历届美国总统介绍:第7任总统 安德鲁杰克逊

 　　Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767. His Irish-Scottish parents had immigrated¹ to the USA from Ireland two years earlier. He was the youngest of three brothers but his father died three weeks before Jackson was born. He grew up in a very remote area of the Virginian countryside.

　　安德鲁·杰克逊是美国第7任总统。1767年，他出生在北卡罗来纳和南卡罗来纳交界地的一个边远地区。他的父母是爱尔兰裔苏格拉人，于1765年之前移民到美国。杰克逊是三兄弟中最小的一个，在他出生前的第三个星期，他父亲便去世了。他成长在维吉尼亚州的一个边远农村里。

　　At the age of 13 he joined the American Revolution as a courier. He was the last U.S. President to have fought in the Revolution. He was captured by the British and nearly starved to death. His mother died from Cholera² in 1781, leaving Andrew an orphan³ at the age of 14. He began to study law in his late teens and became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.

　　13岁时，杰克逊加入了美国独立战争，并担任通信员。他是最后一位参加过美国独立战争的美国总统。他曾被英国俘虏，并差点被饿死。1781年，安德鲁的母亲死于霍乱，14岁的他成了孤儿。在他十八九岁时，他开始学习法律，并成为了田纳西州一名杰出的年轻律师。

　　安德鲁·杰克逊.jpgJackson prospered⁴ sufficiently⁵ to buy slaves and to build a mansion⁶ near Nashville. He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly⁷ in the Senate. He was a major general in the War of 1812 and became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans. This paved his way to political success and eventually the Presidency⁸ in 1829.

　　当时，杰克逊很富有，他买了奴隶，并在纳什维尔附近建了一栋豪宅。他是田纳西州第一位被推选为的美国众议院议员的人，他还曾在美国参议院担任过短暂的职务。他是美国1812年战争的重要将领，曾在新奥尔良打败英国，并因此成为美国的民族英雄。这种种都为他的政治生涯铺平了道路，并使他最终于1829年当选为美国总统。

　　Jackson served two terms as President, from 1829 to 1837. He supported the idea of a small federal government with a powerful President. He was a leading advocate of removing Native Americans from the east of the country and his policy eradicated⁹ many tribes. He also supported slavery. In 1835, Jackson survived an assassination¹⁰ attempt. He died of tuberculosis¹¹ and heart failure in 1845, aged¹² 78.

　　1829年至1837年，杰克逊连续担任了两届美国总统职务。他支持“总统集权的联邦制国家”。他是搬迁美国东部印第安人的主要倡导者，该“搬迁政策”根除了许多印第安部落。他还支持奴隶制。1835年，杰克逊遭到刺杀，并幸免于难。1845年，杰克逊死于肺结核及心力衰竭，享年78岁。

1 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句

2 cholera   

n.霍乱

参考例句：

• The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。
• Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

3 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

4 prospered   

成功，兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
• Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。

5 sufficiently   

adv.足够地，充分地

参考例句：

• It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
• The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。

6 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

7 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

9 eradicated   

画着根的

参考例句：

• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

10 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

11 tuberculosis   

n.结核病，肺结核

参考例句：

• People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
• Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。

12 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。