VOA新闻杂志2025 林肯小屋：总统的乡间别墅

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林肯小屋：总统的乡间别墅

Lincoln's Cottage: a Country House for the President

About five kilometers from the White House in Washington, D.C., stands an historic¹ building closely² linked to one of America's most famous presidents: Abraham Lincoln.

在华盛顿特区，距离白宫大约5公里的地方，矗立着一座历史建筑，与美国最著名的总统之一亚伯拉罕·林肯密切相关。

The building, known as President Lincoln's Cottage, is where Lincoln spent about one-fourth of his time while in office.

这座建筑被称为林肯总统小屋，林肯在任期间大约四分之一的时间都在这里度过。

And he made some very important decisions while there.

他在那里做出了一些非常重要的决定。

Summertime can get very hot in Washington, D.C.

华盛顿特区的夏季可能会变得非常炎热。

So, President Lincoln used a country house to escape the worst of the heat.

因此，林肯总统用一所乡村别墅来避暑。

Each morning and evening, Lincoln rode between the two houses on horseback, unguarded.

每天早上和晚上，林肯在没有看守的情况下骑马往返于两栋房子之间。

The trip took about thirty minutes.

路上大约花费三十分钟。

The large house he rode to was on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home.

他骑马去的那所大房子就在士兵之家的院子里。

The house stood on much higher ground than the White House, so the wind kept it cooler.

这所房子比白宫高得多，所以风使它更凉爽。

It was also quiet -- a place to think.

这里也很安静，是一个可以思考的地方。

Lincoln spent much of his time there writing.

林肯大部分时间都在那里写作。

That work included early versions³ of what would become one of the most important documents in American history: The Emancipation⁴ Proclamation.

该作品包括后来成为美国历史上最重要文件之一的早期版本：《解放宣言》。

The Emancipation Proclamation came during the Civil War in the United States.

《解放宣言》是在美国内战期间颁布的。

The proclamation declared people held as slaves in the rebellious⁵ states were free.

宣言宣布，在叛乱州被关押为奴隶的人是自由的。

The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865.

内战从1861年持续到1865年。

Troops remained at the Soldiers' Home to protect President Lincoln during the war.

战争期间，军队留在士兵之家保护林肯总统。

At first, Lincoln did not welcome the soldiers.

起初，林肯并不欢迎士兵们。

He did not think he needed their protection.

他认为自己不需要他们的保护。

But he began to enjoy talking to them.

但他开始喜欢和他们交谈。

In fact, much of what historians⁶ know about the president's time at the house is from stories told by those soldiers.

事实上，历史学家对总统在这所房子里度过的时光的了解，大部分来自那些士兵讲述的故事。

One night in 1864, President Lincoln survived a murder attempt.

1864年的一个晚上，林肯总统躲过了一场谋杀。

He was alone and on horseback near the country house when someone shot at him.

当有人向他开枪时，他独自一人在乡间别墅附近骑马。

His tall hat flew off his head.

他的高帽从头上飞了下来。

Soldiers found the hat and saw that a bullet⁷ had torn through it.

士兵们发现了帽子，发现一颗子弹刺穿了它。

The president was not injured in the attack.

总统没有在袭击中受伤。

After that, the War Department increased protection for Lincoln.

此后，陆军部加强了对林肯的保护。

But it was not enough to save his life.

但这不足以挽救他的生命。

Records show that he visited his country house for the last time on April 13, 1865.

记录显示，他最后一次参观他的乡间别墅是在1865年4月13日。

The next day, John Wilkes Booth⁸, an actor and supporter of the defeated Confederacy, shot President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington.

第二天，被击败的南方邦联的支持者、演员约翰·威尔克斯·布斯在华盛顿的福特剧院枪杀了林肯总统。

President Lincoln's Cottage opened to the public in 2008.

林肯总统小屋于2008年向公众开放。

I'm John Russell.

约翰·拉塞尔为您播报。