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.)