Biden stumps on job growth, as voters dread inflation
拜登巡讲就业增长，选民担心通货膨胀
President Joe Biden has notched an envious record on jobs, with 10.3 million gained during his tenure. But voters in Tuesday’s midterm elections are far more focused on inflation hovering near 40-year highs.
乔·拜登总统在就业方面创下了令人羡慕的纪录，在他任职期间增加了1030万份工作。但在周二举行的中期选举中，选民们更关注的是徘徊在近40年高位的通货膨胀。
That’s left the president trying to convince the public that the job gains mean better days are ahead, even as fears of a recession build.
这让总统试图让公众相信，就业增长意味着未来会更好，尽管人们对经济衰退的担忧正在加深。
stump vi. /stʌmp/
If politicians stump for a candidate, they travel around making campaign speeches before an election. (选举前为候选人) 作巡回政治演说
• Since September, the president has stumped for Republicans in 23 states.
自9月以来，这位总统已在23个州为共和党人作了巡回政治演说。
dread vt. /drɛd/
If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. 害怕; 担忧
• I’m dreading Christmas this year.
我害怕今年的圣诞节。
• I dreaded coming back, to be honest.
老实说，我很害怕回来。
notch vt. /nɒtʃ/
If you notch a success, especially in a sports contest, you achieve it. (尤指体育比赛) 赢得
• “It took longer than we wanted,” Clemens said after notching his first victory since June 9.
“用的时间比我们希望的要长，”克莱门斯在6月9日以来赢得他的第一次胜利后说。
envious adj. /ˈɛnvɪəs/
If you are envious of someone, you want something that they have. 羡慕的
• I don’t think I’m envious of your success.
我不认为我羡慕你的成功。
tenure n. /ˈtenjə(r)/
the period of time when sb holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job （尤指重要政治职务的）任期，任职
his four-year tenure as President 他的四年总统任期
hover vi. /ˈhɒvə/
To hover means to stay in the same position in the air without moving forward or backward. Many birds and insects can hover by moving their wings very quickly. (鸟、昆虫等通过快速扇动翅膀在原地) 盘旋
A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
recession n. /rɪˈseʃn/
A recession is a period when the economy of a country is doing badly, for example because industry is producing less and more people are becoming unemployed. 经济衰退; 萧条
• The oil price increases sent Europe into deep recession.
石油价格的上涨使欧洲陷入严重的经济衰退。