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美国前总统吉米·卡特的孙子杰森·卡特当地时间5月14日透露，这位99岁的美国前总统即将走到生命的尽头。吉米·卡特来自佐治亚州的一个农民家庭，在美国政坛以亲民形象著称，他也是目前在世的美国前总统中最年长的一位。吉米·卡特于2023年2月选择放弃治疗手段，进入临终关怀阶段，此前他曾多次住院，并且在转移性脑癌和肝癌中幸存下来。

二 |     London, Oct 18 (UNI) Former British military pilots are being lured to China with large sums of money to pass on their expertise to the Chinese military, it is claimed.
Up to 30 former UK military pilots are thought to have gone to train members of China's People's Liberation Army, BBC reported.
The UK is issuing an intelligence alert to warn former military pilots against working for the Chinese military, the BBC said.
Attempts to headhunt pilots are ongoing and had been ramping up recently, Western officials say.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence said the training ​and the recruiting of pilots does not breach any current UK law but officials in the UK and other countries are trying to deter the activity, the report said.
"It is a lucrative package that is being offered to people," said one official. "Money is a strong motivator." Some of the packages are thought to be as much as $270,000.
The retired British pilots are being used to help understand the way in which Western planes and pilots operate, information which could be vital in the event of any conflict, such as over Taiwan.
"They are a very attractive body of people to then pass on that knowledge," a Western official said. "It's taking Western pilots of great experience to help develop Chinese military air force tactics and capabilities."
The UK first became aware of a small number of cases of former military pilots being recruited in 2019 which were dealt with on a case-by-case basis, the BBC said.
The Covid-19 pandemic slowed attempts down, when travel to China was almost impossible but the attempts have now increased, leading to this alert.
The pilots have experience on fast jets and helicopters and come from across the military and not just the Royal Air Force. They have flown Typhoons, Jaguars, Harriers and Tornados.
F-35 pilots are not thought to be involved although China is thought to be interested in them. Some of the pilots are in their late 50s and left the military some time ago.
Pilots of other allied nations have also been targeted.
"We are taking decisive steps to stop Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former UK Armed Forces pilots to train People's Liberation Army personnel in the People's Republic of China," a Defence Ministry spokesperson said.
"All serving and former personnel are already subject to the Official Secrets Act, and we are reviewing the use of confidentiality contracts and non-disclosure agreements across Defence, while the new National Security Bill will create additional tools to tackle contemporary security challenges - including this one."
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三 | 目前吉米·卡特居住在佐治亚州的旧居，他的家人会定期探访他。

吉米·卡特去年11月在妻子罗莎琳的追悼会上罕见地公开露面。当时他坐在轮椅上，盖着一条印有罗莎琳肖像的毯子，他的外表非常虚弱，让亲朋好友感到担心。他们结婚超过77年，最近几十年来一直住在佐治亚州普莱恩斯的一处简朴的老宅中。这处老宅是60多年前吉米·卡特亲手建造的，2017年他也曾因为在修理老宅的过程中脱水被送入医院。

吉米·卡特和妻子是“青梅竹马”的世交，二人是在罗莎琳刚出生（卡特那时3岁）的时候就已经“相识”，创造了美国总统历史上婚姻最长久的纪录。当初吉米·卡特在不被人看好的情况下赢得美国总统大选，也得益于罗莎琳亲自到访40多个州进行拉票，她也被称为“卡特的秘密武器”。

四 | 2023年7月7日，两人庆祝了他们的77周年结婚纪念日。杰森·卡特认为，两人坚贞的爱情是吉米·卡特人生最后阶段坚持下去的最大动力，因为他不愿意让罗莎琳孤单一人。

杰森·卡特5月14日在一个心理健康论坛上表示：“我祖父的精神还好，他已经在临终关怀中度过了将近一年半的时间，我认为他真的是要走到生命的尽头了。

五 | 正如我之前所说，信仰之旅对他来说非常重要，而这段信仰之旅只能在最后阶段才能体验，我认为他已经到达了那个地方。”