【美国精神】第70期

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  Starting a new job is always difficult because you’re doing many things for the first time. But starting a job that is new and has never existed before is even more difficult because no one has ever done the things that you’re being asked to do. No one can tell you how to do it because no one has that experience. This is similar to what happened to the first president of the United¹ States, George Washington².

  George Washington was unanimously³ elected to be the first U.S. president, meaning that no one voted against him. Once this happened, everything that George Washington did became a precedent⁴ (or something that is used as an example for how people should behave in the future). Many of the things that George Washington did have become standard (or unchanging) for all U.S. presidents. For example, he chose to be called “Mr. President,” and all U.S. presidents have been called that ever since.

  Throughout⁵ his time as president, George Washington travelled to many different states, working hard to make sure that each state felt like an important part of the new country. He listened carefully to the advice (or ideas and suggestions) of other people before he made decisions as president. He was very careful to avoid (or not have) war with France or Britain.

  Many people wanted George Washington to be president for three four-year terms (which would be a total of 12 years as president), but he declined⁶ (or said no). This set (or created) the precedent that presidents could serve (or work) for only two terms. Only one president was elected to more than two terms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

  Today George Washington’s portrait⁷ (which is a painting or drawing of him) is on the United States’ one-dollar bills (or pieces of paper money) and quarters (or pieces of metal worth 25 cents). There is also a tall monument⁸ (or something that is built to remember a person or place) to George Washington in Washington, DC.

 

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