But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.

但最近几次欧洲选举中报出种种尴尬丑闻、以及共和党人大受欢迎，迫使食言并退位。

Japan's 85-year-old emperor Akihito is abdicating his throne.

日本85岁明仁天皇将退位。

Akihito, the emperor of Japan, abdicated. He was succeeded by his son, Naruhito.

日本明仁天皇退位。其子皇太子德仁继承王位。

The influential historian Edward Gibbon, a favorite of our nation's founders, believed that the Western Empire fell in 476 AD with the departure of Romulus Augustus and the accession of King Odovacar of Italy.

颇具影响力历史学家我国最受欢迎缔造者爱德华·吉本，认为西罗马是在476年奥古斯都路斯退位，意大利国王奥多亚克基后灭亡 。

The abdication will be the first in 200 years in Japan's royal family.

其退位是日本皇室加入200年以来第一次。

The emperor has abdicated, ending his three-decade reign and breaking a long tradition.

日本天皇退位，结束其长达30年治，同时也打破一项长。

Under current law, she cannot ascend to the throne, so her cousin, 12-year- old Prince Hisahito will be second in line after the abdication.

根据现行法律，她不能上王位，因此她表弟，12岁悠仁王子将在退位后排在第二顺位。

So, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands-she after 33 years as Queen she recently decided to retire-or a royal way of saying this is to abdicate.

近日，荷兰贝娅特丽克丝女王做33年女王后决定退休--皇家说法是退位。

He married a commoner, the first emperor to do so, and he was given permission to abdicate after saying he felt unable to fulfill his role because of his age and declining health.

是首个迎娶平民皇帝，在表明因为年龄和健康状况下降而感到无法履行职责后，被允许退位。

If she abdicated tomorrow, she wouldn't get 30 million dollars a year.

如果她明天退位，她一年就拿不到3000万美元。

So what does it feel like to see an emperor step down in Japan?

见证日本天皇退位是什么感觉？

With no plans to retire, a series of celebrations will take place throughout the year culminating in the four day public holiday weekend in June.

由于女王没有退位计划，今年英国将举行一系列庆祝活动，最终在6月4天周末假画上句号。

Forced to abdicate, he was exiled to St. Helena.

拿破仑被迫退位，被流放到圣赫勒拿岛。

It appears he may have changed his mind about leaving the position.

看来已经改变主意，不再考虑退位。

The current president Ernest Bai Koroma is standing down after two five-year terms.

现任总欧内斯特·巴伊·科罗马担任两届五年任以后即将退位。

The Cuban leader Raul Castro is expected to step down from office on Thursday.

古巴领导人劳尔·卡斯特罗预计于周四退位。

In South Africa pressure is growing on President Jacob Zuma to step down.

南非总雅各布·祖玛正面临着日益增长退位压力。

Mr. Mugabe has already made clear he has no intention of stepping down.

穆加贝总已明确表示不打算退位。

And over time, the guardrails gave way.

随着时间推移，守护者们逐渐退位让贤。

Can her party force her out before she wants to go?

她所在政党能在她想辞职前逼她退位吗？