Grew a Beard
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Loads of Letters.
内容载数列表字母.
4 What About Whiskers?
四Whiskers怎么办?
7 Lincoln’s Reply.
7"林肯的答复".
10 Grace and Abe Meet.
10格蕾丝和安倍相遇。
12 A Statue in New York State.
12 纽约州女神像。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Loads of Letters Before texting, there was email.
发短信前有16个邮件
Before email, there were telephones.
在电子邮件之前,有电话。
Before telephones, people wrote letters.
电话前,人们会写信.
They still do, of course.
当然,他们仍然如此。
But in the 1800s, letters were the main way people reached out to each other when they weren’t in the same place.
但在1800年代, 信件是人们联系对方的主要方式,
Sometimes people fell in love through letters.
有时人们通过信件相爱.
Sometimes good news—say, of a new grandchild—might reach people through a letter.
有时,一个新孙子的好消息,可能通过一封信传达给人们。
Sometimes bad news—of a son killed in war—might reach people the same way.
有时,一个在战争中被杀死的儿子的坏消息,也会以同样的方式降临人们。
Grace Bedell’s 1860 letter to Abraham Lincoln (above) advised him to grow a beard.
Grace Bedell1860年给亚伯拉罕·林肯的信(上)建议他长出胡子.
Today, Lincoln’s letter in reply is said to be worth more than $1 million.
今天,林肯的回信据说价值超过一百万美元.
Letters are still a great way to reach out to someone you might never meet in person.
写信还是个很好的方式 联系你可能永远见不到的人
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presidents receive thousands of letters a day—and ten times that many emails.
总统每天收到数千封信,
Some of those letters are funny, some are angry, some are sad.
有些信很有趣,有些生气,有些悲伤。
All of them help keep the president in touch with what’s happening around the country.
他们都协助总统了解国内情况,
Sometimes children write the president.
有时孩子会给总统写信
They might share a story, offer an opinion, or make a suggestion.
他们可能分享一个故事、提供意见或提出建议。
What follows is the story of one such child, one such suggestion, and one of our most famous presidents of all.
下面是这样一个孩子的故事,一个这样的建议,以及我们最有名的总统之一。
A White House volunteer sorts mail for President Bill Clinton in 1993 while Socks, the First Cat, receives a lecture.
1993年为比尔·克林顿总统的一封白宫志愿者邮件,而Socks,第一猫接受讲座。
What About Whiskers?
维斯克呢?
When you look at most pictures of Abraham Lincoln, including the one on the five-dollar bill, he has a beard.
当你看到大多数亚伯拉罕·林肯的照片, 包括五块钱的账单上的照片, 他有一个胡子。
He didn’t always, though.
他并不总是如此。
In fact, before Abe ran for president, he was clean-shaven.
事实上,在安倍竞选总统之前,他是清白的.
No one knows for sure whether he ever even thought of growing a beard until an eleven-year-old girl living in western New York decided he should.
没人能肯定他是否考虑过长胡子 直到一个住在纽约西部的11岁女孩决定
The girl’s name was Grace Bedell.
这名女孩名叫Grace Bedell。
When her father showed Grace a picture of Lincoln, she was struck by the sadness in Lincoln’s eyes, the wrinkles along his mouth, and his long, thin face.
当她的父亲给格蕾丝看林肯一张照片时,她被林肯眼中的悲哀所打动,他嘴上皱纹,以及他长而薄的脸.
She thought that Lincoln would look much better if he grew a beard.
她认为林肯如果长出胡子会更好看.
(Back then, beards were often called whiskers.)
(后来,胡子常被称作胡子. )
On October 15, 1860, she wrote him a letter to tell him so.
1860年10月15日,她给他写了一封信来告诉他.
The last photo of Lincoln beardless was taken in August 1860.
最后一张照片是1860年8月拍摄的"林肯无胡子".
Grace asked if Lincoln had any daughters her age.
格蕾丝问林肯是否有她这个年纪的女儿.
She told him about her family, including her four brothers.
她告诉他她的家人,包括她的四个兄弟。
“Part of them will vote for you anyway,” she wrote, “and if you let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest of them to vote for you…” She went on to say, “All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President.
