1 Chapter 0 Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt

Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt?

埃莉诺·罗斯福是谁?

Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? During the 1930s and early 1940s, Eleanor Roosevelt was our country's first lady. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was president of the United States then, was her husband. There have been more than forty first ladies of the United States. What made Eleanor Roosevelt so special? Well, for one thing, Eleanor was first lady longer than anyone else was.

埃莉诺·罗斯福是谁? 在20世纪30年代和40年代初，埃莉诺·罗斯福是我们国家的第一夫人。 当时的美国总统富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福是她的丈夫。 美国有40多位第一夫人。 是什么让埃莉诺·罗斯福如此特别? 首先，埃莉诺做第一夫人的时间比任何人都长。

FDR, as he was called, was elected president four times. Eleanor was first lady for twelve years—from 1933 to 1945, when FDR died. Before Eleanor, first ladies gave dinner parties. They gave teas. But they did not speak out on important issues concerning our country. That's what the president did. Eleanor Roosevelt, however, worked while she was first lady. She wrote newspaper columns and books. She gave radio interviews and taught

人们称他为罗斯福，他曾四次当选总统。 从1933年到1945年罗斯福去世，埃莉诺担任了12年的第一夫人。 在埃莉诺之前，第一夫人会举办晚宴。 他们提供茶。但他们并没有在与我们国家有关的重要问题上发表意见。 总统就是这么做的。 然而，埃莉诺·罗斯福在担任第一夫人期间也在工作。 她写报纸专栏和书。 她接受电台采访并教书

classes. She worked hard to help start the United Nations. Eleanor had opinions and shared them with the world. She let people know what she thought about important issues of the time, such as equality for all Americans. Eleanor Roosevelt paved the way for the first ladies who followed her. Now, most first ladies have a cause. Some have focused on the danger of drugs, others have fought for better schools and libraries, and others for health care.

类。她努力工作，帮助创立了联合国。 埃莉诺有自己的看法，并与世界分享。 她让人们知道她对当时重要问题的看法，比如所有美国人的平等。 埃莉诺·罗斯福为之后的第一夫人们铺平了道路。 现在，大多数第一夫人都有自己的理由。 一些人关注毒品的危害，另一些人争取更好的学校和图书馆，还有一些人争取医疗保健。

Eleanor Roosevelt was a smart and brave first lady. And even after she left the White House, Eleanor continued to work. By the time of her death in 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt was known as "the First Lady of the World."

埃莉诺·罗斯福是一位聪明勇敢的第一夫人。 即使在离开白宫后，埃莉诺也继续工作。 到1962年去世时，埃莉诺·罗斯福被称为“世界第一夫人”。