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A vote is not something to just be freely just given away. Other groups use their vote in a black as leverage. Black people are the only ones who do not.
选票不是能被随意赠送的东西。其他群体会利用选票作为筹码。只有黑人不会这么做。
We just feel like it's our right to just vote and 10 times out of 10 is vote Democrat.
我们只是觉得投票是我们的权利，而且十有八九我们都会投给民主党。
Roughly 33 million black Americans are a voting age, representing over 14% of of the total electorate.
大约有3300万黑人美国人已经到了投票年龄，占总选民的14%以上。
Their voices will be crucial in the outcome of November's presidential election. Some will be voting for the first time; others have said they will not vote.
他们的声音对于11月总统大选的结果至关重要。有些人是第一次投票；其他人表示他们不会投票。
One 17-year-old is so eager to cast a ballot. He's pre-registered to vote even though he won't be eligible in November.
一名17岁的年轻人非常渴望投票。他已经预先登记投票，尽管他在11月没有资格投票。
From the economy to immigration, we wanted to explore the issues that matter most to them and the power of their vote.
从经济到移民，我们想探讨对他们来说最重要的问题以及他们的投票权。
I definitely feel like politics voting is intimidating because I'm from Angola. So I didn't have like my parents or my family really teaching me like this is why it's important to vote.
我确实觉得政治投票令人生畏，因为我来自安哥拉，所以我的家人并没有真正教过我投票的重要性。
From a lot of what my peers say, they're really not happy with either of the candidates.
从我的很多同龄人所说来看，他们对两位候选人都不满意。
You know I want to make sure I'm making an informed decision cuz I feel like a lot of people go in there and they're just like check check check.
我想确保自己做出明智的决定，因为我觉得很多人进去后只是不停地检查。
That's why it feels like pressure because I want to make sure I'm actually making informed decisions.
这就是为什么我感到有压力，因为我想确保自己确实做出了明智的决定。
I am worried about the election, especially like the importance of youth, like not even just my age group but the importance of people knowing.
我担心选举，尤其是年轻人的重要性，不仅仅是我的年龄组，还有让人们知道的重要性。
A lot of people either don't care or aren't as informed as they should be, not just for my age group but any age group.
很多人要么不在乎，要么没有得到应有的了解，不仅是我的年龄组，而是任何年龄组。
Cuz I did hear a couple of older folks like it's not important whoever is in office, it's still going to be the same thing.
因为我确实听到一些老年人说，无论谁执政都不重要，事情还是一样。
As far as me voting this term, I'm not sure if I will. Because I think it's more strategic for black Americans not to vote. Let's be honest.
至于我这届的投票，我不确定我是否会投票。因为我认为黑人美国人不投票更具战略意义。
Black Americans are the base of the democratic party or at least the swing vote. And we got nothing, nothing for it.
美国黑人是民主党的基础，或者至少是中间选民。但我们一无所获。
It is more important for me now to understand that it's not just gonna affect all just gas prices. This could affect my business. This could affect my livelihood. No, this is my future. This is our future. I should say the youth and my peers.
现在，对我来说，更重要的是要明白，这不仅会影响汽油价格。这可能会影响我的生意。这可能会影响我的生计。不，这是我的未来。这是我们的未来。我应该说是年轻人和我的同龄人的未来。
The reason my mom brought us to the US is to live a better life and to have more opportunities.
我妈妈把我们带到美国的原因是为了过上更好的生活，拥有更多的机会。
I want people after me to be able to have the same opportunities if not better than me.
我希望在我之后的人能够拥有同样的机会，甚至比我更好。
Not voting is not an option to me but I definitely empathize and understand why a lot of people feel like I'm not gonna vote.
不投票对我来说不是一种选择，但我绝对同情并理解为什么很多人觉得我不会投票。
Cuz people do feel like does one vote matter, does my voice matter, like there's a lot of reasons why people choose not to vote.
因为人们确实觉得一票重要吗，我的声音重要吗，人们选择不投票有很多原因。
I'm not concerned what'll happen if I don't vote or we don't vote.
我并不关心如果我不投票或我们不投票会发生什么。
As far as young people who are concerned, I mean I would hope that they align themselves with some of the elders in the online communities and in the real grassroots community
对于年轻人来说，我希望他们能与网络社区和现实基层社区中的一些长者保持一致，
and hear the message that people are trying to say like withholding your vote can be even more powerful if you do it strategically.
倾听人们试图传达的信息，比如，如果你有策略地拒绝投票，那么你的影响力会更大。
People don't realize how big that their one vote could be cuz they could be the one that tip the scale and just that put Kamala in office or that put Trump in office.
人们没有意识到他们的一票有多大，因为他们可能是决定胜负的关键，让卡玛拉上台，或者让特朗普上台。