她写道, “如果你让你的胡子长长了, 我会试着让其余的人投给你......” 她接着说,“所有女人都喜欢胡须,她们会取笑她们的丈夫来投你一票,然后你将成为总统。
My father is going to vote for you and if I was a man I would vote for you….”
我父亲会投票支持你 如果我是个男人 我会投票支持你... “
Lincoln’s Reply The soon-to-be president wasted little time answering Grace’s letter.
林肯的答复 即将出任的总统浪费了一点时间回答格雷斯的信。
Within days, she received a letter back.
几天内,她收到了一封信。
“My dear little Miss,” Lincoln wrote, “… I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters.
“亲爱的小小姐,”林肯写道,“......我很遗憾有必要说我没有女儿。
I have three sons—one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age.”
我有三个儿子——一个十七岁,一个九岁,一个七岁。 “
Women struggled for many years to achieve the right to vote.
妇女为实现选举权而挣扎了多年。
They weren’t allowed to vote until 1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.
他们直到1920年批准第十九修正案后才被允许投票。
(Grace was 71 years old by then.)
(葛瑞斯当时已经71岁了).
Penny for your thoughts?
佩妮,你的想法吗?
The stamp Grace used to mail her letter to Lincoln cost her one penny, but that penny would have had an Indian’s head on it.
Grace过去寄信给林肯的邮票花费了一分钱,但那分钱上面会有一个印第安人的头.
Lincoln did not appear on the penny until 1909.
林肯直到1909年才出现在硬币上.
Lincoln went on to ask whether people might find it silly if he started wearing whiskers.
林肯接着问,如果他开始戴胡子,人们会不会觉得这很傻.
He had never worn them before and wondered if, at age fifty-one, he was too old to start.
他以前从未穿过,并想知道,在51岁时,他是否太老了,无法开始。
Yet Grace’s letter must have caused him to start thinking about her suggestion.
但Grace的信一定让他开始考虑她的建议。
It wasn’t long afterward that he began to grow some.
不久后,他开始种一些。
Soon he was voted in as the sixteenth president of the United States.
不久被选为美国第十六任总统.
He boarded a train in Springfield, Illinois, and headed to Washington, D.
他在伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德(Springfield)登上一列火车并前往华盛顿.
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By that time, he had a full-grown beard.
这时他已长出长满了胡子.
Grace and Abe Meet Lincoln’s train rolled through several states on its way to the nation’s capital.
Grace和Abe Meet Lincoln的列车在前往国家首都的途中,
It made many stops along the way, including a stop in Westfield, New York, the town where Grace lived.
它沿途多次停站,包括停站纽约州韦斯特菲尔德,格雷斯所居住的小镇.
In those days there was no television, so people were eager to get a peek at their newly elected president.
当时没有电视,所以人们急于看一看新当选的总统.
A large crowd had gathered to see and hear him.
一大群人聚集在一起看他,听到他的声音。
In that crowd stood Grace Bedell and her father.
格蕾丝·贝德尔和她的父亲也站在人群中
Knowing he was in Grace’s hometown, Lincoln decided to talk about his beard.
林肯知道他在格蕾丝的家乡,决定谈论他的胡子.
When he finished, he said that if the young lady who wrote the letter was in the crowd, he would like to meet her.
完成后,他说,如果写信的年轻女士在人群中,他想见她.
Lincoln in February 1861 Westfield Springfield Washington, D.
林肯2月来 1861 西菲尔德·斯普林菲尔德·华盛顿.
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In February 1861, Lincoln traveled from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.
1861年2月,林肯从伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德前往华盛顿.
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, to be inaugurated on March 4.
,将于3月4日开幕.
He made more than ninety stops along the way.
他沿途停了九十多站.
His first stop in the state of New York was Westfield.
他在纽约州的第一站是韦斯特菲尔德.
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Bedell, with Grace in hand, struggled through the tight crowd to where Lincoln stood.
贝德尔在格蕾丝的手,在紧凑的人群中挣扎到林肯站的地方.
Lincoln climbed down and spoke with Grace.
林肯爬下并和格蕾丝交谈.
She remembered him saying, “Gracie, look at my whiskers.
