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The United States will hold presidential elections on November 3rd.
美国将于11月3日举行总统选举。
Early voting has already begun in some states.
一些州已经开始提前投票。
Swing States. The two main candidates,
摇摆州。两位主要候选人,
Republican President Donald Trump and former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden
共和党总统唐纳德·特朗普和前民主党副总统拜登
are campaigning mostly in Swing states.
主要在摇摆州进行竞选。
In this year's presidential election, there are up to eight swing states.
在今年的总统选举中,有多达八个摇摆州。
A swing state is a state where presidential candidates
摇摆州是指两个主要政党的总统候选人
from the two main parties share similar levels of support among voters.
在选民中的支持率相当的州。
Political observers believe that voters in swing states have the most power
政治观察家认为,摇摆州的选民拥有最大的权力
to affect the result of elections.
影响选举结果。