2008年美国将举行总统选举。到今年2月初,已有22人表明要竞选。眼下,竞选的鼓声已在一些地方敲响,这可能是美国历史上时间最长一次竞选活动的开始。作者通过列举竞选中会遇到的一系列问题,画出了一些竞选者的滑稽面貌,也道出了选举时美国政坛可能会出现的复杂困难局面。本文文字活泼、诙谐,讽刺意味强。 In 2008, the United States will hold a presidential election. By the beginning of February this year, 22 people have indicated that they want to campaign. At the moment, the drums of election campaigns have been ringing in some places. This may be the beginning of the longest campaign in the history of the United States. The author, by enumerating a series of problems encountered in the campaign, drew the funny looks of some candidates and also revealed the complex and difficult situations that may arise in the US political arena at the time of election. This article is lively, humorous and ironic.