美国历届总统简介：第7任总统安德鲁杰克逊(中英+mp3+字幕)

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[00:00.60]Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States.  安德鲁・杰克逊是美国第7任总统。
[00:05.15]He was born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767.  1767年，他出生在北卡罗来纳和南卡罗来纳交界地的一个边远地区。
[00:10.71]His Irish-Scottish parents had immigrated to the USA from Ireland two years earlier.  他的父母是爱尔兰裔苏格拉人，于1765年之前移民到美国。
[00:16.76]He was the youngest of three brothers but his father died three weeks before Jackson was born.  杰克逊是三兄弟中最小的一个，在他出生前的第三个星期，他父亲便去世了。
[00:22.77]He grew up in a very remote area of the Virginian countryside. 他成长在维吉尼亚州的一个边远农村里。
[00:27.56]At the age of 13 he joined the American Revolution as a courier.  13岁时，杰克逊加入了美国独立战争，并担任通信员。
[00:32.76]He was the last U.S. President to have fought in the Revolution.  他是最后一位参加过美国独立战争的美国总统。
[00:37.00]He was captured by the British and nearly starved to death.  他曾被英国俘虏，并差点被饿死。
[00:40.93]His mother died from Cholera in 1781, leaving Andrew an orphan at the age of 14.  1781年，安德鲁的母亲死于霍乱，14岁的他成了孤儿。
[00:48.24]He began to study law in his late teens and became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee. 在他十八九岁时，他开始学习法律，并成为了田纳西州一名杰出的年轻律师。
[00:55.94]Jackson prospered sufficiently to buy slaves and to build a mansion near Nashville.  当时，杰克逊很富有，他买了奴隶，并在纳什维尔附近建了一栋豪宅。
[01:02.10]He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives,  他是田纳西州第一位被推选为的美国众议院议员的人，
[01:06.35]and he served briefly in the Senate.  他还曾在美国参议院担任过短暂的职务。
[01:09.32]He was a major general in the War of 1812 and became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans.  他是美国1812年战争的重要将领，曾在新奥尔良打败英国，并因此成为美国的民族英雄。
[01:17.28]This paved his way to political success and eventually the Presidency in 1829. 这种种都为他的政治生涯铺平了道路，并使他最终于1829年当选为美国总统。
[01:24.23]Jackson served two terms as President, from 1829 to 1837.  1829年至1837年，杰克逊连续担任了两届美国总统职务。
[01:30.94]He supported the idea of a small federal government with a powerful President.  他支持“总统集权的联邦制国家”。
[01:36.31]He was a leading advocate of removing Native Americans from the east of the country and his policy eradicated many tribes.  他是搬迁美国东部印第安人的主要倡导者，该“搬迁政策”根除了许多印第安部落。
[01:45.22]He also supported slavery.  他还支持奴隶制。
[01:47.47]In 1835, Jackson survived an assassination attempt.  1835年，杰克逊遭到刺杀，并幸免于难。
[01:52.18]He died of tuberculosis and heart failure in 1845, aged 78. 1845年，杰克逊死于肺结核及心力衰竭，享年78岁。

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美国历届总统简介：第7任总统 安德鲁杰克逊(中英+mp3+字幕)

美国历届总统简介：第7任总统安德鲁杰克逊(中英+mp3+字幕)