Pre-reading

Question: Who are on the socks?

Intensive Reading

People in France vote for a new president. A shop sells special socks. The faces of eight candidates are on the socks.

法国人民在投票选举新总统。一家商店售卖特殊袜子。八名候选人的头像印在了袜子上。

The shop predicts the president. 29% of customers buy socks with the face of Eric Zemmour. He has strong opinions about immigration and Islam. President Emmanuel Macron is next. 24% of customers buy socks with his face.

这家商店预测总统。29%的顾客买了上面印有埃里克·泽穆尔头像的袜子。他对移民和伊斯兰问题态度强硬。现任总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙紧随其后。24%的顾客买了印有他头像的袜子。

It is for fun. Nobody really knows who will win.

这是为图一乐。没有人真的知道谁会赢。

The socks are in many places. People from all around the world buy them. President Macron is the most popular in Germany. Zemmour socks sell best in Canada.

这些袜子在很多地方。全世界的人都在买它们。马克龙总统在德国最受欢迎。泽穆尔的袜子在加拿大卖得最好。

Notes:

1. vote：v. 投票，表决，“投票支持某事”为vote for sth.，“投票反对某事”为vote against sth.。

2. candidate：n. 候选人。

3. immigration：n. 移居，移民（入境），具体的“移民的人”是immigrant。

4. Islam：n. 伊斯兰教，伊斯兰国家。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Where does the socks with President Macron’s face sell the best?