谁当主席？Who'll Be Chair?

New words

• 主席zhǔxí — chairperson
• 投tóu — to cast (a vote); to throw
• 官guān — official (当官 = hold office)
• 参与cānyù — to take part
• 说服shuōfú — to persuade

The story

A：各位居民！小区要有委员会，要选一位主席。Residents! The compound is to have a committee, and a chair must be elected.

A：每个业主都可以投票。大家都来参与这次投票！Every homeowner can vote. Everyone, come and take part in this vote!

乐乐：主席是多大的官？How big an official is a chair?

小雨：很小的官。怎么形容呢？没有钱，也没有车。A very small one. How to describe it? No money, no car.

马爷爷：我来当。这个小区的细节，我最了解。I'll do it. I know every detail of this compound best.

金总：我也参与。根据数据，我更合适。委员会的结构，我都想好了。I'm taking part too. According to the data, I'm better suited. I've already worked out the committee's structure.

乐乐：这么小的官，他们都要当？金总，我采访一下：为什么？An official that small, and they both want to be it? Ms Jin, a quick interview: why?

金总：官方回复：不回答。Official reply: no comment.

Opening the lesson…