referendum

公投

(ɡōnɡtóu)

A: I heard that the result of the referendum in that place has come out. 

听说那个地方的公投结果出来了。

(tīnɡshuō nàɡè dìfānɡ de ɡōnɡtóu jiéɡuǒ chūlái le.)

B: It's understandable why things would turn out that way. After all, they're all the same nationality and share a similar language and living habits. 

这样的结果是可以理解,毕竟是同一民族,生活习惯和语言都相似。

(zhèyànɡ de jiéɡuǒ shì kěyǐ lǐjiě,bìjìnɡ shì tónɡyī mínzú,shēnɡhuó xíɡuàn hé yǔyán dōu xiānɡsì.)