【双语有声阅读】美元上的伟大人物 Men on the Money

The picture of George Washington is on the one-dollar bill.

 

1美元纸币上印的是乔治·华盛顿的头像。

He served as America's first president from 1789 to 1797.

他是在1789-1797年间担任美国首位总统。

President Washington has been called the "Father of his Country."

华盛顿被尊为“国父”。

The third president of the United States,Thomas Jefferson, is on the two-dollar bill.

美国的第三任总统-托马斯·杰弗逊的头像被印在2美元纸币上。

He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.Jefferson was one of the most influential¹ of the nation's Founding Fathers.

他是1776年《独立宣言》的主要起草人，也是最有影响力的开国元勋之一。

He was also a plant expert, architect, musician and inventor.

同时，他还是园艺师，建筑师，音乐家和发明家。

Another of America's greatest presidents,Abraham Lincoln,is on the five-dollar bill.

亚伯拉罕·林肯-另外一名伟大的美国总统，其头像被印在5美元纸币上。

He served as the sixteenth president from 1861 until 1865.

他任职于1861-1865年间，是美国的第16任总统。

He successfully led the country through the Civil War,saved the Union and ended slavery.

他成功地领导了美国南北战争，拯救了联邦政府，废除了奴隶制度。

The picture of Alexander Hamilton appears on the ten-dollar bill.

印在10美元纸币上的是亚历山大·汉密尔顿的头像。

Hamilton was never president.

汉密尔顿虽然没当过总统，

But he was the first Secretary of the Treasury² and one of the Founding Fathers.

但他是第一位美国财政部长，也是开国元勋之一。

He was also an economist³ and political philosopher.

他还是一位经济学家和政治哲学家。

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president,serving from 1829 to 1837.

安德鲁·杰克逊是美国第七任总统，1829-1937年任职。

He supported popular democracy and individual liberty.

他支持大众民主和个人自由。

His picture is on the twenty-dollar bill.

他的头像在20美元纸币上。

Another president is on the fifty-dollar bill.

印在50美元纸币上的是另外一名总统-尤利西斯·辛普森·格兰特。

Ulysses S. Grant served from 1869 to 1877.

他在1869-1877年间任职美国总统，

Before serving as president,Grant was the military commander of Union forces during the Civil War.

而在此之前，格兰特是南北战争时期联邦军的一位司令。

Under his command,the Union Army defeated Confederate forces.

在他的指挥下，联邦军打败了同盟军。

So who do you think is on the one hundred-dollar bill？

那么，你认为谁的头像会在100美元纸币上呢？

It is Benjamin Franklin.

他就是本杰明·富兰克林。

Franklin was never elected president,but was one of the Founding Fathers.

他不是美国总统，但他是美国开国元勋之一，

He was also a leading writer and printer,political thinker, politician, postmaster, scientist,inventor, civic⁴ activist⁵ and diplomat⁶.

也是一名伟大的作家，印刷家，政治思想家，政治家，驿站长，科学家，发明家，社会活动家和外交家。

These American statesmen are on front of the one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollar bills.

这些美国政治家的头像均在1美元，2美元，5美元，10美元，20美元，50美元和100美元纸币的正面上。

The backs of the notes show images from the nation's history or famous places.

纸币的背面是美国历史或著名景点的图案，

They are, in order,the Great Seal of the United States,the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Lincoln Memorial.

按顺序，它们分别是美国国玺，《独立宣言》签字会场和林肯纪念堂，

The others are the Treasury Building, the White House,the Capitol building and Independence Hall.

还有美国财政部大楼，白宫，国会大厦和独立大厅。

1 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

5 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

6 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。