That's because of the electoral college.

那是因为选举团制度的存在。

Actually abolishing the electoral college, though, would take a constitutional amendment.

不过，要真正废除选举人团制度，就需要修改宪法。

Remember, the way presidents are elected in America is through the electoral college.

请记住，美国通过选举人团选举总统。

The candidate who receives at least 270 electoral college votes becomes the next president.

得到选举团中至少270票的总统候选人将成为下一任总统。

How well do you know how the electoral college works?

你对选举人团制度了解多少？

So, until that happens, the electoral college and its unique process are here to stay.

因此，在此之前，选举人团制度及其独特的程序将继续存在。

The electoral college will formally vote on December 14th to make Mr Biden the next president.

选举人团将在12月14日正式投票，选举拜登为下一任总统。

The more populous the state the more votes it has in what is called the electoral college.

这个州的人口越多，它在所谓的选举团中的选票就越多。

December 14th: The electoral college confirms Biden's win after each state has certified the vote.

各州确认投票后，选举人团确认拜登获胜。

What we don't know is whether these objections to the states electoral college votes will be heard.

我们不知道的是这些反对州选举人团投票的意见是否会被听到。

These disagreements have led to calls for the electoral college process to be replaced by the popular vote.

这些分歧导致有人呼吁用普选制取代选举人团制。

So some people argue that the electoral college is a very good system because of its federal nature.

所以有些人认为，选举团制度是一个非常好的制度，因为它具有联邦性质。

The US uses a system called the electoral college which gives each state a certain amount of electoral votes.

美国采取一种叫做选举人团的制度，该制度给每个周一定数量的选举人票。

Texas had sought to stop electoral college votes from those states being counted. The electoral college is due to vote on Monday.

德克萨斯州曾试图阻止将这些州的选举人团票统计在内。选举人团投票定于周一举行。

Mr. Biden now has 253 electoral college votes, just 17 short of the number he needs to replace Mr. Trump.

拜登目前拥有253张选举人票，仅需17张选举人票就能接替特朗普成为美国总统。

Folks, we only have an electoral college.

伙计们，我们只有一个选举团。

The electors from all over the country constitute the electoral college, which actually elects the president of the United States.

实际上是来自全国各地的选举人组成选举人团，选举美国总统。

Winning the latter would be enough to give him the 270 electoral college votes he needs to become president elect.

赢得后者足以让他获得当选总统所需的270张选举人票。

This state has 15 electoral college votes. President Trump has been here 13 times. Joe Biden has been here 3 times.

这个州有15张选举人票。特朗普总统来过这里13次。乔·拜登已经来过3次。

But also in the state houses, electoral college, even in Congress.

但也在州议会、选举团，甚至国会。