美国学生历史 第68期:政府的组建(1)

 　　Chapter 19 第19章

　　Organization of the government 政府的组建

　　192. Washington elected President. 192．华盛顿当选总统

　　In the early years under the Constitution the Presidents and Vice-Presidents were elected in the following manner. 在早些年，根据宪法以下面的方式选举总统和副总统：

　　First each state chose presidential electors usually by vote of its legislature. 首先，各个州通过其立法机关的投票选出总统选举人，

　　Then the electors of each state came together and voted for two persons without saying which of the two should be President. 然后，各个州的选举人聚到一起投票选出两个人，但不决定这两个人谁是总统，

　　When all the electoral votes were counted, the person having the largest number, provided that was more than half of the whole number of electoral votes, was declared President. 计票结束后，拥有最大数量选票的人将被宣布为总统，但规定这个选票数要超出所有选票的半数以上。

　　The person having the next largest number became Vice-President. 获得仅次于总统票数的人将是副总统。

　　At the first election every elector voted for Washington. 在第一次选举中所有有选举权的人都为华盛顿投赞成票，

　　John Adams received the next largest number of votes and became Vice-President. 约翰o亚当斯获得的票数仅次于华盛顿，他成为副总统。

　　193. Washington's Journey to New York. 193．华盛顿的纽约之旅

　　At ten o'clock in the morning of April 14, 1789, Washington left Mt. Vernon and set out for New York.  1789年4月14号的早晨10点钟，华盛顿离开弗农山动身去纽约，

　　Wherever he passed the people poured forth¹ to greet him. 所到之处，欢迎他的人蜂拥而至。

　　At Trenton, New Jersey², a triumphal arch had been erected³. 在新泽西州的特伦顿树立了一个凯旋门，

　　The school girls strewed⁴ flowers in his path and sang an ode written for the occasion. 学校的女孩子们在他要过来的路上撒上鲜花，她们歌唱为此场景而写的一首颂诗。

　　A barge⁵ manned by thirteen pilots met him at the water's edge and bore him safely to New York. 一艘配备有十三个引航员的驳船在水边等着华盛顿的到来，这艘船载着他安全到达纽约。

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

4 strewed   

v.撒在…上( strew的过去式和过去分词 )；散落于；点缀；撒满

参考例句：

• Papers strewed the floor. 文件扔了一地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Autumn leaves strewed the lawn. 草地上撒满了秋叶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。