新西兰英语 811 Enrol to vote
英语课
To vote in the .local body elections this year, you must enrol 1.
If you are 18 years old or older, if you are a New Zealand citizen or a Permanent Resident, and if you have lived in New Zealand continuously for more than one year, you must enrol as a voter. It is compulsory 2 to enrol but it is not compulsory to vote. Everyone who is enrolled 3 received a letter early in July, asking them to check their name and address. If you have not enrolled, you can do it online by August 16th. Click here to enrol.
New Zealand is a democracy and this means that we are free to vote for candidates to represent us. Try to find out something about the candidates for election. You might be able to hear them speak at a meeting. Sometimes candidates knock on your door to introduce themselves. Ask them why you should vote for them.
Local body elections are from 20 September until 12 October. It is a postal 4 vote. You will receive your voting papers in the mail and you have to return them by midday 12th October. You will have a chance to vote for your local city or district council and mayor. You can also vote for members of the Health Board in your district, your regional council and, in some areas, your local community board.
Vocabulary
?local body – a local organisation 5 e.g. city council
?continuously – all the time
?candidate – a person who wants to be elected
1 enrol
v.（使）注册入学，（使）入学，（使）入会
- I like your institute but I do not want to enrol.我喜欢你们学院但我不想报名去你院。
- They decided to enrol him as a member of the society.他们决定吸收他成为会社的成员。
2 compulsory
n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的
- Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
- Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
3 enrolled
adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起
- They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 postal
adj.邮政的，邮局的
- A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
- Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
5 organisation
n.组织，安排，团体，有机休
- The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
- His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。