1 Chapter 0 Who Was Abraham Lincoln

Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

亚伯拉罕·林肯是谁?

Who Was Abraham Lincoln? April 11, 1865. After four terrible years, the American Civil War—the war between the North and the South—was almost over. Now it was clear that the North would win. President Abraham Lincoln had fought the war to prevent the rebel South from leaving the Union. He wanted the country to stay one country—the United States of America.

亚伯拉罕·林肯是谁?1865年4月11日 在经历了四年可怕的战争之后，美国南北战争即将结束。 现在很明显，北方会赢。 亚伯拉罕·林肯总统打这场战争是为了阻止反叛的南方脱离联邦。 他希望这个国家保持为一个国家——美利坚合众国。

From the window of the White House, the president addressed the big crowd below. His twelve-year-old son, Tad, was at his feet, collecting the pages of the speech as the president dropped them to the floor. A man in the audience called out, "What shall we do with the rebels?"

总统从白宫的窗户向下面的人群发表讲话。 他12岁的儿子泰德(Tad)站在他的脚边，在总统把讲稿掉在地上时捡起讲稿。 听众中有个人喊道:“我们该怎么对付这些反叛者呢?”

Someone answered, "Hang them!" Before the president could answer, Tad piped up. "No, we must hang on to them." Sometimes Tad understood his father better than anyone else. President Lincoln wanted to hang on to the defeated Southern states. He wanted to make them feel that once again they were part of the Union. He wasn't interested in revenge. Lincoln was a remarkable president and a remarkable man. He hoped to turn his enemies back into his friends.

有人说:“把他们挂起来!”总统还没来得及回答，泰德就插话了。 “不，我们必须抓住他们。” 有时泰德比任何人都更了解他的父亲。 林肯总统想要保住战败的南方各州。 他想让他们再次感受到他们是联邦的一部分。 他对复仇不感兴趣。 林肯是一位杰出的总统，也是一位杰出的人。 他希望化敌为友。