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When people want to participate in their government, they should contact (or speak with or write to) their senators and other representatives.
當人們想要參與到政府事務中來的時候，就應該聯系（與之交談或寫信）他們的參議員和其他代表。
Each of the senators has only one vote, so one senator is not more powerful than another senator.
每個參議員都只能投一票，因此一個參議員的權力不會比其他參議員的權力更大。
However, there are some special roles (or positions) in the Senate.
但是，參議院中有一些特殊的職位。
For example, the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate, but can vote only to break a tie, which is when an equal number of senators vote for and against something.
比如，美國副總統是參議院主席，但其只能投打破僵局的票，也就是在正反雙方表決結果平手的時候。
The senators also elect a president pro tem who acts as the president of the Senate when the vice president of the United States cannot participate.
當美國副總統不在場時，參議員也可以選出參議院臨時主席代行主席職務。
A political party is a group of people who have the same political beliefs and belong to the same political organization.
政黨就是一群有著相同政治信仰并屬于相同政治組織的人。
In the U.S., there are currently two major political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans.
美國目前有兩大政黨：民主黨和共和黨。
In the Senate, each political party elects a leader.
在參議院里，每個政黨選出一名領導。
The leader of the party with the most number of senators is known as the majority leader and the leader for the party with fewer senators is called the minority leader.
擔任院內多數席位政黨的參議員被稱為多數黨領袖，擔任院內少數席位政黨的參議員被稱為少數黨領袖，
These people are sometimes called the floor leaders.
這些人有時又被稱為議席領袖。
They are the spokespeople, or the people who represent the political party in public.
他們是其政黨的發言人，或者說他們是黨對外的代表。
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