歷屆美國總統(tǒng)介紹:第30任總統(tǒng) 約翰·卡爾文·柯立芝

　　John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President ofthe United States, serving between 1923 and 1929.He was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872,the son of a village storekeeper. He graduated fromAmherstCollege with honors, and entered law andpolitics in Massachusetts. Slowly, he went up thepolitical ladder from councilman in Northampton toGovernor of Massachusetts.

　　約翰·卡爾文·柯立芝是美國第30任總統(tǒng)，任期為1923-1929年。1872年，柯立芝出生于佛蒙特州溫莎縣的普利茅斯，他的爸爸是一名鄉(xiāng)村店主。他以優(yōu)異的成績畢業(yè)于阿默斯特學(xué)院，并在馬塞諸塞州步入律師和政治行業(yè)。慢慢地，他擔(dān)任過北安普敦的議員，之后擔(dān)任馬塞諸塞州的州長。

　　One of his first duties as Governor was to deal withthe Boston police strike in 1919. He brought in the National Guard and fired all strikingofficers. Newspapers across the nation reported on his decisive action and gave him thereputation of a strong leader. He became Vice President in 1921 and attended many ofPresident Warren Harding’s cabinet meetings – the first Vice President to do so.

　　作為州長，他的職責(zé)之一就是處理1919年波士頓警察罷工事件。他帶來了國民警衛(wèi)隊，并對所有罷工官員進行射擊。全美國的報紙都在報道他的果斷處理，人們都認為他是一名鐵腕領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。1921年，他成為了美國副總統(tǒng)，并參加了許多哈定總統(tǒng)的內(nèi)閣會議-柯立芝是第一位參加內(nèi)閣會議的副總統(tǒng)。

　　On August 2,1923, President Harding died suddenly. Coolidge was in Vermont visiting hisfamily. He found out about the President’s death via messenger. He took the oath of office inhis family’s home under thelight of a kerosene lamp, as they had no electricity. As President,Coolidge promised to preserve the traditional American ways amid the economic prosperitythat many Americans were enjoying.

　　1923年8月2日，哈定總統(tǒng)突然去世。與此同時，在蒙特州溫莎縣的柯立芝正在拜訪他的家人。通過報信人，他得知總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)去世的消息。在煤油燈的照耀下，他在家中宣誓就職，因為當(dāng)時沒有電燈。作為總統(tǒng)，柯立芝承諾保護美國的傳統(tǒng)，并同時保證美國經(jīng)濟的繁榮發(fā)展，這是許多美國人所認同的。

　　Coolidge was reelected in 1924 because of what was known as "Coolidge prosperity." In hisinaugural speech he stated that the country had achieved "a state of contentment seldombefore seen." He spoke out in favor of the civil rights of African Americans. He became evenmore popular by lowering taxes. After he left office, he wrote his autobiography in 1929. Hedied of a heart attack in 1933.

　　柯立芝于1924年成功連任，因為人們都熟悉他的“柯立芝繁榮”。在他的就職演說中，他說美國獲得了很少能夠遇見的滿足感。他總是站在非洲裔美國公民權(quán)的立場上。柯立芝還減少了稅收，這使他受到了人們的歡迎。離任之后，柯立芝在1929年寫下了自己的自傳。1933年，他因心臟病病逝。

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