24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
24.美国参议员代表谁?
Answer: All people of the state
回答：州里的所有人
Explanation: Here's an interesting thing about the U.S. government: even if you vote against the person who wins an election (or a competition to see who gets the most votes and is chosen for a public position), he or she has to represent you!
解释：这里有一件关于美国政府的趣事——即使你投票反对的人在选举（或是看谁能获得多数选票的竞争并且是被选来担任政府公职的）中获胜，他或她必须代表你！
In other words, if you vote for person A to become senator, but person B wins, then person B must represent you just as if you had voted for him or her!
换句话说，如果你投票选择A当参议员，但是B赢了，那么B必须代表你，就好像是你投了他或她的票一样。
That is why we say that U.S. senators represent all the people of a state.
这就是为什么我们说美国参议员代表州里的所有人。
How does a senator do this?
参议员是怎么做到的呢？
Obviously (or clearly), a senator cannot meet and speak with all the people whom he or she represents.
很明显（或很显然），参议员不能和他或她代表的所有人见面和交谈。
This would take up too much time and he or she would never be able to attend the Senate sessions (or meetings with other representatives).
这样太耗时而且他或她将永远无法参加参议院会议（或是与其他代表在一起的会议）。
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