So who are the electors and how many are there?

那么是谁，有多少？

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

在南卡罗来特拉华这两个，由立法机关在总统候中做择。

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

口最多的，其数票数也是最多的。

North Carolina has 15 electors, while California has 55.

因此，北卡罗来有15名“民”，加有55个。

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

只要赢得这些大的支持，就能大幅增加民数量，而这正是获胜的关键。

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打破惯例，不按规矩投票，我们称之为失信。

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

这些是总统团的成员，而团制度是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年的中，团有538名民。

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

但是美国总统不是民直接出来的，们的是。

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

民要做的是出代表他们投票的团成员。

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

一个的口越多，该的团成员数就越多。

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

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.

而们则十分了解。

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

每个有两位，再加上一个由该口规模决定的数字。

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

没错。但美国公民并不是直接总统，而是出。

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

基于各在国会中的议员数，在团中拥有不同数量的。

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，团正式投票，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.

唯一的例外是哥伦比亚特区，尽管它在国会中没有任何代表，也拥有三名。