
U.S. president Joe Biden is considering a reelection bid for a second term in office in 2024. Biden is already the oldest American president to become president, taking office at the age of 78.
美国总统拜登正在考虑争取2024年连任。拜登已经是美国最年长的总统,他在78岁时就任总统。
He's also the only president to turn 80 while in office, and the ninth oldest national leader in the world, according to a new Pew research center analysis.
根据皮尤研究中心的一项新分析,他也是唯一一位在职期间年满80岁的总统,也是世界上第九年长的国家领导人。
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is running to hold the office again in 2024, and at age 76, is younger than Biden, but according to the Pew analysis, he would still rank among the 25 oldest world leaders.
美国前总统特朗普将于2024年再次竞选总统,他现年76岁,比拜登年轻,但根据皮尤研究中心的分析,他仍将跻身全球最年长的25位领导人之列。
Let's take a look at five key facts presented by the Pew Research Center on the ages of national leaders.
让我们来看看皮尤研究中心关于国家领导人年龄的五个关键事实。
National leaders span in age from their mid-30s to 90.
全球国家领导人的年龄从35岁到90岁不等。
Gabriel Boric, the president of Chile, is currently the youngest national leader at age 37.
智利总统Gabriel Boric现年37岁,是目前最年轻的国家领导人。
Other national leaders in their 30s include Sanna Marin of Finland and Dritan Abazovi? of Montenegro, both 37 years old.
其他30多岁的国家领导人包括芬兰的桑娜·马林和黑山的德里坦·阿巴佐维奇,两人都是37岁。
At the other end, the oldest national leader is Paul Biya, president of Cameroon in central Africa, who is 90 years old and has been in office for more than 40 years.
而最年长的国家领导人是中非喀麦隆总统保罗·比亚,他今年90岁,已经执政40多年。
Current global leaders have a median age of 62, and when broken down by decade.
如果按每十年来划分,当前全球领导人的平均年龄为62岁,
The highest percentage (35%) are in their 60s. 22% of leaders are in their 50s, while 18% each are in their 40s or 70s.
60多岁的人所占比例最高,为35%。22%的领导者是50多岁,18%的领导者是40多岁或70多岁。
Biden is among the 5% of leaders in their 80s.
拜登是5%的80多岁领导人之一。
Women leaders are typically younger than their male counterparts.
女性领导人通常比男性领导人年轻。
Although there are only 13 countries with a female leader in the top office, their median age is 57, compared to 62 for male national leaders.
尽管只有13个国家的领导人是女性,但这些国家领导人的年龄中位数为57岁,而男性国家领导人的年龄中位数为62岁。
Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister of Finland, is currently the youngest woman in power at 37 years old, having been sworn in at age 34.
芬兰总理桑娜·马林在34岁宣誓就职,现年37岁,是目前最年轻的女掌权者。
Leaders in most countries are significantly older than the median member of the population.
在大多数国家,领导人的年龄明显大于人口的中位数。
While the median age of an American citizen is 38, Biden is more than twice as old.
美国公民的平均年龄是38岁,而拜登的年龄是其的两倍多。
Only four countries, namely Andorra, Montenegro, Italy, and Finland, have leaders who are younger than their median resident.
只有安道尔、黑山、意大利和芬兰这四个国家的领导人年龄小于其平均居民年龄。
重点词汇
at the age of 在…岁时
national leader 民族领袖
according to 根据 ; 据 ; 按 ; 依照 ; 按照
Research Center 研究中心 ; 研究所 ; 科研中心
Donald Trump 特朗普 ; 川普 ; 唐纳德·特朗普
hold the office 【法】坚守职责,坚守岗位
world leaders 世界领袖 ; 尖端产品,世界领先者,领头羊 ; world leader的复数
take a look at 看一看
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