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　　ew poll results indicate that U.S. voters are concerned with the financial crisis and it is having an impact on the presidential election campaign between Democrat¹ Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

　　新的民调显示，美国选民关注金融危机，而金融危机正在影响民主党人奥巴马和共和党人麦凯恩之间的总统竞选活动。

　　The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll shows Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by 50 to 46 percent. Last week, Obama held a nine-point lead.

　　华盛顿邮报和美国广播公司新闻节目最近的民调显示，奥巴马以50%对46%领先于麦凯恩。上个星期，奥巴马曾领先9个百分点。

　　But Quinnipiac University's latest survey in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania finds Obama leading McCain by a substantial margin² in all three states, which are considered critical in the state-by-state electoral voting on November 4.

　　但是昆尼皮亚克大学在俄亥俄州、佛罗里达州和宾夕法尼亚州的最新调查发现，奥巴马在这三个州里都大幅领先于麦凯恩。这三个州被认作是11月4号各州选举团投票中至关重要的州。

　　Obama leads McCain by eight points in both Ohio and Florida, and by 15 points in Pennsylvania.

　　奥巴马在俄亥俄州和佛罗里达州都以8个百分点领先于麦凯恩，在宾州领先15个百分点。

　　Quinnipiac polling director Peter Brown says voter concerns about the economy and the ongoing³ financial crisis appear to be helping⁴ Obama and hurting McCain.

　　昆尼皮亚克大学的民调项目主任布朗说，选民对经济的关注和目前的金融危机似乎有利于奥巴马，不利于麦凯恩。

　　"Largely, it is the economy," said Peter Brown. "Fairly or not, voters blame the incumbent⁵ party for the mess on Wall Street. And that has certainly redounded⁶ to Senator Obama's favor and to Senator McCain's detriment⁷."

　　布朗说，“大体上看，是经济原因。不论公平与否，选民将华尔街的乱局归咎于当政的党派。所以，这当然让奥巴马获益，让麦凯恩受害。”

　　Both presidential candidates say they support a revamped financial rescue plan in Congress, and both now spend much of their time on the campaign trail talking about economic issues.

　　两位总统候选人都说，他们支持国会修改金融拯救计划，而且两人现在都在竞选途中花大部分时间谈论经济议题。

　　This is Senator McCain during a campaign stop in Missouri:

　　麦凯恩在密苏里州竞选时说：

　　"If we fail to act, the gears of our economy will grind to a halt," said John McCain. "This is a moment of great testing. At such moments, there are those on both sides of this debate who will act on principle."

　　“如果我们不采取行动，我们经济的齿轮将停止转动。这是重大考验的时刻。在这样的时刻，辩论的双方都具有按原则办事的那些人。”

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1 democrat
n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员
参考例句：
The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。 About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

2 margin
n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘
参考例句：
We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。 The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

3 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

4 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。 By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 incumbent
adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的
参考例句：
He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。 It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

6 redounded
v.有助益( redound的过去式和过去分词 )；及于；报偿；报应
参考例句：
The ill-doings of the fascist chieftain redounded upon himself. 法西斯头子干的种种坏事使他自食其果。来自辞典例句 His past misdeeds redounded on him. 他过去所做的坏事报应在他自己身上。来自辞典例句

7 detriment
n.损害；损害物，造成损害的根源
参考例句：
Smoking is a detriment to one's health.吸烟危害健康。 His lack of education is a serious detriment to his career.他的未受教育对他的事业是一种严重的妨碍。

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VOA双语新闻 - 金融危机影响奥巴马和麦凯恩竞选