VOA常速英语:North Carolina Braces for Nail-Biter in Presidential Contest

Staunch supporters of president Trump are confident he will carry North Carolina in November,but acknowledge it will be a tight race.
特朗普总统的坚定支持者相信他将在十一月拿下北卡罗来纳州，但承认这将是一场势均力敌的竞选。
North Carolina is a swing state and people think its possibly could go,I can guarantee that North Carolina will be going for president Trump.
北卡罗来纳州是一个摇摆州，人们认为它可能会，我可以保证北卡罗来纳州会支持特朗普总统。
Its going to be a close race.
这将是一场势均力敌的竞选。
I expect to carry North Carolina by two three percentage points.
我预计北卡罗来纳州领先两三个百分点。
Joe Biden supporters are working to rally support for the democrat in North Carolina,and getting varied reactions from voters.
乔·拜登的支持者正在努力争取北卡罗来纳州民主党人的支持，选民们的反应各不相同。
Its mixed, its about a mix.
这混合了很多因素。
Todays been a lot of Biden.
如今有很多人支持拜登。
Were really surprised in this area.
我们在这方面真的很惊讶。
But on the freeways a lot of birds, but its been great.
但是在高速公路上有很多鸟，但是这很棒。
I need a better president.
我需要一个更好的总统。
I need a president that can read and write and that can be for the people, so thats why were here.
我需要一位会读会写的总统，需要一位为为人民服务的总统，这就是我们在这里的原因。
Democrat Barack Obama narrowly won North Carolina in 2008.
民主党人巴拉克·奥巴马在2008年以微弱优势赢得北卡罗来纳州。
The state went republican in the next two elections by fewer than four percentage points.
该州在接下来的两次选举中以不到四个百分点的优势成为共和党。
Recent polls have shown Biden leading the state by razor thin margins.
最近的民调显示，拜登以微弱的优势在该州领先。
Our state is very bitterly divided, but its an even division between the partisans.
我们的国家党派分裂得很厉害，但各党派之间的分歧是平分秋色的。
And so the likelihood is both sides will get anywhere from 43 to 45, 46 of their respective votes.
因此，双方都有可能获得百分之四十三、四十五、四十六的选票。
But its that last sliver of persuadable voters that could flip from one side to the other,that really makes North Carolina as competitive as any place else in the country.
但真正让北卡罗来纳州和美国其他任何地方一样有竞争力的是最后一批可以说服的选民，他们可能会从一边转向另一边。
In addition to the presidential race,North Carolina features a hotly contested senate race that could help determine,which party controls the legislative chamber.
除了总统竞选，北卡罗来纳州还有一场激烈的参议院竞选，这可能有助于确定哪个政党控制了立法机构。
Isha Sarai VOA news Charlotte North Carolina
美国之音记者Isha Sarai北卡罗来纳报道