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President-elect Biden Shines a Spotlight1 on Delaware Beach Town

The town of Rehoboth Beach in the American state of Delaware is known for big waves, sweet treats like saltwater taffy, and a long wooden boardwalk next to the ocean that dates back to the 1870s.

It has long called itself the "Nation's Summer Capital."

Soon, it can say it is home-away-from-home for the 46th president of the United States.

President-elect Joe Biden owns a home just blocks away from the beach in Rehoboth. It takes about two hours to get to Rehoboth from Washington, D.C. and a bit under two hours from Biden's longtime home near Wilmington, Delaware.

Biden and his wife, Jill, bought their $2.7-million beach house after he left the vice2 presidency3 in 2017. The money for the home came from an $8-million book deal that the couple had signed.

"Throughout our careers, Jill and I have dreamed of being able to buy a place at the beach at home where we can bring the whole family," Biden said in a statement after buying the house.

Rehoboth is about to change

Rehoboth only has about 1,500 full-time4 residents. But its population grows to about 25,000 during the summer months. Before the coronavirus pandemic, events like Independence Day weekend and the yearly Sea Witch Festival in October would draw up to 80,000 visitors.

Movie stars Richard Gere and Denzel Washington are known to visit Rehoboth Beach. But Biden would be the first president to vacation regularly in the beach town.

The changes in Rehoboth are already happening.

Biden spent time in Rehoboth Beach after the Democratic National Convention5 this summer. He returned last weekend, days after being projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

The area around Biden's home is restricted, but reporters arrived in Rehoboth Beach last weekend anyway. Television journalists gathered at the boardwalk to get a good filming spot.

The Browseabout Bookstore in Rehoboth set up a special area with books about Biden, as well as books that Joe and Jill Biden have written. The area also included things like Biden calendars, cups, coloring books, jewelry6 and footwear. The top seller was a special candle that smells like one of Biden's favorite drinks: orange Gatorade.

After he left the vice presidency, Biden would sometimes come to Browseabout bookstore to buy coffee and a newspaper after his Sunday religious service. "The treatment that they get is the same as everybody. We want everybody to feel welcome," bookstore worker Jessie Jones said of the Bidens.

"There was definitely a high energy today," Jones said, as word spread that Biden was back in town last weekend. "People were saying, ‘Let's do our Christmas shopping and, if we happen to see Joe, great.'"

Nick Caggiano is owner of Nicola Pizza in Rehoboth. He first met Biden in 1972, during his first run for the Senate. Caggiano said Secret Service agents arrived to pick up takeout pizzas for the Bidens when they got into town on November 12.

Rita Sonntag is a nurse who lives in nearby Bethany Beach. She went to Rehoboth last weekend to do some shopping. She then went for a walk at Cape7 Henlopen State Park, a nature area near the Bidens' home. She happened to see the couple as they rode bikes while surrounded by Secret Service agents.

"I thought, at this point, he'd be holed up and not going out in public," Sonntag said. "But then I was like, 'Oh, there he is.'"

As popular as Biden is locally, not everyone is a fan. At a nearby business called T-Shirt World, employee Sydney Doel said that the few Biden shirts the store offered were not especially popular. President Donald Trump8, on the other hand, had his own section in the store, with different kinds of clothes, hats and other things. Some of the Trump-related goods sold out.

Doel said that she hoped to one day see Biden around town, but her face lit up when asked what would happen if Trump bought a house in Rehoboth Beach, too. She and another employee agreed that the rural areas outside of Delaware's beach towns are full "of country-loving people."

"If you ride out a bit, you see a lot more Trump signs," Doel said. "I think having Trump here, it would be more exciting for a lot of people."

Words in This Story

beach - n. an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake

resident - n. someone who lives in a particular place

pandemic - n. an occurrence9 in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world

regularly - adv. at the same time every day, week, month, etc.

candle - n. wax that has been formed into a stick or another shape and has a string in the middle that can be burned

shopping - n. the activity of visiting places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things (such as food, clothing, etc.)

bike (bicycle) - n. a 2-wheeled vehicle that a person rides by pushing on foot pedals


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1 spotlight 6hBzmk     
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
参考例句:
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句:
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
4 full-time SsBz42     
adj.满工作日的或工作周的,全时间的
参考例句:
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何对付的。
5 convention KYFza     
n.惯例,习俗,常规,会议,大会
参考例句:
  • How many delegates have checked in at the convention?大会已有多少代表报到?
  • He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
6 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
7 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
8 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
参考例句:
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
9 occurrence M5OzP     
n.发生,出现,事件,发生的事件
参考例句:
  • Two things account for its occurrence.发生这件事的原因有两个。
  • For a military commander,winning or losing a battle is a common occurrence.胜败乃兵家常事。

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