Graham Platner Leaves the Senate Race in Maine
Graham Platner 退出緬因州參議院選舉
Introduction
Graham Platner was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Maine. He stopped his campaign because of bad reports about his past. Now the party needs a new person to run against Senator Susan Collins.
Graham Platner 原本是緬因州美國參議院的民主黨候選人。由於有關其過去的負面報導，他停止了競選活動。現在該黨需要一名新的人選來對抗參議員 Susan Collins。
Main Body
A woman said that Platner hurt her in 2021. Other reports said he had a Nazi tattoo and wrote mean things online. Platner says these things are not true. However, important leaders like Bernie Sanders stopped supporting him. The party also stopped giving him money.
一名女性稱 Platner 在 2021 年傷害了她。其他報導指出他擁有納粹刺青，並在網上發表刻薄言論。Platner 表示這些說法並不屬實。然而，像 Bernie Sanders 這樣的重要領袖已停止支持他。該黨也停止向他提供資金。
Platner was popular with many voters. He won 72% of the votes in June. Now, some people in the party are angry. They disagree about how to pick a new candidate. Some want a fair vote, but party leaders want a formal meeting.
Platner 在許多選民中很受歡迎。他在六月贏得了 72% 的選票。現在，黨內部分人士感到憤怒。他們在如何選出新候選人上存在分歧。有些人希望透過公平投票決定，但黨領袖則傾向於舉行正式會議。
Maine law says the party must pick a new person by July 27. Many people want the job. Troy Jackson and Shenna Bellows are two possible names. The Democratic Party wants to win this seat to have more power in the Senate.
緬因州法律規定該黨必須在 7 月 27 日前選出新的人選。許多人都想爭取這個機會。Troy Jackson 和 Shenna Bellows 是兩個可能的人選。民主黨希望贏得這個議席，以在參議院中擁有更多權力。
Conclusion
Graham Platner is out of the race. The Democratic Party is now picking a new candidate before July 27.
Graham Platner 已退出競選。民主黨目前正在 7 月 27 日前挑選新候選人。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Story
When we talk about things that already happened, we often change the action word (verb). Look at these changes from the text:
- Stop Stopped (He stopped his campaign)
- Say Said (A woman said...)
- Win Won (He won 72% of the votes)
💡 Simple Rule: Most words just need an -ed at the end to move to the past. Some words are "rebels" and change completely (like win becoming won).
📌 Vocabulary for A2:
- Candidate: A person who wants a job or a political position.
- Support: To help someone or agree with them.
- Fair: When everyone has the same chance; honest.