Crash Course Big Questions on US Government Preview · CrashCourse
探讨美国政府运作中的重大问题与误解，包括党派分歧、总统权力、选举争议等。适合练习政治话题和表达观点。
[KAMALA HARRIS] “These are unprecedented times” [TOM O’HALLERAN] “We’re in an unprecedented time” [KRISTI NOEM] “…unprecedented border crisis” [JD VANCE] “...the unprecedented thing is the idea…”
[卡玛拉·哈里斯]：“我们正处于一个前所未有的时代。” [汤姆·奥哈伦]：“我们确实处于一个前所未有的时代。” [克里斯蒂·诺姆]：“……这是一场前所未有的边境危机。” [JD·万斯]：“……真正令人震惊的是这个想法本身……
[MERRICK GARLAND] “...not normal” [JOE BIDEN] “...is not normal” [multiple voices] "This unprecedented…"
[MERRICK GARLAND] “……这很不正常。” [JOE BIDEN] “……这确实很不正常。” [多个声音] “这种前所未有的情况……
[multiple voices] "Unprecedented…"
[多个声音] “前所未有的……
"…you are making, at the expense of the American people…"
……你们正在以美国人民的利益为代价来谋取私利……
"…truly, without parallel in our history" [music fades out] [KOUSHA NAVIDAR] Why are Supreme Court nominations so contentious?
……的确，这在我们的历史上是绝无仅有的。”（音乐逐渐消失）[库沙·纳维达尔（Kousha Navidar）] 为什么最高法院的人选提名会引发如此激烈的争议呢？
Can the president do whatever they want?
总统真的可以为所欲为吗？
Are we more polarized now than ever?
现在的社会分化程度是否比以往任何时候都要严重？
And how long are we going to
那么，我们还要持续这样多久呢？
keep saying we’re living in “unprecedented times”
人们总是说我们正生活在“前所未有的时代”……
before we admit: it seems like the government isn’t exactly working the way we were taught it was supposed to in social studies class?
在我们承认这一点之前：似乎政府的运作方式与我们在社会学课上学到的内容并不完全一致……
If you’ve ever found yourself asking these kinds of questions or fact-checking your uncle’s opinions about them you’re not alone.
如果你曾经问过这类问题，或者对叔叔关于这些问题的观点进行过核实，那么你并不孤单。
Take it from me: a guy who’s been inside the belly of the beast.
相信我的话：我可是真正“进入过那个庞然大物内部”的人。
Hi, I’m Kousha Navidar.
嗨，我是库莎·纳维达尔（Kousha Navidar）。
After I got my Masters in Public Policy, I was a political speechwriter.
在我获得公共政策硕士学位后，我从事政治演讲稿的撰写工作。
I wrote speeches for a lot of people: a governor, a former senator, a member of President Obama’s Cabinet.
我为许多人撰写过演讲稿：一位州长、一位前参议员，以及奥巴马总统内阁中的一名成员。
Today, I host live radio shows where I talk to experts, and the people, about what’s happening in our government.
今天，我主持着直播的广播节目，在节目中我会与专家以及普通听众讨论我们政府正在发生的事情。
But before all that, I was a 16-year-old who got to take an oath, and I became a U.S.
但在这一切发生之前，我只是一个16岁的少年；那天我宣誓加入了美国国籍，从此成为了美国人。
citizen.
公民。
They gave me a little flag.
他们给了我一个小旗帜。
I think I still have it somewhere.
我想我应该还把它放在某个地方。
The truth is, a lot has changed since I became a citizen all those years ago.
事实上，自从我多年前成为公民以来，很多事情都发生了变化。
Even in the decade since the last Crash Course U.S.
即使在自上一期《 crash course U.S. 》播出以来的这十年里……
Government and Politics series, we’ve become more divided.
在“政府与政治”系列节目中，我们之间的分歧似乎越来越大。
It’s harder to know what information we can trust.
要判断哪些信息是可靠的，其实是一件相当困难的事情。
And, look, things might seem tough right now.
听着，现在的情况可能看起来很艰难。
But one thing I love about government is it’s a reminder that you’re not alone.
但我喜欢政府的一点是，它提醒我们：我们并不孤单。
And we can start by understanding it together.
我们可以从一起理解它开始。
So, Crash Course is back, to answer your Big Questions on U.S.
那么，《速成课》又回来了，旨在解答你们关于美国的所有重要问题。
Government.
政府。
We’re not covering the basics of the three branches.
我们不会讲解这三个政府部门（或机构）的基本职能或运作原理。
We’re not rehashing how a bill becomes a law.
我们不会重复讨论一项法案是如何成为法律的这一过程。
Instead, over 15 episodes, we’re going to build on the foundation of the first series.
相反，在15集的内容中，我们将基于第一季的基础上继续展开故事。
We’ll dig deep into stuff that’s relevant
我们会深入探讨那些具有实际意义的内容。
right now, and ask whether this system that was built 250 years ago is still serving us like it should.
现在就问问：这个250年前建立起来的系统，是否仍在像它应该的那样为我们提供服务？
[computer buzzes and smokes] Ahh!
[电脑发出嗡嗡声，同时冒出烟雾] 啊！
[buzzing stops] [Kousha blows smoke] Ow!
[嗡嗡声停止了] [Kousha吐出烟雾] 哎哟！
[long beep] Together, we’ll look at the wider forces that influence politics, peek inside the systems that are supposed to work for us,
[长音蜂鸣声] 我们将共同探讨那些影响政治的更广泛的力量，深入了解那些本应为我们服务的各种制度。
and hold our present moment up to history to help us understand what the heck is happening.
我们将当下的这一时刻与历史进行对比，以此帮助我们理解究竟发生了什么。
By the end of the series, you’ll go from feeling overwhelmed about our politics to actually understanding why it works the way it does,
在这部剧集结束时，你会从对当前政治局势感到困惑，转变为真正理解其运作背后的逻辑与原因。
and what we might do about it going forward.
以及我们未来可以采取哪些措施来解决这个问题。