拜登迎来80岁生日，即将成为美国首位任期内过80岁的总统

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在佩洛西声称自己不会再继续竞选民主党领导职位后，这位82岁的众议院议长将会淡出美国权力中心，而同样出身民主党的美国总统拜登，也将在明天迎来自己的80岁生日。

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, making way for "a new generation" of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections last week.

美国众议院议长佩洛西星期四宣布，她将不会谋求新一届国会的领导职位，为民主党在上星期的中期选举中失去对众议院的控制权后的“新一代”领导人让路。

She was the nation's first female speaker and after nearly twenty years in Democratic leadership "For me the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus ...."

她是美国第一位女议长，在担任民主党领袖近20年后，“对我来说，新一代领导民主党党团的时刻已经到来了....”

As Democrats prepare to be the minority party, Pelosi says she will not run for leadership reelection but will keep her seat representing San Francisco.

在民主党即将成为少数党之际，佩洛西说，她不会竞选连任，但将保留代表议员的席位。

When he celebrates his birthday Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden will become the United States' first president to turn 80 years old while in office.

当美国总统拜登星期天庆祝他的生日时，他将成为美国第一位在任期间年满80岁的总统。

However, Biden does not even register in the top ten list of the world's oldest current serving leaders, which is led by the 89-year-old President of Cameroon Paul Biya and includes 82-year-old Queen Margrethe of Denmark.

然而，拜登甚至没有进入世界上最年长的现任领导人的前十，该榜单的榜首是89岁的喀麦隆总统保罗·比亚和82岁的丹麦女王玛格丽特。

Biden's age is garnering attention because he would be 86 by the time a second four-year term ends, should he win the 2024 presidential election.

拜登的年龄之所以受到关注，是因为如果他赢得2024年总统大选，到第二个四年任期结束时，他将是86岁。

《华盛顿邮报》在文章《Biden to mark his 80th birthday, sort of》中提到，“虽然明天是拜登总统的80岁生日，但他本人并没有太大的兴致”：

It is a day that has been met with a hint of dread. The nation’s oldest president is hitting a new, and most unwelcome, milestone on Sunday, and no one really wants to celebrate. Even President Biden himself.

这是一个让人感到一丝恐惧的日子。这个国家最年长的总统将在周日迎来一个新的、最不受欢迎的里程碑，而且没有人真正想要庆祝。即使是拜登总统本人。

“Somebody said my birthday is coming up,” he said recently. “And I said, ‘No, that must be somebody else.’”

“有人说我的生日快到了，”拜登最近说道。“而我却说，‘不，那一定是别人的生日。’”

When he was asked separately during a radio interview what an 80-year-old Biden would tell a 50-year-old Biden, he immediately responded: “That I’m still 50!”

当他在一次电台采访中被单独问到，一个80岁的拜登会对一个50岁的拜登说些什么时，他立即回答道：“那我还是50岁！”

“I can’t even say that number, 80,” he added. “I’m serious. I no more feel that than I’d get out from behind this desk and fly.”

“我甚至不想说80这个数字，”他补充说。“我是认真的。我没有太多的感觉，就像我从这张桌子后面走出来，然后飞起来。”

The White House has few plans to mark the landmark birthday in any major public way. Any celebration will be eclipsed, by design or not.

白宫几乎没有计划以任何重要的公开方式纪念这个具有里程碑意义的生日。任何庆祝活动都会黯然失色，无论是否有意为之。

The first lady is planning to host a birthday brunch on Sunday — a family tradition that usually takes place the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, but in this case will occur on Biden’s actual birthday since the family will already be gathered.

第一夫人吉尔·拜登计划在周日举办生日早午餐——这是一个家庭传统，通常在感恩节前的周三举行，但在这种情况下将在拜登的实际生日上举行，因为那时家人们已经聚集在一起。

最近刚参加完G20峰会的拜登，前几天还因为夸奖一个俄罗斯摄影师的肱二头肌上了热搜。

During a walk with the French colleague Emmanuel Macron in Bali, Biden informally commented on the muscles of one of the cameramen, whom he only later learned was Russian.

在与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在巴厘岛散步时，拜登随口评论了其中一名摄影师的肌肉，他后来才知道那是俄罗斯人。

Biden and Macron, in addition to security and local staff, were also accompanied by journalists and cameramen. Among them was a Russian cameraman with, as can be deduced from both the footage and Biden's reaction, large biceps.

G20会议休息时间，拜登和马克龙在散步，除了保安和当地工作人员，也有记者和摄像师陪同。其中有一名俄罗斯摄影师，从录像和拜登的反应中可以推断出，该摄影师的二头肌很大。

"By the way, I'm worried about this guy's biceps. His biceps are bigger than my hat. Look at this," said Biden, after which it seems as if he touched the muscle of the mentioned cameraman.

“顺便说一下，我很担心这家伙的二头肌。他的二头肌比我的帽子还大。看看这个肌肉。” 拜登说完，好像还摸了摸该摄影师的肌肉。

G20峰会结束后，多国领导人又马不停蹄地赶往泰国参加亚太经济合作组织（APEC）第二十九次领导人非正式会议。此时拜登已经回到美国，准备参加孙女的婚礼，还有自己的生日。

素材来源：华盛顿邮报

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