拜登退出连任竞选声明

Biden's Statement

1. 问候里面的my fellow Americans

我的美国同胞们。

fellow 指具有相同特点的人---比如同事、同辈、同类、配对物

Many caged birds live longer than their fellows in the wild.

许多笼中鸟比野外同类鸟的寿命长。

2. over the past three and a half years

在过去三年半期间

这类时间状语要用现在完成时，原因是这个时间（三年半）是从过去某一

时刻算起到现在为止，所以是以现在为参照物的计算标准。

3. to make progress

取得进展

4. to have the strongest economy in the world

有世界最强的经济体

5. to make historic investments in rebuilding our nation

对重建我们国家做出前所未有的投资

6. to lower prescription drug costs for seniors

降低老年人处方药的支出

7. to expand affordable health care to a number of Americans

将可以负担得起的医疗保健拓展到许多美国人

8. to provide critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances

向遭受有毒物质侵害的一百万老兵提供急需的护理

9. to pass the first gun safety law

通过了第一个枪支安全法

10. to appoint the first African American woman to the Supreme Court

任命了第一位非裔美国女性进入最高法院

11. to pass the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world

通过了世界上最重要的气候立法

12. to overcome a once in a century pandemic

克服了百年难见的大疫情

13. to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression

攻克了大萧条以来最严重的经济危机

14. to revitalize and strengthen our alliances around the world

振兴和强化了我们在世界上的联盟

15. the greatest honor of my life

我人生中最大的荣耀

16. to serve as your President

作为你的总统

17. my intention to seek reelection

我寻求连任的打算

18. in the best interest of my party and the country

最符合我的政党和国家的利益

19. to stand down

下台

20. to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of

my term

在我任期剩余的时间里，仅仅专注于履行我做为总统的职责

21. to express my deepest gratitude to those who have worked so hard to see me reelected

向那些为了让我连任而努力工作的人们，我表达最诚挚的感激

22. to express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people

向美国人民表达我忠心的感谢