10 Chapter 9 Ambassador to the World

Chapter 9 Ambassador to the World Harry Truman was now president. He had been FDR's vice president for a little over a year. But now he was in charge. His family would live in the White House. His wife, Bess, was now the first lady.

第九章驻外大使哈里·杜鲁门当上了总统。 他在罗斯福手下当了一年多的副总统。 但现在是他说了算。他的家人将住在白宫。 他的妻子贝丝现在是第一夫人。

Eleanor left the White House and Washington, D.C. She went home to her cottage at Hyde Park. She played with her grandchildren. She bought books to read. She planned on starting a garden. But that was not to be. Although she was no longer the first lady, President Truman still needed her.

埃莉诺离开了白宫和华盛顿特区 她回到她在海德公园的小屋。 她和她的孙子孙女们一起玩。 她买了书来读。她计划开一个花园。 但事实并非如此。虽然她不再是第一夫人，但杜鲁门总统仍然需要她。

President Truman wanted Eleanor to represent the United States at the United Nations. The new UN was a worldwide group of nations whose goal was to bring peace to all parts of the world. The first meeting was to be held in London, England. Eleanor accepted the job. Now she truly was "the First Lady of the World," as President Truman called her. At the United Nations, Eleanor was on a committee that worked on education and human rights. Once again, she spoke out for the rights of children and women. The members from other countries listened to Eleanor. She did her homework. When it came time for her to vote or speak, she knew what she was doing. Eleanor was fair. She was able to make other delegates listen to

杜鲁门总统希望埃莉诺在联合国代表美国。 新的联合国是一个世界性的国家集团，其目标是为世界各地带来和平。 第一次会议将在英国伦敦举行。 埃莉诺接受了这份工作。现在她真的是杜鲁门总统所说的“世界第一夫人”了。 在联合国，埃莉诺是一个致力于教育和人权的委员会的成员。 她再一次为儿童和妇女的权利发声。 来自其他国家的成员听取了埃莉诺的意见。 她做了家庭作业。当轮到她投票或发言时，她知道自己在做什么。 埃莉诺很公平。她能使其他代表听进去

one another. She worked for the United Nations from 1945 until 1952. She was almost seventy by then. But Eleanor did not really retire when she stopped working for the United Nations.

一个另一个。她从1945年到1952年在联合国工作。 那时她快七十岁了。 但埃莉诺停止为联合国工作并没有真正退休。

Eleanor still traveled all around the world, meeting with world leaders. Everywhere she went, she made news. She visited Russia. She went to Japan. She went to India. In all the countries that she visited, Eleanor talked with the leaders about how their people could be helped, women and children most of all.

埃莉诺仍然周游世界，会见世界各国领导人。 她所到之处都制造新闻。 她访问了俄罗斯。她去了日本。 她去了印度。在她访问的所有国家，埃莉诺都与领导人谈论如何帮助他们的人民，尤其是妇女和儿童。

In the United States, she kept her hand in politics. She campaigned for Adlai Stevenson in the 1950s. A Democrat, he ran for president twice. He lost each time, but he counted on Eleanor to help him win votes. Then, in 1960, a young senator from Massachusetts asked to meet with her. His name was John F. Kennedy. He wanted to run for president, and he needed Eleanor Roosevelt's support. He got it, and John Kennedy won, becoming the first Catholic president. Many people felt that Eleanor had helped him win.

在美国，她一直参与政治。 20世纪50年代，她为阿德莱·史蒂文森竞选。 作为民主党人，他曾两次竞选总统。 他每次都输了，但他指望埃莉诺帮他赢得选票。 1960年，一位来自马萨诸塞州的年轻参议员要求与她见面。 他的名字是约翰·肯尼迪。 他想竞选总统，他需要埃莉诺·罗斯福的支持。 约翰·肯尼迪赢了，成为第一位天主教徒总统。 许多人认为埃莉诺帮助他获胜。