7 Chapter 6 Marriage and Children

Chapter 6 Marriage and Children Although Franklin's mother accepted the engagement, she had no intention of letting go of her son. After all, he was her only child. Eleanor tried her best to please Franklin's mother. What that meant was letting Franklin's mother make all the decisions for them. It was a problem that Eleanor would deal with for many years.

虽然富兰克林的母亲接受了订婚，但她不打算放弃她的儿子。 毕竟，他是她唯一的孩子。 埃莉诺尽力使富兰克林的母亲高兴。 这意味着让富兰克林的母亲为他们做所有的决定。 这是一个埃莉诺要处理多年的问题。

Franklin sent Eleanor flowers, poems, and books. And they talked. Some people thought that Eleanor could have chosen someone better. Not Eleanor. She said that she saw "the promise that was Franklin." And he needed her. Franklin often said that Eleanor made him a better person. He felt that they made a good team. As time passed and they wrote to each other, Eleanor's letters talked of how she would help him in his career. And Eleanor continued to try to win over Sara, Franklin's mother. She spent time with her, lunching and going to the theater. Eleanor felt that they were growing closer.

富兰克林送给埃莉诺鲜花、诗歌和书籍。 于是他们开始交谈。有些人认为埃莉诺可以选择更好的人。 埃莉诺。她说她看到了“富兰克林的希望”。 他需要她。富兰克林经常说埃莉诺使他成为一个更好的人。 他觉得他们是一个很好的团队。 随着时间的流逝，他们互相写信，埃莉诺在信中谈到她将如何在事业上帮助他。 埃莉诺继续努力争取富兰克林的母亲萨拉。 她花时间和她在一起，吃午饭，看电影。 埃莉诺感到他们越来越亲近了。

Eleanor's Uncle Teddy offered the couple the White House for their wedding ceremony. Eleanor and Franklin said no. They decided to marry in New York. They wanted their wedding to be private. They picked March 17, 1905, so that her Uncle Teddy could attend. March 17th was Saint Patrick's Day. Her Uncle Teddy would be coming to New York City to take part in the big parade that day. Then, afterward, he would arrive at the home of Eleanor's cousin Susie on 76th Street. That was where the wedding was to be held. On the wedding day, the police closed off the street to protect Teddy. In fact, several guests were late for the wedding because of the security! Eleanor walked down the aisle on her Uncle Teddy's arm. Guests whispered that Eleanor looked "regal" and "magnificent." Others said that she looked like her mother. For once, Eleanor felt beautiful. She walked very tall and straight. Her thick, golden hair crowned her head. Her lovely, gray eyes shone with love and pride. And waiting for her at the end of the aisle was handsome Franklin. The two hundred guests watched the couple exchange vows.

埃莉诺的叔叔泰迪邀请这对夫妇在白宫举行婚礼。 埃莉诺和富兰克林不同意。 他们决定在纽约结婚。 他们希望他们的婚礼是私密的。 他们选择了1905年3月17日，这样她的叔叔泰迪就可以参加了。 3月17日是圣帕特里克节。 她的叔叔泰迪那天要来纽约参加大游行。 然后，他会去埃莉诺的表妹苏茜在76街的家。 婚礼就在那里举行。 在婚礼当天，警察封锁了街道以保护特迪。 事实上，有几位客人因为保安问题而迟到了!埃莉诺挽着泰迪叔叔的胳膊走过过道。 客人们低声说埃莉诺看起来“高贵”、“华丽”。 还有人说她长得像她妈妈。 这一次，埃莉诺觉得自己很美。 她走得又高又直。 她浓密的金色头发戴在头上。 她可爱的灰色眼睛里闪烁着爱和骄傲的光芒。 在过道尽头等她的是英俊的富兰克林。 200名宾客观看了这对新人交换誓言。

Unfortunately, the parade, which went by the house, almost drowned out the ceremony. Marchers sang loudly as they passed the open windows. After the rings had been exchanged and the two had kissed, Teddy loudly declared, "Well, Franklin, there's nothing like keeping the name in the family." Eleanor was now Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt. Everyone laughed. Then Teddy immediately headed to the library for

不幸的是，经过房子的游行队伍几乎淹没了仪式。 游行者经过开着的窗户时大声唱歌。 在交换了戒指，两人接吻之后，特迪大声宣布:“好吧，富兰克林，没有什么比把这个名字留在家里更好的了。” 埃莉诺现在是埃莉诺·罗斯福·罗斯福。 每个人都笑了。然后特迪立刻去了图书馆

refreshments. Eleanor and Franklin were left alone. Eleanor later wrote about her wedding and described how everyone wanted to spend time with Teddy, not the newlyweds. Later on, when she was asked about the day, Eleanor would just smile and shrug. After all, Teddy was her favorite uncle. Teddy's daughter, Alice, said of the day, "Father always wanted to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral."

点心。只剩下埃莉诺和富兰克林。 埃莉诺后来写了她的婚礼，描述了每个人都想和泰迪共度时光，而不是新婚夫妇。 后来，当她被问及这一天的事情时，埃莉诺只是微笑着耸耸肩。 毕竟，泰迪是她最喜欢的叔叔。 特迪的女儿爱丽丝(Alice)回忆起那一天时说:“父亲总是想在每场婚礼上做新娘，在每场葬礼上做尸体。”