Thanks to the efforts of Green Party candidate Jill Stein, a recount of presidential ballots is about to get under way in several key states won by Donald Trump in America’s general election.

由于绿党候选人吉尔·斯坦的推动，总统投票的重新计票将在唐纳德·特朗普胜出的几个关键州进行。

Could this process hand the presidency to Hillary Clinton? That seems highly unlikely.

重新计票能够将总统一职交给希拉里·克林顿吗？很明显这是不可能的。

Here’s everything you need to know about the presidential election drama.

下面是你需要了解的关于总统选举闹剧的始末。

Which states are involved?

哪些州将重新计票？

The Green Party-backed recount efforts are focused on three states that Mr Trump won - Wisconsin (by 22,177 votes), Michigan (10,704 votes) and Pennsylvania (71,313 votes).

绿党支持的重新计票聚焦在特朗普胜出的三个州：威斯康辛州（22177票）、密歇根州（10704票）和宾夕法尼亚州（71313票）。

The three states account for 46 votes in the Electoral College, more than enough to tip the election to Mrs Clinton if they moved from Mr Trump’s column to hers.

这三个州计46张选举人票，如果他们从特朗普阵营倒向希拉里阵营，那么完全能够使希拉里翻盘。

According to federal law, all recounts have to be concluded within 35 days of the election.

根据联邦法律，所有的计票必须得在选举的35天内完成。

Will it change anything?

重新计票会扭转乾坤吗？

Even Ms Stein concedes that the recounts will not likely alter this election’s outcome.

即使是斯坦也承让道，重新计票不会改变此次大选的结果。

"These recounts are part of election to attempt to shine a light on just how untrustworthy the US election system is," she wrote on her website.

她在个人网站上写道：“重新计票是大选的一部分，目的是揭露美国选举制度是多么的不值得信任。”

What is the Clinton campaign’s position?

希拉里阵营的立场是什么？

The Clinton team made headlines this weekend when it announced that it would co-operate with Ms Stein’s recount efforts.

希拉里阵营这个周末可是上了头条，他们宣布将会与斯坦展开合作推动重新计票的进行。

That only means the Clinton campaign will ensure it has representatives in any legal proceedings arising from the recount and observers on hand during the process.

这只是意味着希拉里阵营将会确保他们在重新计票的任何合法程序中存在自己的代表，同时在重新计票流程中有着自己的观察员。

Mrs Clinton herself has kept silent on the matter - as have most of her top advisors.

希拉里本人和她的大部分高级顾问一样对此事保持沉默。

How has Donald Trump reacted?

唐纳德·特朗普作何反应？

On Sunday Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets accusing the Green Party of staging the recount to "fill up their coffers" and condemning Mrs Clinton for reneging on her election night concession and promise to accept the results.

在星期日，唐纳德·特朗普发表了一系列推文，指责绿党利用重新计票来“填满自己的腰包”，并谴责希拉里违背她在大选之夜做出的承认败选、接受结果的诺言。

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