Abigail Adams
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Who Was Abigail Adams?
Abigail Adams是谁?
4 Early Years.
早年4岁.
5 War with Great Britain.
5同大不列颠开战.
8 After the War.
8 战后.
12 Later Years.
十二后岁.
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Who Was Abigail Adams?
阿比盖尔·亚当斯是谁?
In the mid-1700s, most women in North America spent their lives caring for their husbands, children, and home.
在1700年代中期,北美的大部分妇女度过了一生来照顾丈夫,孩子和家.
Abigail Adams lived a different sort of life.
阿比盖尔·亚当斯过着不同的生活
She ran a farm and raised her children mostly by herself.
她经营农场,主要靠自己抚养孩子。
She also helped shape the United States’ first years as a new country.
她也帮助塑造了美国作为新国家的第一年.
This oil painting of Abigail Adams was made in 1795.
这幅阿比盖尔·亚当斯(Abigail Adams)的油画作于1795年.
Early Years Abigail was born on November 11, 1744, in Massachusetts.
早年阿比盖尔于1744年11月11日生于马萨诸塞州.
At the time, Massachusetts was one of the thirteen American colonies, which belonged to Great Britain.
当时,马萨诸塞州是十三个美国殖民地之一,属于大不列颠.
Abigail Adams’s childhood home is in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
阿比盖尔·亚当斯的童年故居位于马萨诸塞州韦茅斯.
Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Native American Territory Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey New Hampshire Rhode Island ATLANTIC OCEAN Connecticut Massachusetts Maryland New York The Thirteen Colonies Abigail did not go to school.
乔治亚州 南卡罗莱纳州 北卡罗莱纳州 宾夕法尼亚州土著领地 特拉华新泽西新罕布什尔州 马萨诸塞州 马里兰 十三殖民地阿比盖尔没有去上学.
Most girls were not allowed to at the time.
当时大多数女孩都不允许。
Instead, Abigail’s mother, Elizabeth, taught her to read and write at home.
相反,阿比盖尔的母亲伊丽莎白在家中教她读书写作.
Abigail was a smart girl who loved to read.
阿比盖尔是个聪明的女孩 她喜欢读书
She learned about the world by reading her father’s many books.
她通过阅读她父亲的许多书来了解世界.
Abigail married John Adams on October 25, 1764.
阿比盖尔于1764年10月25日与约翰·亚当斯结婚.
They lived on a small farm that had been in John’s family for many years.
他们住在一个小农场里,这个农场在约翰家里生活了多年。
John worked as a lawyer, and Abigail managed the farm and the money.
约翰担任律师,阿比盖尔管理农场和钱.
In 1768, they moved to Boston so John’s law business could do better.
1768年,他们搬到了波士顿,这样约翰的律所业务才能做得更好.
John was often away from home because of his work.
由于他的工作,约翰经常离家出走.
The Adams Family Abigail and John’s children helped with chores on the family farm.
Adams Family Abigail和John的孩子在家庭农场帮忙做家务。
Their oldest son, John Quincy Adams, became the sixth president of the United States.
他们的长子约翰·昆西·亚当斯成为了美国第六任总统.
War with Great Britain Soon after Abigail and John were married, Great Britain began to treat the colonies unfairly.
与大不列颠的战争在艾比盖尔和约翰结婚后不久,大不列颠开始不公平地对待殖民地.
People had to pay many high taxes.
人们不得不缴纳许多高额税.
Many people in the colonies, including Abigail and John, wanted to break away from Great Britain.
殖民地的许多人,包括阿比盖尔和约翰,想从大不列颠分裂.
They wanted the colonies to become their own country.
他们希望殖民地成为自己的国家.
This stamp (left) showed that a tax had been paid to Great Britain.
这张邮票(左)表明,已向大不列颠缴纳了税款。
This painting (right) of John Adams was made in 1783.
这幅约翰·亚当斯(英语:John Adams (right))的画作于1783年.
In 1774, John was elected to represent Massachusetts at the First Continental Congress.
1774年,约翰被选为马萨诸塞州出席第一届大陆大会的代表.
The Congress talked about how the colonies could become an independent country.
国会讨论了殖民地如何能够成为一个独立国家的问题.
Abigail stayed home while John was away.
阿比盖尔在约翰不在的时候留在了家里.
She ran the farm and taught the children.
她经营农场 教孩子们
A woman running a business was not common in those days.
在那些时候,经营企业的妇女并不常见。
She hired people and bought land in John’s name.
她以约翰的名义雇佣了人并购买了土地.
