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Abraham Lincoln has six weeks to live.

亚伯拉罕·林肯还剩6周可活

Taddie.With malice toward none,with charity for all,

给你 泰迪 对任何人不怀恶意 对任何人心存宽厚

with firmness in the right,as God gives us to see the right,

按上帝的坚定的指引 坚持正义

let us strive on to finish the work we are in,to bind up the nation's wounds,

让我们共同奋斗 完成我们正在进行的伟业 包扎国家的伤口

to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace

不惜一切去争取 去珍惜一个属于我们

among ourselves and with all nations.

以及所有国家的 公平且持久的和平

Booth is there, a face in the crowd,on the steps of the east portico.

布思也在那 他的脸出现在人群中 他站在东面柱廊的台阶上

He has resolved to kidnap Lincoln,

他已经下定决心要绑架林肯

to hold the president hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners of war.

把他作为人质以交换 战争中被俘的同盟军

But his only known attempt is an anti-climatic failure.

但他唯一已知的尝试却是一次反常的失败

On March 17th, 1865,Booth and two boyhood friends,Michael O'Laughlen and Sam Arnold,

1865年3月17号 布思和他的两个兄弟 迈克尔·奥罗夫伦和萨姆·阿诺德

along with Confederate agent, Lewis Powell,and smuggler, George Atzerodt,

还有邦联密探刘易斯·鲍威尔 和走私犯乔治·阿兹罗特

lay in wait along the president's route to visit the Campbell Military Hospital.

在总统去坎贝尔军医院的路上 设下了埋伏

Pharmacist assistant, David Herold,waits in southern Maryland at a tavern owned by the mother of Confederate courier John Surratt.

药剂师助手大卫·赫罗德 在南马里兰州的一家酒馆等候 酒馆老板是邦联信使约翰·萨拉特的母亲

And provisions have been sent ahead to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd,which lies along the escape route to Richmond.

计划已经事先送到 塞缪尔·马德医生的家里 他家正好在逃往里士满的路上

But Lincoln cancels the hospital visit.

但林肯取消了去医院的行程

词汇解析

1、resolve

解决

We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late.

我们必须及时找到解决这些问题的方法。

They hoped the crisis could be resolved peacefully.

他们希望这场危机能够得到和平解决。

决定;下定决心

She resolved to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager.

她决定把这件事汇报给医院的护士长。

She resolved that, if Mimi forgot this promise, she would remind her.

她决定，如果米米忘记了这个承诺，她就提醒她。

（使）分解为

like a musician resolving a confused mass of sound into melodic or harmonic order.

就像音乐家那样将混乱嘈杂的声音变成优美和谐的旋律

Each of the spirals of light resolved into points.

每一束螺旋光都分解成了光点。

2、exchange

交换;互换

We exchanged addresses and Christmas cards.

我们交换了地址和圣诞贺卡。

The two men exchanged glances.

那两个男人互相扫了一眼。

调换，交换，更换（尤指更好或更令人满意的东西）

the chance to sell back or exchange goods.

回销或调换商品的机会

If the car you have leased is clearly unsatisfactory, you can always exchange it for another.

如果你对租借的车明显不满意，可随时另换一辆。