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Labor activists say they _1_ a close vote to establish a $15 an hour minimum wage in and around Seattle International Airport. NPR's Martin Kaste has more.
劳工活动人士表示，他们就西雅图国际机场附近设立每小时15美元的最低工资标准进行了投票，他们在激烈的投票中获胜G4E+7r*J]rtDH))-Mwc。NPR新闻的马丁·凯斯特将带来详细内容3f!Dt,8bL3nAz。
The minimum wage was on the ballot in the small suburb of SeaTac, home to the airport of the same name. Election day was three weeks ago, but ballot count _2_. At one point, the two sides were just 19 votes apart. Now the gap _3_ to a little more than 1%. And at a press conference in the airport, Labor Leader David Rolf declared victory.
最低工资标准投票在西雅图国际机场所在地西塔科举行EsQ%NR^.8oMvo5^xB1。投票日是三周前，但是计票工作刚刚结束xg)O4zXHkHm4。双方的票数差距曾经仅为19票&]qR0&yYj[r。现在差距渐渐拉大，票数相差超过1%SGJp^pgZlm)%y,N!;qOZ。劳工领导人大卫·罗夫在机场举行的新闻发布会上宣布了胜利的消息APME2jeifcF3v)fmB。
"The voters _4_, they said that the people who put fuel in these jets ought to be able some day afford to buy a ticket on one of them."
“选民表达了他们的想法，他们说，这些为喷气飞机加油的工作人员也应该在某一天有能力为自己买一张机票)jf|8]UV0oY.i(。”
But opponents say they will _5_ a recount and they've sued to block the $15 wage which they say violates state and federal laws.Martin Kaste, NPR News, Seattle.
但是反对者表示，他们会要求重新计票，他们已经起诉，打算阻止这项15美元最低工资的计划，他们称这违反了州法律以及联邦法律8jbltpm&BaZ)rGKs。NPR新闻，马丁·凯斯特西雅图报道tRkhaAm~TE&G%8J。
词汇解析：
1. afford to do sth.
经得住；承受得起某事；
eg. We can't afford to wait.
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eg. We can afford to overlook minor offences.
我们可以不计较小过I+TriFFC*!%&4。
eg. If you can't afford to pay cash, buy the furniture on credit.
若是你付不起现金，可以赊购这套家具9^h*Rh_D!o。

参考答案

1、win 2、has been closed 3、has widened
4、have spoken 5、pay for