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Kentucky city’s mayoral race decided by a coin toss
肯塔基市的市长竞选由抛硬币决定
When the mayoral race for a small Kentucky city ended in a tie, city officials turned to chance to determine the winner.
当肯塔基州一个小城市的市长竞选以平局告终时，市政官员转向运气来决定获胜者。
Mason Taylor will become the next mayor of Butler after winning a coin toss this week.
本周，梅森·泰勒(Mason Taylor)在掷硬币获胜后将成为巴特勒的下一任市长。
Kentucky law stipulates that election ties must be broken by “lot” — meaning the winner is selected at random. Pendleton County officials used a coin flip that night to determine who will lead the city of some 600 residents.
肯塔基州法律规定，平局必须通过“抽签”来打破，这意味着赢家是随机选择的。彭德尔顿县的官员们当晚用抛硬币的方式来决定谁将领导这座约600名居民的城市。
mayoral /ˈmeərəl/ adj. 市长的
toss n. /tɒs/
an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide sth 掷硬币决定
The final result was decided by the toss of a coin . 最后的结果是掷硬币决定的。
tie n. /taɪ/
a situation in a game or competition when two or more players have the same score 平局；得分相同；不分胜负
The match ended in a tie. 这场比赛以平局结束。
stipulate v. /ˈstɪpjuleɪt/
( formal ) to state clearly and firmly that sth must be done, or how it must be done 规定；明确要求
• A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
• The job advertisement stipulates that the applicant must have three years’ experience. 招聘广告明确要求应聘者必须有三年工作经验。
lot n. /lɒt/
If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen. 抽签
• For the first time in the World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third.
世界杯决赛中首次由抽签决定谁将获得第二名和第三名。
at random
If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen. 随机地
• We received several answers, and we picked one at random.
我们收到了好几个答案，就随机地拣选了一个。
flip n. /flɪp/
a small quick hit with a part of the body that causes sth to turn over 轻抛
The whole thing was decided on the flip of a coin . 整个事情都是由掷币决定的。