她记得他说:“格拉西,看看我的胡子。
I have been growing them for you.”
我一直在为你种 “
He gave her a kiss on the cheek.
他吻了她的脸颊。
Then, to the sound of cheers, he got back on the train.
然后,在欢呼声中,他回到了火车上.
A Statue in New York State Lincoln was the first president to grow a full beard.
纽约州林肯的一个女神像是第一个长出满胡子的总统.
None of the fifteen presidents who came before him even had a mustache.
在他之前的15位总统中,甚至都没有胡子。
For the next fifty years, all but two presidents wore facial hair.
在接下来的50年里,除了两位总统之外,所有总统都穿了相貌发.
Mustache or Muttonchops?
胡子还是口红?
Although Lincoln was the first president to have a beard, he was not the first to have facial hair.
虽然林肯是第一个有胡子的总统,但他并不是第一个有面发.
Several before (and after) him had sideburns.
之前和之后,他都有侧烧。
Two even had muttonchops!
两个甚至有羊毛球!
The most recent president to have any facial hair was Harry Truman (1945–1953).
最近一位有相貌发型的总统是哈里·杜鲁门(1945–1953).
He grew a goatee…but only while he was on vacation.
他长出一只山羊... 只是在他度假的时候
Fashions come and go, though.
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The United States hasn’t had a president with facial hair since William Howard Taft (1909- 1913).
美国自威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱(1909年-1913年)起,就没有过有面发的总统.
He wore a mustache.
他带着胡子
As for Grace, she never again saw the president.
至于Grace 她再也见不到总统了
All these years later, though, you can see Grace.
这么多年后,你可以看到葛蕾丝
If you ever visit the town of Westfield, New York, be sure to go to Lincoln- Bedell Statue Park.
如果你去过纽约的威斯菲尔德镇 一定要去林肯 -贝德尔女神像公园
There you will see a statue of President Lincoln greeting Grace Bedell.
你会看到林肯总统的雕像 迎接格蕾丝·贝德尔
Glossary beard (n.)
词汇胡须 (n.)
hair that grows on the cheeks and chin (p.
发于颊下和下巴上(p.
7) clean-shaven (adj.)
7) 清相 (adj.
having the beard, mustache, or other hair shaved off; having recently shaved (p.
刮去胡子、胡子或其他发型;最近刮了胡子(p.
7) eager (adj.)
7) 急 (adj.
excited and interested (p.
兴奋和感兴趣(p.
12) elected (adj.)
12)当选(adj.)
having been chosen to be a member of government through a voting process (p.
通过投票程序被选为政府成员(p.
12) facial (adj.)
12) 面部(adj.
of or related to the face (p.
与面相相相干或相干(p.
14) fashions (n.)
14)时尚 (n.
popular or current styles or customs of appearance or behavior (p.
通俗或当前风格或外观或行为习惯(p.
15) letters (n.)
15) 字母 (n.
written messages to a person or company (p.
向个人或公司发出书面信息(p.
4) mustache (n.)
4)须(n.
hair that grows between the nose and upper lip (p.
在鼻子和上唇之间生长的发型(p.
14) necessity (n.)
14) 必要性(n.)
something that one must have or do (p.
必须拥有或完成的东西(p.
10) presidents (n.)
10)会长 (n.
leaders of the government in some countries (p.
某些国家的政府领导人(p.
5) regret (v.)
5) 遗憾(五.
to feel sadness or guilt (p.
感到悲伤或内疚(p.
10) suggestion (n.)
10)建议(n.)
an idea often used to persuade (p.
一个经常用来说服的想法(p.
6) Two bronze statues at Lincoln-Bedell Statue Park capture the historic meeting between president-elect Abraham Lincoln and Grace Bedell.
6)林肯-贝德尔女神像公园的两尊青铜雕像抓住了当选总统亚伯拉罕·林肯和格蕾丝·贝德尔的历史性相会.
The Philadelphia Inquirer described Grace as “a beautiful girl, with black eyes, who was blushing all over her fair face.
费城 Inquirer将Grace描述为“一个美丽的女孩,眼睛是黑的,她的脸脸脸都脸红了。
” The statues were erected in 1999.
“ 雕像于1999年被竖起.