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Democrats are projected to flip control of the US Senate after winning several key races in battleground states, securing control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, election forecasting agency Decision Desk HQ reported late Tuesday.
据选举预测机构 Decision Desk HQ（决策台总部）周二晚间报道，民主党预计将在几个关键摇摆州的选举中获胜，从而夺回美国参议院的控制权。这意味着民主党有望在中期选举中同时掌控国会两院。
Before the midterms, Republicans held 218 seats in the House of Representatives, compared with 214 for Democrats.
中期选举前，共和党在美国众议院拥有218个席位，民主党则拥有214个席位。
The chamber also had one independent member and two vacancies, one in a Republican-held district and the other in a Democratic-held district, following the resignations of their respective representatives in 2026.
此外，众议院还有一名无党籍议员，以及两个空缺席位。两个席位分别来自共和党和民主党占优的选区，其原任议员均于2026年辞职。
With 218 seats required for a majority, Democrats needed a net gain of just three seats to regain control of the House.
众议院获得多数席位需要218席。民主党只需净增三个席位，就能重新掌控众议院。
The latest projections from NBC indicated that Democrats could win more than 250 seats, marking a major political turnaround in the House.
美国全国广播公司（NBC）的最新预测显示，民主党可能赢得超过250个众议院席位。这将意味着众议院的政治格局发生重大转变。
Several media outlets described the outcome as a "blue wave" or even a "blue tsunami."
多家媒体将这一选举结果称为“蓝色浪潮”，甚至称之为“蓝色海啸”。
Before the Senate elections, Republicans held a 53-47 majority over Democrats.
参议院选举前，共和党以53席对47席的优势占据多数。
Democrats needed a net gain of four seats to reach the 51-seat threshold for a majority.
民主党需要净增四个席位，才能达到获得多数所需的51席门槛。
As votes were counted throughout election night, US media outlets projected Democratic victories in several states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Ohio and Maine.
随着选举之夜的计票工作持续进行，美国媒体预测，民主党将在多个州获胜，包括北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州、得克萨斯州、堪萨斯州、俄亥俄州和缅因州。
Notably, South Carolina, Texas and Kansas are all traditionally Republican strongholds, having voted for Donald Trump in each of the past three presidential elections.
值得注意的是，南卡罗来纳州、得克萨斯州和堪萨斯州传统上都是共和党的优势地区。在过去三届总统选举中，这三个州均将选票投给了唐纳德·特朗普。
Texas Democratic Senate candidate and state Representative James Talarico is projected to defeat Republican candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat since 1988 to win a US Senate seat in the state.
预测显示，得克萨斯州民主党参议员候选人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科将击败共和党候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。这将使他成为自1988年以来首位在该州赢得美国参议院席位的民主党人。
Democrat Gina Hinojosa is also projected to win the Texas governor's race and become the state's first Democratic governor in more than 30 years.
民主党人吉娜·伊诺霍萨也预计将赢得得克萨斯州州长选举，成为该州30多年来首位民主党籍州长。
In Kansas, Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton is projected to defeat Republican incumbent Senator Roger Marshall, becoming the first Democrat since 1932 to win a Senate election in the midwestern state.
在堪萨斯州，民主党参议员候选人亚当·汉密尔顿预计将击败共和党现任参议员罗杰·马歇尔。这将使他成为自1932年以来首位在这个美国中西部州赢得参议院选举的民主党人。
The emergence of these "blue sprouts" in traditionally Republican strongholds has attracted widespread attention.
这些传统共和党优势地区出现的“蓝色新芽”，引起了广泛关注。
project /prəˈdʒekt/v. 预测，预估
chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/n.（国会）议院
incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/adj. 在任的；现任的
threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/n. 门槛，临界点