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22.We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
22.美国众议员的任期是几年？
Answer: Two (2)
答案：两年
Explanation: In most jobs, if you do your work well, you can continue working there almost as long as you like.
解释：对大多说的工作来说，如果你工作干得很出色，那么只要你想你就可以继续在那工作。
In general, this is a good thing, but some people think that the United States Congress should be different.
一般来说，这是件好事，但是有些人认为美国国会应该有所不同。
When we elect (or choose) a U.S. Representative, he or she works as a representative for only two years.
我们选出一位美国众议员的时候，他或她只能担任两年众议员。
This is known as his or her term, or the length of time that a person works in a public position.
这也就是他或她的任期，或者说是这个人担任公职的时长。
Once those two years have ended, if he or she wants to continue to work as a representative, he or she can be reelected for another two years.
一旦两年期满，如果他或她想继续担任众议员，他或她可以连任，再当两年。
This can continue indefinitely (or forever or without end).
这是可以无期限地（或永远或没有终点的）持续下去的。
Some people think that this is a good idea, because it lets us reward representatives who do their work well by allowing them to continue to represent us.
有些人认为这样很好，因为对于那些工作出色的众议员来说，我们可以奖励他们继续代表我们。
But other people believe that there should be a term limit, which would be a maximum number of times that a representative can be reelected for two-year terms.
但其他人认为应该国会中有个任期限制，也就是两年任期的众议员最多连任的次数。
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