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教你正确用（二十四） 　　Sometimes I took notes of things that I encountered, did, didn’t do, or could have done but decided not to. Today I’d like to share with you some of these little events, which often make our day-to-day life more interesting. 　　 　　You Are in the Party Now ――入党 　　Yesterday was the Election Day, which falls on the first Tuesday of November every year. The US government made the Election Day a legal holiday to make sure that people will have time to go out to vote. I heard from the news this morning that the Democrats won big, and the Republicans not only lost the governorship of New York State but also seats in the Senate and Congress. Who did I vote for? Well ... Some years ago, after the citizenship ceremony, where all the new citizens were told about the sacred duty to vote, I was given a form to fill out. There were three choices on the form: REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, and INDEPENDENT. I didn’t want to be a Republican; I didn’t want to be a Democrat; I didn’t want to be in any party. Being independent seemed to suit me well. So I checked “INDEPENDENT”, returned the form, and went home. A month later, a guy with a very nice voice called, “Welcome to the Independent Party! Would you like to serve on our local campaign committee?” “Thanks, but when did I join the Party?” 　　 　　注释：(1) to win big 大胜。同类句式：to go wild, drop dead等。 　　(2) 所有党派英文第一个字母要大写，并加 “the”。 表格中党派全部大写，并且没有 “the”，所以作者把独立党 (the Independent Party) 误认为是无党派 (independent)。 　　(3) local campaign committee 本地竞选委员会。 　　 　　Golf and Fox――高尔夫球场上的狐狸 　　Close to where I live, there is a 27-hole golf course. I went there yesterday afternoon and played 9 holes on the blue (the 27 holes are divided into white, red, and blue with 9 each). It was already getting late when I reached the 8th hole. There was still a glimpse of the setting sun, with golden fall leaves glistening in the twilight. Someone noticed a Pomeranian, trotting across the golf course, holding what seemed to be a big paper cup of milk in h