拜登自传速读PromisesToKeep(25)

一天晚上，拜登发表了一篇长篇演讲后，回到酒店房间昏倒了。医生在他的大脑下面发现了一个动脉瘤。如果他还在积极参与竞选，这很有可能在确诊之前就把他害死了。
As it was, he had the chance to make a full recovery, but only after a delicate and very risky operation.
事实上，他有机会完全康复，只是需要一次精妙而危险的手术。
After several surgeries and months of recuperation, Joe Biden pulled through. But he was a changed man.
经过几次手术和几个月的休养，乔·拜登挺过来了。但他变了。
For the first time in a long time, he’d had the chance to rest. He realized there were more important things than moving through life at breakneck speed. The health scare put the whole world of politics into perspective. Biden had no less passion for the job, but he knew that he had to keep his work in balance with all the other things that he loved.
很长一段时间以来，他第一次有机会休息。他意识到还有比以极快的速度生活更重要的事情。健康危机让他重新认知整个政治世界。拜登对这项工作的热情丝毫不减，但他知道，他必须平衡工作与所热爱的一切。
Time away also gave Biden a chance to reflect on the contribution he wanted to make to the world. His handling of the Supreme Court nomination had been widely praised as sensitive and fair. There was so much more he wanted to achieve as a senator.