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Biden uses Labor¹ Day speeches to focus on 2 swing states

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President Biden went to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to talk to union workers on Labor Day. The states are key to Democrats³' success in the midterm elections.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

President Biden spent his Labor Day laboring⁴ on behalf of Democrats in swing states ahead of the midterms. He gave speeches in both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. So are voters sympathetic to his core message that American democracy is under threat? NPR's Claudia Grisales was traveling with the president.

CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE⁵: At his first Labor Day stop, President Biden told a Milwaukee, Wis., crowd that he knows, at least in part, what got him into office.

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Folks, Labor Day is a special day in the country for - and here in Milwaukee. This is one of the biggest Labor Day events in America you all have here. And it's a special day to me, as well, because the fact of the matter is, I wouldn't be here without unions.

GRISALES: Now, it's that energy Biden is hoping to channel to the ballot⁶ box for the November midterm elections, with Democratic congressional control at stake.

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BIDEN: I wouldn't be here without cops, firefighters, teachers, nurses.

GRISALES: And later, near Pittsburgh, he appeared with a key Democratic Senate candidate at a local union office. That's Pennsylvania Lieutenant⁷ Governor John Fetterman, who is trying to get past GOP Senate nominee⁸ Dr. Mehmet Oz, who's got former President Trump's endorsement⁹. Fetterman spent much of the summer out of the public eye, recovering from a stroke.

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JOHN FETTERMAN: You've got a friend, and you have an ally. Send me to Washington, D.C.

GRISALES: Biden told a crowd of union steelworkers in West Mifflin, Pa., that the country is under a growing threat from Republican extremists.

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BIDEN: It's clear which way the new MAGA Republicans are. They're extreme, and Democracy is really at stake. You can't be a democracy when you support violence, when you don't like the outcome of election.

GRISALES: Biden will keep traveling as the final sprint¹⁰ to the midterms gets underway. He's going to Ohio on Friday.

Claudia Grisales, NPR News.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 laboring   

n.劳动，操劳v.努力争取(for)( labor的现在分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• The young man who said laboring was beneath his dignity finally put his pride in his pocket and got a job as a kitchen porter. 那个说过干活儿有失其身份的年轻人最终只能忍辱，做了厨房搬运工的工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• But this knowledge did not keep them from laboring to save him. 然而，这并不妨碍她们尽力挽救他。 来自飘（部分）

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

7 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

8 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

9 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

10 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。