日前，美国美联社与益普索(AP Ipsos)的民意调查显示，总统布什的支持率达到任期内最低水平，66%的民众不满布什政府的政策，认为国家的发展令人担忧，伊拉克、油价上涨、财政支出等一系列问题成为人们关注的焦点。外电报道如下：

The president's job approval is mired² at the lowest level of his presidency³ - 39 percent. While four of five Republicans say they approve of Bush's job performance - enthusiasm in that support has dipped over the last year.

报道中mire的意思是"陷入困境"，常和in连用。如：He was mired in debt.（他陷入了债务困境。）Mire的本意是"陷入泥沼"，如：He mired his car and had to go for help.（他的车陷进泥泞, 不得不请人帮忙。）此外，mire¹还可作名词使用，词组be(stick) in the mire也可表示"陷入困境"之意。