a two point lead

Abyei has been the biggest point of contention between north and south Sudan, and this event will lead to heightened fears of a new conflict between the two.

阿卜耶伊一直是南北双方争议最大的问题，并且这次事件可能会导致人们更加担心双方之间爆发新的冲突。

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs later said Obama ended his 30-minute session with Silva by patting the Brazilian's back and vowing, "we will not lose a two-point lead again."

白宫发言人罗伯特•吉布斯晚些时候表示，奥巴马在结束和席尔瓦30分钟会晤时，拍了拍他的背并誓称：“我们不会再次在领先2分的情况下输掉比赛的。”

With two weeks to go until the election, the polls showed me with a twenty-point lead, and 55 percent of the vote.

离选举还有两个星期，民意测验表明我领先20个百分点，有55％的支持率。