来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第3集 第3集》

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  Now what that kind of hints of, that sort of 'door persuasion,'
  实际上 这种"堵门说服法"也表明
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  is that actually, once you went in to the polling place,
  一旦你走进投票点
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  assuming that you weren't shot first,
  当然了 没被开枪打死的情况下
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  there were no secret ballots.
  就必须公开投票
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  You actually stepped to the front of the room,
  你走进房间
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  there usually was a table, at the table were sitting the
  那里一般会有一张桌子
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  candidates and maybe some official,
  候选人坐在桌边 也许会有一些官员
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  perhaps a local sheriff,
  地方警长之类的
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  and you declared who you voted for
  然后你在所有人包括候选人面前
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  in front of everybody and in front of the candidates.
  宣布你所投的人
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  So one example actually from a document from the time period:
  我们可以瞧瞧当时文件的记录
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  We're in Virginia
  我们在弗吉尼亚