US President Joe Biden's average approval rating tumbled below 50% for the first time since he took office, multiple polls have shown.

多项民调显示，美国总统拜登的平均支持率自上任以来首次跌至50%以下。

As of Wednesday, Biden's approval rating fell to 49.

3% in the FiveThirtyEight average of polls, with those disapproving of his job performance hitting a new high of 44.

2%.

FiveThirtyEight的数据显示，截至8月18日，拜登的平均支持率下降至49.

3%，而他的不支持率为44.

2%，达到新高。

Meanwhile, RealClearPolitics gave him a 49.

6% approval rating on average during the 10-day period from Aug 7 to 17, while the disapproval rating stood at 47.

2%.

此外，在RealClearPolitics的民意调查中，拜登在8月7日至17日的平均支持率为49.

6%，不支持率为47.

2%。

Data from a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that Biden's approval rating dropped from 53% on Friday to 46% on Tuesday, a dip that seemed directly tied to the chaos happening in Afghanistan, for which the president, while defending the drawdown of US troops, admitted he would be criticized.

路透社/益普索公布的一项民意调查也显示，拜登的支持率已从8月13日的53%下滑至8月17日的46%，这一下降似乎与阿富汗局势直接相关，拜登在为美国撤军辩护时承认，他将受到批评。

On the pandemic front, the end of presidential honeymoon for Biden was also backed by numbers.

在新冠疫情方面，拜登支持率的下跌也得到了数据支持。

New coronavirus cases are up 52% nationally compared to two weeks ago, according to The New York Times.

据 纽约时报　报道，数据显示，全美新增新冠确诊病例比两周前增加了52%。

Deaths and hospitalizations increased 87% and 60%, respectively, during that same period, the data showed.

死亡人数和住院人数分别较两周前分别增加了87%和60%。

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