He has written eight books and has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.

他已写了8本书，并树立了一个政界元老的形象。

He was in his late eighties and had become the country's most respected elder statesman.

那时他年近九十，并且已经成为该国最受尊敬的政界元老。

Mr. Smith is an elder statesman.

史密斯先生是政界元老。

He is the elder statesman par excellence.

他是最优秀的年长的国务活动家。

He is a much honored elder statesman of the medical profession.

他是医学界里备受敬重的权威人物。