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Lesson 39 · A Voice in the Student Council
文体:学生会议记录 · 朗读音轨 39

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听听投票之前怎样让难以出席会议的学生也能表达意见。
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The student council planned to vote on a new after-school event. The meeting was set for four o'clock, when many council members were free. Then Aya pointed out that students with long commutes and club practice could not attend at that time.
We did not cancel the vote. We first shared a short description of the three ideas and invited questions in person and online. We also held one brief discussion before the first lesson. Students raised issues we had missed: the cost of traveling home later, and whether a quiet room would be available during the event.
At the vote, the council chose one idea and adjusted its time. Not everyone preferred the result, but more people understood the choices and had a chance to respond.
I had thought fairness meant counting every vote correctly. Counting matters. Fairness also depends on who can enter the discussion before the choices are fixed.
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学生会打算投票决定一项新的课后活动。会议安排在四点,许多学生会成员都有空。后来,绫指出,通学路远或还要参加社团训练的学生,在那个时间来不了。
我们没有取消投票,而是先发布三个方案的简要介绍,邀请大家当面或在网上提问。我们还在第一节课前安排了一次简短讨论。同学们提出了我们没想到的问题:晚些回家的交通花费,以及活动期间能否使用安静的房间。
投票时,学生会选定一个方案,并调整了时间。并非人人都最喜欢这个结果,但更多人理解了各种选择,也有机会表达意见。
过去,我觉得公平就是准确统计每张选票。计票当然重要。公平还取决于:在选项敲定之前,谁有机会加入讨论。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解;英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- council
- 学生会;负责组织课后活动。
- vote on
- 就……投票;选择活动方案。
- attend
- 出席;部分学生四点到不了。
- cancel
- 取消;并没有因此取消投票。
- invite questions
- 邀请提问;在决定前征求意见。
- raise an issue
- 提出问题;学生提到交通和安静空间。
- adjust
- 调整;最后修改活动时间。
- prefer
- 更喜欢;结果未必人人满意。
- fairness
- 公平;不仅关乎准确计票。
- fixed
- 固定的;选项最终确定之前需讨论。
背景知识
即使投票程序无误,会议时间也可能阻碍部分学生参与。文中的学生会在投票前开放线上和线下提问,补充遗漏的交通与空间问题。