Two American presidents

两位美国总统

There are stories about two U. S. presidents.

有两个各关于两位美国总统的故事。

Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.

安德鲁·杰克逊和马丁·范布伦。

They try to explain to people

他们试图向人们解释

how the American English word " OK " came from.

美国英语单词如何“OK”是来自哪里的。

We don't know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.

我们不知道故事是否真实，但都非常有趣。

Some said that President Jackson could hardly read or write.

有人说杰克逊总统几乎不能读或写。

When important papers came to Jackson,

当有重要文件时，

he tried to read them and then asked his men

他试着阅读，之后问

to tell him what they said.

旁边人文章讲了什么。

If he agreed , he would write“All correct. " on the paper.

如果他同意,他就会在纸上写“同意”。

The problem was that he didn't know how to spell.

问题是他不知道如何拼写。

So he wrote "O1 Korekt" instead.

所以他写了“O1 Korekt”。

Later it was shortened to "OK. "

后来它被简化为“OK。“

Others said that President Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York.

其他人说范布伦总统出生在纽约的肯德胡克。

Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president.

范布伦的朋友们组织了一个帮他成为总统的俱乐部。

They called the club Old Kinderhook Club.

他们把俱乐部成为老肯德胡克俱乐部。

Anyone in the club was called "OK. "

任何在俱乐部中的人都被叫作"OK".

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词汇表

president

总统；会长；校长；行长

either

任一的；两方中的）每一方的

hardly

刚刚;几乎不

agree

同意；赞成……的意见

instead

代替

organize

组织