巴西总统的支持率在上升

 　　巴西总统的支持率在上升

       RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- After falling significantly amid anti-government protests that shook Brazil just four months ago, President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating is once again on the rise, according to a poll released Tuesday.

　　The survey, conducted by polling firm MDA and commissioned by the National Transportation Confederation, shows the Brazilian government's approval rating reached 38.1 percent in September, up from 31.3 percent in the previous poll carried out in July, a month after protests broke out in June.

　　The results confirmed an earlier survey by pollster Datafolha, which indicated that while Rousseff's popularity took a significant dive after the protests, her government is slowly regaining¹ confidence among the public.

　　A total of 38.1 percent of respondents said Rousseff's administration was doing a good or very good job; 39.7 percent rated it as regular, and 21.9 percent said it was doing a bad or very bad job.

　　The president's personal approval rating rose from 49.3 percent in July to 58 percent in September, and the portion of citizens who disapprove² the president fell from 47.3 percent to 40.5 percent in the same period.

　　The president's rising popularity was credited to several factors, such as the government's swift response to the June protests and improvements in Brazil's economic situation.

　　Most respondents believe the government has solved some of the problems highlighted by the protests, and 36 percent believe their income will increase in the next six months.

　　In addition to gauging³ the president's approval, MDA also surveyed voting intentions in next year's presidential elections.

　　A total of 36.4 percent said they would vote for Rousseff, up from 33.4 percent in July.

　　The survey involving 2,002 voters in 135 cities throughout Brazil was carried out between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4, and has a two- point margin⁴ of error.

1 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

2 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。

3 gauging   

n.测量[试]，测定，计量v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的现在分词 )；估计；计量；划分

参考例句：

• The method is especially attractive for gauging natural streams. 该方法对于测量天然的流注具有特殊的吸引力。 来自辞典例句
• Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. 由于他不爱说话，我过了一些时候才有机会探测他的心灵。 来自辞典例句

4 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。