[시사영어 2023-08-02] 바이든, 가상대결에서 트럼프와 막상막하

Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump

shore up = (건물 등에) 지주를 받치다, (넘어지지 않도록) ~을 떠받치다

domocratic = 민주주의의, 민주적인

democracy = 민주주의

 

 

President Biden is heading into the 2024 presidential contest on firmer footing than a year ago, with his approval rating inching upward and once-doubtful Democrats falling into line behind his re-election bid, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.

 

firmer footing  = 견고한 발판

inch = 인치, 조금, 약간

bid = (경매에서) 값을 부르다, 입찰에 응하다, 가격 제시, 호가

 

 

Mr. Biden appears to have escaped the political danger zone he resided in last year, when nearly two-thirds of his party wanted a different nominee.

 

reside = (특정한 곳에) 살다, 거주하다

nominee = 지명된 사람, 후보, (투자금의) 명의자

Now, Democrats have broadly accepted him as their standard-bearer, even if half would prefer someone else.

 

Democrat = 민주주의자, 민주주의 옹호자

broadly = 대략

Still, warning signs abound for the president: Despite his improved standing and a friendlier national environment, Mr. Biden remains broadly unpopular among a voting public that is pessimistic about the country’s future, and his approval rating is a mere 39 percent.

 

abound  = 아주많다, 풍부하다

pessimistic = 비관적인, 비관주의적인

 

Perhaps most worryingly for Democrats, the poll found Mr. Biden in a neck-and-neck race with former President Donald J. Trump, who held a commanding lead among likely Republican primary voters even as he faces two criminal indictments and more potential charges on the horizon.

 

worryingly = 걱정스러울

neck-and-neck = 막상막하의

Republican = 공화주의자, 공화제 지지자

indictments  = (제도, 사회 등의) 폐단의 흔적

horizon = 수평선, 지평선, (욕구, 지식, 흥미의 범위를 나태는) 시야

 

Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump were tied at 43 percent apiece in a hypothetical rematch in 2024, according to the poll.

 

hypothetical = 가상적인, 가설의

rematch = 재시합

apiece = 각각, 하나에

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Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump

 

President Biden is heading into the 2024 presidential contest on firmer footing than a year ago, with his approval rating inching upward and once-doubtful Democrats falling into line behind his re-election bid, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.

 

Mr. Biden appears to have escaped the political danger zone he resided in last year, when nearly two-thirds of his party wanted a different nominee.

 

Now, Democrats have broadly accepted him as their standard-bearer, even if half would prefer someone else.

Still, warning signs abound for the president: Despite his improved standing and a friendlier national environment, Mr. Biden remains broadly unpopular among a voting public that is pessimistic about the country’s future, and his approval rating is a mere 39 percent.

 

Perhaps most worryingly for Democrats, the poll found Mr. Biden in a neck-and-neck race with former President Donald J. Trump, who held a commanding lead among likely Republican primary voters even as he faces two criminal indictments and more potential charges on the horizon.

 

Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump were tied at 43 percent apiece in a hypothetical rematch in 2024, according to the poll.