林肯小屋：总统的乡间别墅
📖 逐句对照翻译
About five kilometers from the White House in Washington, D.C., stands an historic building closely linked to one of America’s most famous presidents: Abraham Lincoln.
在华盛顿特区，距白宫约五公里处，矗立着一座与美国总统亚伯拉罕·林肯密切相关的历史建筑。
The building, known as President Lincoln's Cottage, is where Lincoln spent about one-fourth of his time while in office.
这座被称为“林肯总统小屋”的建筑，是林肯在任期间度过约四分之一时光的地方。
And he made some very important decisions while there.
他在那里做出了一些非常重要的决定。
Summertime can get very hot in Washington, D.C. So, President Lincoln used a country house to escape the worst of the heat.
华盛顿特区的夏天会非常炎热。因此，林肯总统会利用一座乡间别墅来躲避最酷热的天气。
Each morning and evening, Lincoln rode between the two houses on horseback, unguarded.
每天清晨和傍晚，林肯都骑马往返于两座房子之间，无人护卫。
The trip took about thirty minutes.
这次旅行大约花了三十分钟。
The large house he rode to was on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home.
他骑马前往的那座大房子位于士兵之家的场地上。
The house stood on much higher ground than the White House, so the wind kept it cooler.
这座房子所处的地势比白宫高得多，因此风能让它保持得更凉爽。
It was also quiet -- a place to think.
那里也很安静——一个适合思考的地方。
Lincoln spent much of his time there writing.
林肯在那里的大部分时间都用来写作。
That work included early versions of what would become one of the most important documents in American history: The Emancipation Proclamation.
这项工作包含了后来成为美国历史上最重要文献之一的早期版本：解放黑人奴隶宣言。
The Emancipation Proclamation came during the Civil War in the United States.
《解放奴隶宣言》是在美国内战期间颁布的。
The proclamation declared people held as slaves in the rebellious states were free.
该宣言宣布，叛乱各州中被奴役的人们获得自由。
The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.
美国内战从1861年持续到1865年。
Troops remained at the Soldiers' Home to protect President Lincoln during the war.
战争期间，部队留在士兵之家保护林肯总统。
At first, Lincoln did not welcome the soldiers.
起初，林肯并不欢迎这些士兵。
He did not think he needed their protection.
他认为自己不需要他们的保护。
But he began to enjoy talking to them.
但他开始喜欢和他们交谈了。
In fact, much of what historians know about the president's time at the house is from stories told by those soldiers.
事实上，历史学家关于总统在这所房子里度过的时光的了解，大多来自那些士兵讲述的故事。
One night in 1864, President Lincoln survived a murder attempt.
1864年的一晚，林肯总统在一次谋杀企图中幸免于难。
He was alone and on horseback near the country house when someone shot at him.
他独自一人骑着马在乡间别墅附近时，有人向他开枪。
His tall hat flew off his head.
他的高帽子从头上飞了出去。
Soldiers found the hat and saw that a bullet had torn through it.
士兵们找到了那顶帽子，发现一颗子弹穿透了它。
The president was not injured in the attack.
总统在袭击中没有受伤。
After that, the War Department increased protection for Lincoln.
在那之后，战争部加强了对林肯的保护。
But it was not enough to save his life.
但这不足以挽救他的生命。
Records show that he visited his country house for the last time on April 13, 1865.
记录显示，他最后一次造访他的乡间别墅是在1865年4月13日。
The next day, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and supporter of the defeated Confederacy, shot President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
第二天，演员兼败北的南方邦联支持者约翰·威尔克斯·布斯在华盛顿的福特剧院枪击了林肯总统。
President Lincoln’s Cottage opened to the public in 2008.
林肯总统小屋于2008年向公众开放。
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Nancy Steinbach wrote this story for VOA Learning English.
南希·斯坦巴赫为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这篇报道。
John Russell adapted it.
约翰·拉塞尔改编了它。
