California Election News
加州選舉新聞
Introduction
California is counting votes for governor and mayor of Los Angeles. The results are not ready. Some people are angry about this.
加州正在計算州長與洛杉磯市長的選票。結果尚未出爐，部分人士對此表示不滿。
Main Body
Karen Bass is in the final race for mayor. Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman are fighting for the second place. In the governor race, Xavier Becerra is in the final race. Steve Hilton and Tom Steyer are still fighting for the second place.
Karen Bass 已進入市長職位的最終競逐。Spencer Pratt 與 Nithya Raman 則在爭奪第二名。在州長選舉中，Xavier Becerra 已進入最終階段。Steve Hilton 與 Tom Steyer 仍在爭奪第二名。
Donald Trump and Elon Musk say the election is not fair. They think the slow counting is a trick. Kevin McCarthy says the rules for mail votes are bad because people do not show ID.
川普與 Elon Musk 表示此次選舉並不公平。他們認為緩慢的計票過程是一種詭計。Kevin McCarthy 則認為郵寄投票的規則有缺陷，因為投票者無需出示身分證明文件。
Governor Gavin Newsom and Shirley Weber say the rules are correct. They say some votes arrive late. They need time to check the signatures on the papers.
州長 Gavin Newsom 與 Shirley Weber 表示規則正確。他們指出部分選票延遲送達，因此需要時間核對文件上的簽名。
Bill Essayli is looking for fraud. The Republican party is going to the Supreme Court. Ted Lieu says the results are normal because there are many Democratic voters in Los Angeles.
Bill Essayli 正在尋找舞弊跡象。共和黨計畫向最高法院提起訴訟。Ted Lieu 則表示結果很正常，因為洛杉磯有許多民主黨選民。
Conclusion
The officials will finish the count on July 10.
相關官員將於 7 月 10 日完成計票。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The "Who is Doing What" Map
In this text, we see people and their current actions. To reach A2, you must master how to describe current situations and future plans.
1. Right Now (The "-ing" form) When someone is in the middle of an action, we add -ing to the verb. Look at these examples from the text:
- Counting The officials are counting votes.
- Fighting Spencer and Nithya are fighting for 2nd place.
- Looking Bill is looking for fraud.
Simple Rule: Use am/is/are + Verb-ing to describe a scene happening today.
2. The Future Plan (Going to) When we are sure about a future step, we use going to.
"The Republican party is going to the Supreme Court."
This means the action hasn't happened yet, but it is the plan.
3. Word Power: Opinion Words Notice how the text shows different feelings using simple adjectives:
- Angry Not happy (The people).
- Fair Right/Honest (Trump/Musk say it is not fair).
- Correct True/Right (Newsom says the rules are correct).
- Normal Usual/Expected (Ted Lieu says this is normal).