美国说唱巨星侃爷参选总统，只是说说而已？

美国说唱巨星Kanye West在推特上表示要参选美国总统。这是继2015年后，他再次声称要参与竞选。他的这一举动是纯粹的娱乐炒作，还是有所谋求的政治策略？一起来看今天的讲解。

Kanye West again says he will run for president

坎耶·韦斯特再次表示要参选美国总统

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US rapper Kanye West has said he is running for president, potentially[Potential N adj] pitting him against [Compete with somebody]a man he says he admires, Donald Trump.

美国说唱歌手坎耶·韦斯特说他准备参选总统，这意味着他可能会与自己钦佩的唐纳德·特朗普一较高下。

"We must now realize[Deliver ] the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future," he tweeted. "I am running for president of the United States!"

他发表推文说：“现在，我们必须相信上帝、统一愿景、共筑未来，以实现美国的承诺。”

But it's unclear whether West is really running.

但目前尚不能明确韦斯特是否真的会参选。

"We would have created so many jobs that I'm not gonna run, I'm gonna walk," he said, adding he was considering changing his name for the run to "Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West".

他说：“我们会创造很多就业机会，所以我不用费什么劲儿就能轻松当选。”他还补充说，正在考虑在竞选中把自己的名字改为“基督徒·天才·亿万富翁·坎耶·韦斯特”。

In his tweet on Saturday, US Independence Day, West, 43, did not say if his supposed [So called claimed ]run would be affiliated [Be connected to ]with a particular political party.

这条在上周六美国独立日发布的推文中，43岁的韦斯特并未表明自己是否会作为某个政党的候选人参选。

In order to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate, West would have to gather a certain amount of signatures and register in states by a particular deadline. The deadline has already passed in some major states but the music star would still technically[技术层面，理论] have time to file in many others.

如果他想要作为独立候选人参选的话，韦斯特必须在特定的截止日期之前收集一定量的签名，并在各州进行登记。在一些关键的州，截止日期已经过了，但就规定而言，这位音乐明星仍有时间在很多其他州提交申请。

In 2018, West made a bizarre [奇怪的亮相]appearance at the White House with President Trump during which he wore a Make America Great Again hat and made an expletive-filled rant that Mr Trump described as "quite something".

2018年，韦斯特曾在白宫与特朗普总统一同露面。他头戴一顶写着“让美国再次伟大”的帽子，飚了一大段被特朗普称为“了不起”的脏话，其场面令人摸不着头脑。

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1. run for president 竞选总统

2. rapper UK /ˈræpə/ US /ˈræpər/ n. 说唱歌手，饶舌歌手（a person who sings rap）

rap n. 饶舌音乐，说唱乐

【拓展】

Yeezy，是由说唱歌手Kanye West推出的个人潮流品牌。

3. potentially UK /pəˈtenʃəli/ US /poʊˈtenʃəli/ adv. 可能地（probably, possibly, perhaps）

potential n. 潜能 adj. 潜在的

4. pit against 跟……做对抗（compete with, match against）

pit your wit against sb. 绞尽脑汁

5. realize the promise 兑现承诺，实现承诺（deliver the promise）

6. walk UK /wɔːk/ US /wɑːk/ vt. （常用于俚语）轻松地完成某事

I'm gonna walk it.

= It'll be easy for me.

7. supposed UK /səˈpəʊzd/ US /səˈpoʊzd/ adj. 所谓的（so-called/claimed/purported）

suppose vt. 假设，设想

8. be affiliated with 与……相关（be connected to）

美国总统候选人以三种方式参加总统竞选：

1. 党内提名（be affiliated with a particular political party）

2. 独立候选人（independent candidate），需要到各州登记，需要向选举委员会证明有很多支持自己的人，且有足够的财力支持竞选活动

3. 直接在选票上写的非原定候选人（the write-in candidate）

9. ballot UK /ˈbælət/ US /ˈbælət/ n. 候选人名单（list of candidates）；选票

10. technically UK /ˈteknɪkəli/ US /ˈteknɪkəli/ adv. 理论层面上，技术层面上

theoretically adv. 理论上



Technically, you can learn English in 3 days.

从技术层面上讲，你可以在3天内学会英语。

11. make an appearance 出现（appear）

bizarre adj. 怪异的（very strange）

12. expletive-filled adj. 满是脏话的

expletive n. 脏话（swearing or cursing words）

-filled 表示充满的

13. rant UK /rænt/ US /rænt/ n. 愤怒地咆哮（speak or shout at length in an angry way）

14. quite something （口语化表达）了不起