每日一篇 5.12

woos：吸引

reversing recent trends：扭转近期趋势

offset losses  of  younger  voters：抵消年轻选民的损失

a coin toss：抛硬币

intensifying outreach to older voters:加强对老年选民的宣传

 in swing states：处于摇摆的州

 running ads：投放广告

It’s a bid to capitalize on polls ：这是为了利用民意调查

a bid to :为了

capitalize：利用

nominees：被提名者

back：支持

a coveted bloc：令人垂涎的集团

boasting the highest turnout rate of any age bracket

turnout rate of ：投票率

 any age bracket：任何年龄段的

sizable populations：人口众多

in battleground states：在战场州

 frustrated by：沮丧于

on condition of anonymity：在不愿透露姓名的情况下

 are tuned in to political news：收听政治新闻

coverage of xxx’s criminal cases：xxx刑事案件的报道

paying the closest attention：最密切的关注

 in his prior campaigns：在他之前的竞选活动中

 In a rematch this year：在今年的复赛中

pitting the two oldest xxx ：让两位最年长的xx陷入困境

head-to-head by 1 percentage point ：领先1个百分点

found a more pronounced advantage：发现了更明显的优势

an inverse of the previous patters：先前模式的反转

count more than a million seniors each：每年都有超过一百万老年人

conducts polling：进行民意调查

 more up for grabs than in 2020：比2020年有更多机会

have an outright lead：绝对领先

translate into success：转化为成功

sell voters broadly on his economic agenda：广泛向选民推销经济议程

have rosier views of the economy：对经济有更乐观的看法

making them more receptive to his pitch：让他们更容易接受他的推销

avoid the hurdles：避开障碍

 mortgage rates：抵押贷款利率

net worth：净资产

mortgage-free：免抵押

strike a chord with older voters：引起老年选民的共鸣

jeopardize：危害

entitlement payments：应得权利的支付

repeal：废除

capped：受到限制

out-of-pocket drug costs ：自付费用

interrupted the president ：打断了总统的话

pension：养老金

holding up：拿着