Who Was Abraham Lincoln 林肯 Chapter 10 Farewell to the President

John Wilkes Booth was never brought to trial. A few days after the shooting, his hiding place was discovered. He was shot to death trying to escape.
Booth thought what he’d done was noble and heroic. However, all over the nation, people mourned the dead president. Clocks were stopped to mark the moment of his death. Millions came to Washington, D.C., to pay their respects. Then Lincoln’s body was put on a special train back to Springfield. That was where he would be buried. His son Willie’s coffin¹ was dug up and traveled with him. The train retraced² the route Lincoln had taken when he first came to Washington as president. At each stop, there were elaborate parades with the coffin mounted on a wagon³. Sometimes the lines were three miles long. People waited hours for the chance to say good-bye to the president they had loved.
Mary Lincoln never really recovered from the shock of her husband’s death. She was too upset to go to the funeral. Even now, people criticized her. They said when she left the White House she took things that didn’t belong to her. Her later life was not happy.
Tad’s death—probably from tuberculosis—at age eighteen was a terrible blow. Of all her children, only Robert lived to be an adult. But he and Mary did not get along. For a while he had her locked up in a hospital, claiming that she was insane. Robert had a long career as a lawyer and diplomat⁴. He had three children and several grandchildren. Robert lived to be eighty-two, dying in 1926.
Today, two hundred years after his birth, Abraham Lincoln is more honored than any other president except perhaps George Washington. He appears on the penny and the five-dollar bill.
He has a monument in the nation’s capital.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
His face is carved on Mount Rushmore. Many cities, several mountains, five national parks, and nineteen counties have been named after him. Hundreds of books have been written about him. He is remembered along with Washington on Presidents’ Day.
MOUNT RUSHMORE
Almost from the moment of his death, Lincoln became a larger-than-life figure. People saw him as a kind of saint. Of course he was just a man. He made mistakes and he held some opinions that are hard to accept today. But it is clear he was no ordinary man. He kept the country together during one of its darkest times. America was lucky to have him.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
ONLY TWO YEARS AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S DEATH, CONGRESS FIRST RAISED THE IDEA OF BUILDING A MONUMENT TO HONOR HIM. THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL WASN’T FINISHED UNTIL 1922, HOWEVER. LINCOLN’S SON ROBERT WAS STILL ALIVE And WENT TO THE DEDICATION⁵ CEREMONY. THE MEMORIAL IS MODELED On A GREEK TEMPLE, WITH A HUGE STATUE OF LINCOLN INSIDE. (On THE BACK OF A PENNY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, YOU CAN SEE A TINY STATUE BETWEEN THE MIDDLE COLUMNS.) On THE WALLS OF THE TEMPLE ARE ENGRAVED⁶ THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS And HIS SECOND INAUGURAL⁷ SPEECH. BUT THE ENGRAVER⁸ ACCIDENTALLY CARVED “EUTURE” INTO THE STONE, INSTED OF “FUTURE.” YOU CAN STILL SEE WHERE THE MISSPELLING HAD TO BE FIXED⁹.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT EVENTS In BLACK HISTORY TOOK PLACE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL. In 1963, MARTIN LUTHER KING DELIVERED HIS FAMOUS “I HAVE A DREAM” SPEECH FROM THE STEPS OF THE MONUMENT.

1 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

2 retraced   

v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 )；回忆；回顾；追溯

参考例句：

• We retraced our steps to where we started. 我们折回我们出发的地方。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path. 我们折返，想回到正确的路上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

4 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。

5 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

6 engraved   

v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

8 engraver   

n.雕刻师，雕工

参考例句：

• He was a sketcher and a copper-plate engraver. 他也是杰出的素描家和铜版画家。 来自辞典例句
• He was once an engraver in a printing factory. 他以前是印刷厂的一名刻工。 来自互联网

9 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。