根据一项新民调，随着选民周二前往投票，民主党的领先优势正在收窄。
Democrats are seeing a narrow lead as voters head to the polls Tuesday, according to a new survey.
周一发布的路透社/益普索民调显示，46%的登记选民表示将在国会选举中支持民主党，而38%倾向共和党。与一周前类似民调中民主党11个百分点的优势相比，这一差距已有所缩小。
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Monday, found that 46 percent of registered voters said they would back Democrats in congressional races, compared with 38 percent who favored Republicans. That margin narrowed from an 11-point Democratic advantage in a similar poll conducted a week earlier.
调查结果凸显了共和党在争取保持对国会控制权时面临的政治挑战。根据Decision Desk HQ的民调平均值，民主党目前在通用国会选票上领先8.6个百分点。
The findings underscore the political challenges facing Republicans as they fight to maintain control of Congress. Democrats currently hold an 8.6-point lead on the generic congressional ballot, according to Decision Desk HQ polling averages.
与此同时，特朗普总统的支持率依然处于倒水状态。数据显示，仅有32%的美国人认可特朗普的工作表现。这与上周持平，比10月创下的31%历史最低纪录仅高出1个百分点。
Meanwhile, President Trump’s approval rating remains underwater. The data shows just 32 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance. That is unchanged from last week and 1 point above the record low of 31 percent recorded in October.
特朗普似乎也是部分独立选民的激励因素，50%的人表示他们将国会投票视为对现政府的反对票。仅13%的人说他们是在支持总统，另有33%表示他不会影响他们的决定。
Trump also appears to be a motivating factor for some independent voters, with 50 percent saying they view their congressional vote as a vote against the current administration. Just 13 percent said they were voting in support of the president, while another 33 percent said he would not influence their decision.
他的低支持率出现在生活成本不断上升引发的日益不满之中，部分原因是燃油价格上涨，而美以与伊朗的战争在大选日前已进入第九个月。
His low approval rating comes amid growing frustration over the cost of living, driven in part by rising fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran enters its ninth month ahead of Election Day.
据AAA统计，截至周二上午，全国汽油平均价格为每加仑4.15美元，比一年前上涨了逾1美元。
The national average price for a gallon of gas sits at $4.15 as of Tuesday morning, according to AAA, up more than a dollar from a year ago.
负担能力担忧和对总统议程的不满是前往投票的选民最关心的问题。
Affordability concerns and dissatisfaction with the president’s agenda were top of mind for voters heading to cast their ballots.
路透社/益普索民调于大选日前在线调查了17,656名美国成年人，误差范围为2个百分点。
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online among 1,7656 U.S. adults ahead of Election Day. It has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.