are
supporters of left-wing policies."
6) Middle-Of-The-Road: not left or right.
example:
"My uncle was elected to be the
new principal of the medical
school because he took a
middle-of-the-road attitude."
7) Party Line: the principles of the political party that all
members
are expected to follow.
example:
"Some party members departed from
the party line during this
election and were punished."
8) Grass-Roots: the common people, or the roots of a political
party.
examples:
"The grass-root voters of this
country do not like your party's
policies."
"You will need grass-root support
if you are going to win this
election."
NEXT WEEK's FEATURED QUESTION:
What do you call the different areas or rooms,
inside or outside,
your home?
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issue helpful, please share it with a friend.)
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