VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：好萊塢組織抵制川普

Hollywood Organizes to Resist Trump

好萊塢組織抵制川普

Many people who work in the U.S. television and movie business are known to resist President Donald Trump. Award shows and social media make fun of Trump. Celebrities such as Katy Perry, George Clooney and LeBron James publicly supported Hillary Clinton when she ran against Trump two years ago.

眾所周知，很多美國(guó)電視和電影行業(yè)的從業(yè)人員都抵制川普總統(tǒng)，頒獎(jiǎng)典禮和社交媒體嘲笑川普，凱蒂·佩里(Katy Perry)、喬治·克魯尼(George Clooney)和勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)等名人在兩年前的總統(tǒng)大選中公開(kāi)支持希拉里。

But Hollywood – as the business is called – cannot oppose Trump in a presidential election until 2020. So workers are using their power and creativity to help opposition party candidates for state and local offices. Elections for those positions will be held on November 6 of this year.

但是好萊塢在2020年總統(tǒng)選舉之前沒(méi)法反對(duì)川普。所以好萊塢從業(yè)人員開(kāi)始利用他們的能力和創(chuàng)造力來(lái)幫助反對(duì)黨候選人贏得州和當(dāng)?shù)芈毼?。這些職位的選舉將在今年11月6日舉行。

A group that calls itself OMG WTF

一家自稱為OMG WTF的組織

On a recent night in Los Angeles, more than 100 people came together to talk politics at a popular piano bar. It was lit by a sign that said "OMG WTF."

最近在洛杉磯的一個(gè)晚上，有100多人聚在一家頗受歡迎的鋼琴酒吧里談?wù)撜?，這家酒吧被一塊寫著OMG WTF的標(biāo)志牌所照亮。

The sign is the name of a group that supports Democrats in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida. OMG WTF is from the first letter of each state.

這個(gè)標(biāo)志是一家支持俄亥俄州、密歇根州、佐治亞州、威斯康星州、德克薩斯州和佛羅里達(dá)州民主黨的組織的名稱。OMG WTF來(lái)自這些州的首字母。

Ben Sheehan started OMG WTF to call attention to these races. At the piano bar, Sheehan explained his thinking.

本·希恩(Ben Sheehan)創(chuàng)建了OMG WTF組織，以引起人們對(duì)這些州競(jìng)選的關(guān)注。在這家鋼琴酒吧，希恩解釋了他的想法。

State office holders can work against Trump, he said. For example, attorneys general have the power to sue to block federal laws. Secretaries of state can affect voting rules. Many governors can reject voting areas that are created to support one party. Also, he added, state leaders become the national leaders of the future.

他說(shuō)，州級(jí)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人可以反對(duì)川普。例如，州總檢察長(zhǎng)有權(quán)阻止聯(lián)邦法律，州部長(zhǎng)可以影響投票規(guī)則，許多州長(zhǎng)可以拒絕開(kāi)設(shè)支持某黨的投票區(qū)域。此外，州級(jí)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會(huì)成為未來(lái)的國(guó)家級(jí)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。

OMG WTF said it raised more than $100,000 in the first few weeks after it launched this summer. The money is given directly to candidates. It also helps pay for events and information at university campuses. Most target voters under age 35 – a group that has low voting numbers.

OMG WTF組織稱其在今年夏天啟動(dòng)后的最初幾周內(nèi)籌集到了超過(guò)10萬(wàn)美元。這些資金都直接給了候選人。它還幫助支付了大學(xué)校園的活動(dòng)和信息。大部分目標(biāo)選民年齡在35歲以下，這群人投票率不高。

What effect do celebrities have on voting?

名人對(duì)投票有何影響?

The effect celebrities have on elections is not clear. In 2016, many Hollywood stars urged voters to support Hillary Clinton. When she lost, some wondered if voters became angry that Hollywood stars told them to how to vote.

名人對(duì)選舉的影響尚不清楚。2016年，許多好萊塢明星督促選民支持希拉里。當(dāng)她敗選了之后，有人想弄清楚選民是否會(huì)因?yàn)楹萌R塢明星教他們?nèi)绾瓮镀倍鷼狻?/p>

Now, strategists are directing celebrities to races in their home states, where they know about important issues and have friends.

現(xiàn)在，戰(zhàn)略家們正把名人引向他們家鄉(xiāng)所在州的投票，他們了解家鄉(xiāng)的重要議題，并且有朋友基礎(chǔ)。

Hannah Linkenhoker is a senior political strategist at talent agency ICM Partners and founder of ICM Politics. She said, "(If celebrities) have a genuine connection to the candidate or race, I don't think that hurts."

Hannah Linkenhoker是人才機(jī)構(gòu) ICM Partners的高級(jí)政治戰(zhàn)略家，也是ICM Politics的創(chuàng)始人。她說(shuō)：“如果明星們與候選人或投票有切實(shí)聯(lián)系，我不認(rèn)為這會(huì)有不利影響。”

I'm Susan Shand.

蘇珊·珊德報(bào)道。