AmericanPresidentsThewhitehouse•TheWhiteHouse,thepresident'sofficialresidenceandcenteroftheadministrationWashingtonMonumenttheWashingtonMonumentisanunadornedmarbleobeliskbuiltinmemoryofGeorgeWashingtonTheLincolnMemorialThebuildingisintheformofaGreekDorictempleandcontainsalargeseatedsculptureofAbrahamLincolnGeorgeWashingtonAbrahamLincolnFranklinD.RooseveltHarryTrumanRichardNixonRonaldWilsonReaganGeorgeWalkerBushBarackObama1stpresidentGeorgeWashington乔治•华盛顿servedfortwoconsecutivetermsFatherofUSA国父Federationist联邦主义者HeledtheContinentalArmytovictoryovertheKingdomofGreatBritainintheAmericanRevolutionaryWarLifetime:1732~17991789~1797Washington’sspeechWashingtonandcherrytreesWhenGeorgewasaboutsixyearsold,hewasmadethewealthymasterofwhich,likemostlittleboys,hewasextremelyfond.Hewentaboutchoppingeverythingthatcamehisway.Oneday,ashewanderedaboutthegardenamusinghimselfbyhackinghismother'speasticks,hefoundabeautiful,youngEnglishcherrytree,ofwhichhisfatherwasmostproud.Hetriedtheedgeofhishatchetonthetrunkofthetreeandbarkeditsothatitdied.•Chopping:截断,劈•Hatchet:短柄小斧Sometimeafterthis,hisfatherdiscoveredwhathadhappenedtohisfavoritetree.Hecameintothehouseingreatanger,anddemandedtoknowwhothemischievouspersonwaswhohadcutawaythebark.Nobodycouldtellhimanythingaboutit.JustthenGeorge,withhislittlehatchet,cameintotheroom.George,''saidhisfather,doyouknowwhohaskilledmybeautifullittlecherrytreeyonderinthegarden?Iwouldnothavetakenfiveguineasforit!''Thiswasahardquestiontoanswer,andforamomentGeorgewasstaggeredbyit,butquicklyrecoveringhimselfhecried:Icannottellalie,father,youknowIcannottellalie!Ididcutitwithmylittlehatchet.''Theangerdiedoutofhisfather'sface,andtakingtheboytenderlyinhisarms,hesaid:Myson,thatyoushouldnotbeafraidtotellthetruthismoretomethanathousandtrees!Yes-thoughtheywereblossomedwithsilverandhadleavesofthepurestgold!''mischievous:淘气的,恶作剧的stagger:东倒西歪blossom:开花GentlemanandreservedConscientiousmodestFeatures:AbrahamLincolnAbrahamLincolnwasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,servingfromMarch1861untilhisassassinationinApril1865.Hesuccessfullyledhiscountrythroughagreatconstitutional,militaryandmoralcrisis–theAmericanCivilWar–preservingtheUnion,whileendingslavery,andpromotingeconomicandfinancialmodernization.AboutPresidentLincolnIn1816,Familywasforcedoutoftheirhome.Hehadtoworktoraisethem.In1818,Hismotherpassedaway.In1831,Businessfailure.In1832,StatesenatorbutlosttheelectioncampaignIn1833,Dobusinessbyborrowingmoneyfromhisfriends,buttheendofbankruptcyIn1834,Statesenatorwonre-electioncampaign!In1835,Beforemarriage,hiswife-to-bediedIn1840,Tryingtobeelectors,failagain!In1854,TheUnitedStatessenatorlosttheelectioncampaign!In1858,TheUnitedStatessenatorcampaignagainonelostagainIn1860,WaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates37thpresidentRichardNixon理查德•尼克松TermofPresidency:1969~1974RepublicanParty共和党VisitingChina访华事件APoliticianHeservedas:•Congressman(国会代表人)•Senator(参议员)•VicePresident(副总统)•Presidentformerresidence•ReconciliationwasthefirstgoalsetbyPresidentRichardM.Nixon.TheNationwaspainfullydivided,withturbulenceinthecitiesandwaroverseas.DuringhisPresidency,NixonsucceededinendingAmericanfightinginVietNamandimprovingrelationswiththeU.S.S.R.andChina.ButtheWatergatescandalbroughtfreshdivisionstothecountryandultimatelyledtohisresignation.VisitChinaBarackObamaThecurrentPresident:BarackObamaBarackObamaBarackHusseinObamaisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.BorninHonolulu,Hawaii,ObamaisagraduateofColumbiaUniversityandHarvardLawSchool,wherehewasthepresidentoftheHarvardLawReview.LifeInWhiteHouseObama’sfamily1.Onlywhenoneplungesintothepowerfulcurrentofthetimeswillone’slifeshinebrilliantly.----AbrahamLincoln一个人只有投身于伟大的时代洪流中,他的生命才会闪耀出光彩。TranslatethesesentencesintoChineseAlwaysbearinmindthatyourownresolutiontosucceedismoreimportantthananyonething.永远牢记于心,你本人要求取得成功的决心比什么都重要。Ifamanemptieshispurseintohishead,nomancantakeitawayfromhim,aninvestmentinknowledgealwayspaysthebestinterest.(BenjaminFranklin,Americanpresident)倾已所有追求知识,没有人能夺走它;向知识投资,收益最佳。Thisunionmayneverbeperfect,butgenerationaftergenerationhasshownthatitcanalwaysbeperfected.我们的国家也许从来就无法完美,但一代又一代人显示美国的国家可以不断被改善。Wecannotalwaysbuildthefutureforouryouth,butwecanbuildouryouthforthefuture.(FranklinRoosevelt,Americanpresident)我们不能总是为我们的青年造就美好未来,但我们能够为未来造就我们的青年一代。(美国总统罗斯福.F.)