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Three planes, 25 hours, 10,000 miles. My dad gets off a flight from Australia with one thing in mind. And it's not a ____________or a shower or a___________________. It's November 2016. And Dad is here to talk to Americans about the___________________. Now, Dad's a news ______________. But for him, this is not just red or blue, swing states or party _________________. He has some really __________________________. He wants to listen, be heard and understand. And over two weeks, he has hundreds of conversations with Americans from New_______________ to ___________. Some of them are tough conversations, complete differences of opinions,_______________ different worldviews, ___________ opposite life experiences. But in all of those ___________, Dad walks away with a big smile on his face and so does the other person. You can see one of them here. And in those _______________, he's having a ___________ of what it seems like we have less of, but want more of, a_______________ conversation. We have more ways than ever to connect. And yet,___________, ___________, it feels like we are further and further apart. We tell ___________that we want _______________who are ___________.
Three planes, 25 hours, 10,000 miles. My dad gets off a flight from Australia with one thing in mind. And it's not a snack or a shower or a nap. It's November 2016. And Dad is here to talk to Americans about the election.
我父亲换乘三架飞机，历经25小时，飞行了一万英里。他从澳大利亚起飞的航班下来时只想着一件事。他没想着去洗澡、吃饭或者睡觉。那时正好是在2016年11月。我爸此行的目的是跟美国人聊大选。
nap /næp/ 小睡；打盹 election /ɪˈlekʃn/n. 选举；当选；选择权；上帝的选拔
Now, Dad's a news fiend. But for him, this is not just red or blue, swing states or party platforms. He has some really specific intentions.
我爸现在是个新闻迷。但对他来说，他不仅仅是在讨论红州、蓝州、摇摆州或党派纲领。他想从交流中获得更多。
fiend /fiːnd/ 魔鬼；恶魔 platforms /ˈplætfɔːmz/n.[计][矿业] 平台；v. 把… 放在台上；(platform 的第三人称单数); specific /spəˈsɪfɪk/adj. 特殊的，特定的；n. 特性； intentions /ɪnˈtenʃnz/n. 目的，意向，意图；打算 (intention 的复数)
He wants to listen, be heard and understand. And over two weeks, he has hundreds of conversations with Americans from New Hampshire to Miami. Some of them are tough conversations, complete differences of opinions, wildly different worldviews, radically opposite life experiences. But in all of those interactions, Dad walks away with a big smile on his face and so does the other person.
他希望能够互相倾听，并且互相理解。两周以来，从新罕布什尔到迈阿密，他跟不同州的美国人，进行了几百场谈话。但是他和有些人聊得并不愉快，他们的观点完全不同，因为他们有着截然不同的世界观和完全不一样的生活经历。但在每一次的交谈后，我父亲和对方都会笑容满面地离开。
Hampshire /ˈhæmpʃɪə(r)/ 汉普郡 (英国南部之一郡) Miami /maɪˈæmi/ 迈阿密 (美国美国佛罗里达州东南部港市) wildly /ˈwaɪldli/ 野生地；野蛮地；狂暴地；鲁莽地 radically /ˈrædɪkli/ 根本上；彻底地；以激进的方式 interactions /ˌɪntərˈækʃnz/ [计] 交互，相互作用 smile on /smaɪl ɒn/ 向… 微笑；对… 加以赞许
You can see one of them here. And in those interactions, he's having a version of what it seems like we have less of, but want more of, a constructive conversation. We have more ways than ever to connect. And yet, politically, ideologically, it feels like we are further and further apart. We tell pollsters that we want politicians who are open-minded.
你可以看到，图中就是其中一个。我父亲在聊天的时候，使用了一种特殊的交流方式，这是我们很多人缺乏的，叫做“建设性谈话”。我们比以往有着更多的沟通方式。但在政治和意识形态上，我们却越来越相去甚远。在进行民意调查中，我们表示希望政治家们思维开放。
interactions /ˌɪntərˈækʃnz/n.[计] 交互，相互作用；(interaction 复数) version /ˈvɜːʃn/n. 版本；译文 constructive /kənˈstrʌktɪv/adj. 建设性的；推定的；构造上的；有助益的 politically /pəˈlɪtɪkli/adv. 政治上 ideologically /ˌaɪdiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/adv. 思想上；意识形态上 pollsters /ˈpəʊlstəz/ 民意测验专家；(pollster 的名词复数) politicians /ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃnz/n. 政治家；(politician 的复数) open-minded /ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/adj. 虚心的；思想开明的；无偏见的 point of view /pɔɪnt əv vjuː/ 观点；见地；立场