【读新闻学英语】为了约妹子，69岁大爷申请合法将其年龄变为49岁大叔！

By 新西兰先驱报中文网· 2018年12月03日 02:26

A 69-year-old man in the Netherlands wants to prove it’s legally possible to be as old as you feel.
荷兰一名69岁的男子希望在法律上证明自己的年龄和你感觉他应该的年龄一样大。
Legally：合法的

Emile Ratelband has filed a lawsuit against the Dutch government requesting that his date of birth be switched from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969.
Emile Ratelband已向荷兰政府提起诉讼，要求将他的出生日期从1949年3月11日改为1969年3月11日。
Switch：替换

Ratelband, a media personality and motivational guru specializing in self-awareness, compares his attempt to turn back the clock to identifying as transgender.
Ratelband作为一位新闻人物，是一位专注于自我意识的激励大师，他将自己尝试让年龄变小的行动与变性手术进行了对比。
Media personality：新闻人物

“We live in a time when you can change your name and change your gender. Why can’t I decide my own age?” he asked, according to the BBC.
据BBC报道，他提出了质疑：“我们生活在一个你可以改变你的名字和性别的时代，为什么我不能决定自己的年龄？”
Gender：性别

“When I’m 69, I am limited. If I’m 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car,” he said. “I can take up more work. When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer. When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position.”
“当我69岁时，我是受限的，如果我只有49岁，我可以买新的房子，开不同的车。”他说。“我可以承担更多的工作，当我在tinder上交友把年龄写成69岁时，我没有任何反馈，但是当我写成49岁时，凭着我的面容我将处在一个豪华的位置上。”
luxurious：豪华的

Ratelband said that in exchange for being legally younger, he would agree to renounce his pension.
Ratelband表示，为了换取合法减少年龄，他会同意放弃他的退休金。

The judge acknowledged Ratelband’s argument, noting that the law does allow people to change their gender. However, he also noted that allowing people to change their birth date would mean legally deleting part of their lives, according to the Telegraph.
法官承认了Ratelband的论点，并指出法律确实允许人们改变他们的性别。然而，据“每日电讯报”报道，他还指出，允许人们改变出生日期将意味着合法地删除他们部分的人生。
Acknowledge：承认

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