The tellers were calculating the votes.是什么意思？

The tellers were calculating the votes.

计票员正在统计票数。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

calculating

adj. 计算（用）的，慎重的，<贬>精于算计的；v. 计算(calculate的现在分词)；

例句
I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately...
我觉得我能准确预料此事的政治后果。

votes

n. 表决结果( vote的名词复数 )，投票总数；

例句
He was adjudged the winner by 54 votes to 3.
他被裁定以54票对3票获胜。