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中英文本
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 immigrated 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
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 Cholera in 1781, leaving Andrew an orphan 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 。Jackson prospered sufficiently to buy slaves and to build a mansion near Nashville. He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly 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 Presidency 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
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 eradicated many tribes. He also supported slavery. In 1835, Jackson survived an assassination attempt. He died of tuberculosis and heart failure in 1845, aged 78.
1829年至1837年,杰克逊连续担任了两届美国总统职务
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词语解释
1.remote area边远地区
The reports of civilian casualties came from Afghan officials, who said they spoke to people in the remote area by telephone.
有关平民伤亡的报导来自阿富汗官员 。 他们说,他们给这个边远地区的居民打过电话 。
2.national hero 民族英雄;国家英雄
They deeply lemented the death of the national hero.
他们深切哀悼民族英雄之死 。
3.Native Americans 美洲原住民;美洲印第安人
Historians estimate that over 80% of all Native Americans died from diseases soon after first contact.
历史学家估计超过80%的美洲原住民死于第一次接触所带来的疾病 。
4.heart failure 心力衰竭
He remained in a critical condition after suffering heart failure.
他患心力衰竭之后一直处于危险状况 。