“支持率”怎么说 [ 2006-10-12 14:18 ]
美国11月大选近在咫尺,“支持率”越来越成为媒体的热门词汇。根据最新民意调查,在伊拉克战争、道德规范和领导能力等方面,民主党的支持率均超过布什总统所在的共和党。与此同时,布什和由共和党控制的国会的支持率“跌跌不休”。
请看外电相关报道:President George W. Bush and Republicans are sinking under the
weight of the Iraq war and the Capitol Hill sex scandal, according to a flurry
of polls, endangering their control of Congress in the November 7 elections.
The latest polls give Democratic candidates a growing
edge of between 13 and 23 percentage points over Republicans on the November
ballot, with Bush's approval ratings
dropping back into the 30s.
“支持率”相应的英文表达是“approval ratings”,“rating”在这里指“评估、评价”,和approval 连用时常做复数,如:The
Gallup poll gave the Senator an 83 per cent approval
ratings.(盖洛普民意测验结果表明这位参议院拥有83%的支持率。)
此外,rating可作“等级级别(尤指军阶)”、“收视率”,如:a ship with a rating of 200000
tons(20万吨级的船舶);good ratings(收视率很好)。
(英语点津陈蓓编辑)
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