近来，美国总统拜登又一次因为口误（gaffe）成为外媒焦点。在演讲中，他把“加拿大”说成了“中国”，现场顿时充满快活的空气。

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday confused Canada with China, he mistakenly praised China while delivering a speech to the Canadian parliament, evoking laughter from the audience.
 

当地时间24日，拜登在加拿大议会发表演讲，其中涉及美加两国在移民问题处理等方面的合作。根据白宫网站的记录，当时拜登说道：
 

“在美国，我们正在扩展合法渠道，以寻求人道主义安全，在此基础上我们也在阻止因剥削与人口贩卖所滋生的非法移民。”

In the United States, we’re expanding legal pathways for migration to seek safety in humanitarian — on a humanitarian basis, while discouraging unlawful migration that feeds exploitation and human trafficking.
 

“所以，今天我为中国的进步而鼓掌，抱歉，我为加拿大鼓掌……你们听出来我在想啥了。今天不聊中国的事儿。”

So, today I applaud China [sic] for stepping up — or, excuse me — I applaud Canada — (laughter) — I’m — you can tell what I’m thinking — (laughter) —About China, I won’t get into that yet.
 

白宫的文字记录了听众席上发出的笑声，福克斯新闻等外媒也没放过这一搞笑时刻。
 

而据美媒的报道，拜登在之后的发布会上，差点儿再次出现混淆国家名称的口误：这一次则是将“中国”说成了“日本”……

At a press conference later in the day, Biden nearly made a similar gaffe by saying Japan when he was discussing China’s relationship with Russia, but caught himself mid-word at “Japa…”

鉴于拜登口误，特朗普同样开启嘲讽。他在自有平台Truth Social上引用了拜登的口误，并且评价道：
 

“笑声满屋。这是拜登今天在加拿大议会上的妙语。灾难啊，我们国家在衰落。”

"'I want to applaud China.....I mean Canada.' The room erupted in laughter," Trump wrote on Friday. "This was Biden's big punchline today speaking before the Canadian Parliment [sic] in Ottawa, Ontario. Just a disaster - We are a Nation in Decline!"
 

然而，值得一提的是，特朗普的这段文字里，也有笔误：
 

他把parliament拼成了parliment……
 

综合来源：福克斯新闻，白宫网站，Newsweek，CGTN