近日，美国总统拜登跪在了即将离任的以色列总统鲁文·里夫林及其幕僚长丽夫卡·拉维茨的面前，他的“下跪照”在美国社交媒体上疯转。
事实上，这已不是美国媒体第一次拍到拜登下跪，拜登频繁做出这一奇怪又尴尬的动作，引发舆论热议。
Several occasions of kneeling after the election have made the American people feel strange and confused about Biden's behavior.
On June 28, Biden met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and his chief of staff Rivka Ravitz at the White House. During the meeting, Biden suddenly dropped to his knees in a bizarre and embarrassing way.
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这张拜登的“下跪照”被冠上了“拜登跪在以色列总统面前，承诺无条件支持以色列”的标题。
在引发众多美国网民愤怒批评后，美联社、路透社等媒体发文辟谣称，拜登是在得知以色列总统的幕僚长丽夫卡·拉维茨是12个孩子的母亲后，以下跪的方式表示尊重。
While posts showing Biden on one knee circulated on Instagram and Facebook, the Associated Press, Reuters and other mainstream media posted an explanation of Biden's behavior, saying that Biden kneeled "to express his admiration" to Rivka Ravitz after knowing she is a mother of 12 children.
这已不是拜登第一次在镜头前突兀下跪。
当地时间7月2日，拜登在白宫接待了2020年世界棒球大赛冠军获得者洛杉矶道奇队。在全场合影时，拜登突然下跪，惊到现场众人。
美国副总统哈里斯只能大笑掩饰尴尬，并且急忙站到拜登身后。
Actually, this is not the first time that Biden had kneeled before the camera.
On July 2, the 2020 World Series Champions the Los Angeles Dodgers were honored by Biden and Vice President Harris at the White House. Strangely, Biden felt the need to take a knee for the group photo. This behavior made Harris embarrassed because Biden kneeled right before her.
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此前访问美军基地时，拜登同样在拍照环节突然下跪，搞得身边的人不知所措。当时有人嘲讽称，拜登走神了，还以为自己在参加“黑人的命也是命”运动。
韩国总统文在寅今年5月访问美国时，随拜登参加了美国退伍老兵的颁奖仪式，拜登在合影阶段同样选择了下跪姿势。而一旁的文在寅则面临两难，跟着拜登跪则会被国内民众批评，而拜登跪了他不跪又不大合适。最终文在寅选择用“半跪不跪”的姿势来度过这个“外交危机”。
In May this year, Biden and Moon Jae-in met in the White House to present the Medal of Honor to a 94-year-old veteran. In the group photo, Biden kneeled beside the soldier and his family. This unexpected behavior made Moon feel awkward, and he could only kneel down too.
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除了重大场合外，拜登在会见老人或者和儿童交谈时，也喜欢做下跪姿态。据悉，此举一是为了显示他身体灵活硬朗，二是表现自己的亲民。
Biden seems to be addicted to kneeling, and he even kneels when visiting the elderly and chatting to children on the street.
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图源：Vox
Biden's kneeling might have several reasons: to impress people with an image of being close to the people or to win the support of ethnic minorities or to boost his approval ratings. His kneeling might also aim to show his flexibility and good health as his seniority has been a public concern since the election campaign.
不过，这些解释并不能让美国民众满意，有美国网友说：“我不管原因是什么，美国总统就不该给任何人下跪。”
However, these explanations cannot make the American people satisfied. One American netizen said, "I don't care what the reason is, the American President should kneel to NO ONE."
编辑：焦洁 左卓
实习生：董雨卉 周迎桢
来源：观察者网
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