měi guó
美国
zhōng qī
中期
xuǎn jǔ
选举
shì
是
shén me
什么
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What Are U.S. Midterm Elections?
měi guó美国měi每liǎng nián两年jǔ xíng举行yī cì一次quán guó全国xuǎn jǔ选举 ，zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ总统选举měi每sì nián四年jǔ xíng举行yī cì一次 。
The United States holds nationwide elections every two years, while presidential elections are held every four years.
zǒng tǒng总统gōng zuò工作dào到rèn qī任期yí bàn一半shí时jǔ xíng举行de的xuǎn jǔ选举 ，jiào zuò叫作zhōng qī xuǎn jǔ中期选举 。
An election held when a president is halfway through their term is called a midterm election.
xuǎn mín选民kě yǐ可以zài在tóu piào投票rì日dào到tóu piào zhàn投票站tóu piào投票 ，hěn duō很多zhōu州yě也yǔn xǔ允许tí qián tóu piào提前投票huò或jì chū寄出xuǎn piào选票 。
On Election Day, voters can vote at polling places. Many states also allow early voting or voting by mail.
zhōng qī中期xuǎn jǔ选举shí时 ，zhòng yì yuàn众议院de的435 gè435个xí wèi席位dōu都yào要chóng xīn重新xuǎn jǔ选举 ，yīn wèi因为zhòng yì yuán众议员rèn qī任期shì是liǎng nián两年 。
In midterm elections, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election because representatives serve two-year terms.
cān yì yuàn参议院gòng yǒu共有100 gè100个xí wèi席位 ，cān yì yuán参议员rèn qī任期shì是liù nián六年 ，suǒ yǐ所以měi cì每次zhǐ只gǎi xuǎn改选dà yuē大约sān fēn zhī yī三分之一 。
The Senate has 100 seats, and senators serve six-year terms, so only about one-third of the seats are up for election each time.
bù fèn部分zhōu州hái huì还会xuǎn chū选出xīn新de的zhōu zhǎng州长 。
Some states also elect new governors.
zhōng qī中期xuǎn jǔ选举hěn很zhòng yào重要 ，yīn wèi因为jié guǒ结果huì会jué dìng决定nǎ ge哪个zhèng dǎng政党kòng zhì控制guó huì国会 。
Midterm elections are important because the results determine which party controls Congress.
kòng zhì控制guó huì国会de的zhèng dǎng政党kě yǐ可以gèng duō更多dì地yǐng xiǎng影响xīn新fǎ lǜ法律 、zhèng fǔ政府gōng zuò工作hé和zhòng yào重要guān yuán官员de的rèn mìng任命 。
The party that controls Congress can have more influence over new laws, government operations, and the appointment of important officials.
rú guǒ如果zǒng tǒng总统de的zhèng dǎng政党shī qù失去duō shù多数xí wèi席位 ，zǒng tǒng总统tuī dòng推动zì jǐ自己de的jì huà计划jiù就huì会gèng更kùn nán困难 。
If the president's party loses its majority of seats, it becomes more difficult for the president to advance their agenda.
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