38年来,海伦·托马斯一直就职于合众国际社,负责报道有关美国总统的各种消息。现已年届78的她仍不想从这个职位上退下来。她说:“这不是工作。它就是白宫。”总统新闻发布会上,她和美联社记者交替作为第一个提问的人,而且他们每次都以“谢谢你,总统先生”结束采访。不管托马斯给她的这份工作带来多大的荣耀,但她始终认为值得她敬畏的是总统这个职位,而并 For 38 years, Helen Thomas has worked for United Press International, covering various sources of information about the president of the United States. Now 78, she still does not want to withdraw from this post. “It’s not work, it’s the White House,” she told the Associated Press at the presidential press briefing as the first person to ask questions, and each time they conclude the interview with “Thank you, Mr. President.” Regardless of how much glory Thomas has given her in her job, she always thinks that she is awestruck by the presidency and