Women could not buy land on their own.
妇女不能独自购买土地。
While John was away, he and Abigail wrote many letters to each other.
在约翰出走期间,他和阿比盖尔给对方写了多封信.
He often asked for her advice on politics as well as other subjects.
他经常征求她关于政治以及其他主题的意见。
In 1775, the colonies began to fight a war to become independent from Great Britain.
1775年,殖民地开始为从大不列颠独立而出战.
During the war, Abigail made meals for soldiers and cared for soldiers who had been hurt.
战争期间,阿比盖尔为士兵做饭并照顾被伤害的士兵.
John was elected to represent Massachusetts at the Second Continental Congress.
约翰被选为马萨诸塞州出席第二届大陆大会的代表.
John and Abigail continued to write letters to each other.
约翰和阿比盖尔继续给对方写信.
Abigail gave John advice.
阿比盖尔给了约翰建议.
Her letters helped tell the Congress how people in the country thought and felt.
她的信件帮助国会告诉了全国人民的想法和感受.
The leaders listened to what she had to say.
领导人听取了她的发言。
In 1775, the Congress declared the colonies’ independence from Britain, but the war would not end until 1781.
1775年,国会宣布殖民地从英国独立,但战争到1781年才结束.
Long-Distance Letters Abigail and John wrote more than one thousand letters to each other during their marriage.
长相信(Long-Distance Letters Abigail)和约翰在婚姻存续期间相继写了一千多封信给对方.
In one letter, Abigail asked John to “remember the ladies” when working for American independence.
艾比盖尔在一封信中要求约翰在为美国独立工作时"记住女士们".
Her letter was one of the first writings on the subject of equal rights for women in the United States.
她的信是最早关于美国妇女平等权利主题的著作之一.
After the War The colonies won the war and finally became an independent country.
战后 殖民地赢得了这场战争,并终于成为一个独立国家.
George Washington was elected the first president of the United States in 1789, and John became the first vice president.
乔治·华盛顿于1789年被选为美国第一任总统,约翰也成为了第一任副总统.
John and Abigail moved to Philadelphia, which was the capital at the time.
约翰和阿比盖尔搬到了当时是首都的费城.
Abigail did not like the capital and soon moved back to the farm.
阿比盖尔不喜欢首都,并很快搬回了农场.
Abigail and John continued to send letters.
阿比盖尔和约翰继续发信.
Abigail and John Adams’s farmhouse in Massachusetts is part of the Adams National Historical Park.
阿比盖尔和约翰·亚当斯在马萨诸塞州的农舍是亚当斯国家历史公园的一部分.
John became president in 1797.
约翰于1797年出任总统.
As First Lady, Abigail gave her husband advice on many things.
作为第一夫人,阿比盖尔在很多事情上向她丈夫提供了建议.
She spoke out against slavery.
她大声反对奴隶制。
She also argued for equal rights for women.
她还主张妇女享有平等权利。
Some people in the government did not like that John listened so much to Abigail’s advice.
政府中有些人不喜欢约翰如此听从了阿比盖尔的建议.
They sometimes called her Mrs.
他们有时会叫她太太
President.
总统
Abigail never stopped talking about what she believed.
艾比盖尔从未停止谈论她所相信的
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
John and Abigail were the first president and First Lady to live in the White House.
约翰和阿比盖尔是第一位住在白宫的总统和第一夫人.
It was called the President’s House at the time.
当时称为"总统府".
Later Years Abigail was happy when John’s four years as president were over.
当约翰四年的总统任期结束后,
She wanted to go back to their farm and live a quiet life.
她想回到他们的农场 过着平静的生活
Abigail was sick during many of her later years.
阿比盖尔在后期的很多年里患病.
She died at home on October 28, 1818.
她于1818年10月28日在家中去世.
This portrait of Abigail Adams was painted in her later years.
这幅阿比盖尔·亚当斯(Abigail Adams)的肖像画被画在她晚年.
Abigail Adams was a smart, strong woman whose ideas were important to the birth of the United States.
阿比盖尔·亚当斯(Abigail Adams)是一个聪明而坚强的女人,她的想法对美国的诞生很重要.
She showed the world that the First Lady can speak up and work for important causes.
她向世界展示了第一夫人能够大声疾呼,为重要事业而努力.
Her amazing life and work are still remembered today.
她惊人的生活和工作今天仍然被人们铭记.
This statue of Abigail Adams is in Boston, Massachusetts.
这尊阿比盖尔·亚当斯的雕像位于马萨诸塞州波士顿.