So who are the electors and how many are there?

那么选举人谁，有少人？

In two states -- South Carolina and Delaware -- the legislature chose the presidential electors.

在南卡罗来纳州和特拉华州两个州，由立法机关在总统候选人中做选择。

The states with the most population have the most electors and the most electoral votes.

人口的州，其选举人数和选举票数也的。

North Carolina has 15 electors, while California has 55.

因此，北卡罗来纳州有15名“选民”，加州有55个。

Their electors add up quickly. And the number of electors is what really matters.

只要赢得些大州的支持，就能大幅增加选民数，正获胜的关键。

Although occasionally some break from that and cast rogue votes becoming what we call faithless electors.

虽然偶尔也会有一些人打破惯例，不按规矩投票，我们称之为失信选举人。

These folks are the electors of the Electoral College, a system established by America's founding fathers.

些人总统选举团的成员，选举团制度由美国开国元勋建立的。

There were no faithless electors who refused to back Biden or changed the votes at the margins.

没有不忠诚的选举人拒绝支持拜登，也没有改变得票差。

In the two thousand election, there were five hundred thirty-eight electors in the Electoral College.

在2000年的选举中，选举团有538名选民。

But Americans do not directly choose their president, they choose electors.

但美国总统不人民直接选出来的，人们选的选举人。

What they're doing is choosing electors to vote for them.

选民要做的选出代表他们投票的选举团成员。

The higher a state's population, the more electors it has.

一个州的人口越，该州的选举团成员人数就越。

The electors have unanimously cast 16 votes for Joseph R. Biden.

选举人团一致将16票投给约瑟夫·罗宾内特·拜登。

Electors on the other hand are all over 'em.

选举人们则十分了解。

Well, each state has two electors plus a number determined by the size of the state's population.

每个州有两位选举人，再加上一个由该州人口规模决定的数字。

Yes. But Americans do not directly choose their president, they choose electors.

没错。但美国公民并不直接选举总统，选出选举人。

Each state has a different number of electors based on their representatives in congress.

基于各州在国会中的议员人数，在选举团中拥有不同数的选举人。

Mr. Pence will preside when, next week when Congress counts the electors' votes.

彭斯先生将在下周国会统计选民票数时主持会议。

On December 14, the Electoral College electors officially cast their ballots-certifying Biden's win.

12月14日，选举团选举人正式投票，确认拜登获胜。

The only exception, the District of Columbia which has three electors despite not having any voting members in congress.

唯一的例外哥伦比亚特区，尽管它在国会中没有任何代表，也拥有三名选举人。