美国历届总统简介：第12任总统扎卡里泰勒(中英+mp3+字幕)

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[00:01.18]Zachary Taylor was the United States' 12th President.  扎卡里・泰勒是美国第12任总统。
[00:04.90]He was born in Virginia in 1784 and taken as an infant to Kentucky to be raised on a plantation.  1784年，泰勒出生在弗吉尼亚州，不久，由于举家搬迁，泰勒来到了肯塔基，并在父亲的种植园里长大。
[00:12.93]He lived in a small wood cabin, before moving to a brick house as a result of his family's increased prosperity.  随着泰勒家族的日益繁荣，他们搬进了砖房，在此之前，泰勒住的是小木屋。
[00:20.36]He shared the house with seven brothers and sisters.  泰勒和七个兄弟姐妹住在一起。
[00:23.98]Since there were no schools on the Kentucky frontier, Taylor had only a basic education. 由于肯塔基边境没有学校，泰勒只接受过基础教育。
[00:30.10]Taylor joined the U.S. Army in 1808.  1808年，泰勒加入了美国军队。
[00:33.92]He was promoted to captain in 1810 and in 1812, he successfully defended Indiana's Fort Harrison from attack by Native Americans.  1810年和1812年，他被提升为上尉，并在印第安纳州的哈里逊堡成功击退了印第安人的进攻。
[00:44.88]He spent the next three decades winning major military victories,  在接下来的30年里，他赢得了重大的军事胜利，
[00:49.48]including the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847 during the Mexican-American War.  其中包括1847年美墨战争中的维斯塔战役。
[00:55.73]This last battle elevated him to being a national hero and compared with George Washington. 最后一场战役――维斯塔战役使他成为了美国的民族英雄，堪比乔治・华盛顿。
[01:02.85]Taylor decided to enter politics in 1848.  1848年，泰勒决定从政。
[01:06.51]With his reputation as a war hero and his straight talking, he won the 1848 presidential election.  因为他既是战神，说话又直言不讳，于是被选为了1848年美国总统。
[01:14.15]The slavery issue dominated much of Taylor's term in office, especially because he owned 100 slaves.  泰勒在任期间的主导问题是奴隶制问题――他当时拥有100个奴隶。
[01:21.97]He advised California and New Mexico to apply for statehood.  他主张给予加利福尼亚和新墨西哥州的地位。
[01:26.55]Southern leaders threatened to break away from the Union as the new states would reject bills allowing slavery. 南方领导人威胁要脱离联邦，成立一个无奴隶制的新国家。
[01:34.74]Taylor stood firm against the possible rebellion.  泰勒坚决抵制这潜在叛乱。
[01:37.95]He said he would personally lead the Army in a fight against them  他说他会亲自带领军队攻打他们，
[01:42.20]and hang "persons taken in rebellion…with less reluctance than…hanged deserters and spies in Mexico".  还要绞杀“叛兵……以比绞杀墨西哥逃兵和间谍……更不容懈怠的精神。”
[01:49.37]He never wavered, but events took an unexpected turn. He died in 1850 as a compromise was being drafted.  对此，他从未动摇过，然而事情又发生了意想不到的变化。

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美国历届总统简介：第12任总统 扎卡里泰勒(中英+mp3+字幕)

美国历届总统简介：第12任总统扎卡里泰勒(中英+mp3+字幕)