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1、美国总统25西奥多啰斯福TheodoreRoosevelt:Energeticplaystopmutemaxvolume00:0010:43repeatByKellyJeanKelly20August,2017VOALearningEnglishpresentsAmericasPresidents.TodaywearetalkingaboutTheodoreRooseveltzthe26thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.51VATheodoreRooseveltin1903byJohnSingerSargentManyAmericansliketocallhimTedd
2、yRooseveltorevenT.R.ThesenicknamesforthepresidentshowthatRooseveltwas,ingeneral,popularwiththepublic.HeisoneofthefourpresidentswhosefacecanbeseenonMountRushmorezamemorialtofamousU.S.leaders.HistoriansnotethatRooseveltsterminofficemarksthebeginningofthemodernpresidency.Inotherwords,heexpandedtheposit
3、ion,andusedthemediatoconnectwiththepublic.AmongAmericans,hispublicimageisoftenlinkedtoyouth,energy,strength,courage,andplayfulness.Buthisimagehasalsobeenlinkedtoastronglikingformilitaryaction-andforoneself.EarlylifeTheodoreRooseveltisalsooftentiedtotheAmericanWest,buthewasbornandraisedontheEastCoast
4、,inNewYorkCity.Hisfatherwasawealthybusinessman.HismotherwasfromaSouthernplanterfamilythatownedslaves.TheodoreRoosevelthadtwosistersandabrother.Hisfamilycalledhimbyanothernickname:Teedie.WhenhewasaboyzyoungTheodorewasoftensick.Hehadasthma,alungconditionthatcouldmakephysicalactivitydifficult.So,ashego
5、tolder,Rooseveltstrengthenedhisbody.Fortherestofhislife,hestronglybelievedinphysicalexerciseandvigorousactivity-whathecalledthestrenuouslife.YoungRooseveltalsohadhungerforlearning.Hestudiedwithprivatetutors,traveledoverseas,andstudiedmanysubjectswhileincollegeatHarvard.Afterhiscollegeyears,hestudied
6、lawbriefly,andthenbeganservinginpublicofficeinNewYork.Buttragedyhaltedhisearlygovernmentservice.RoosevelthadmarriedAliceHathawayLee,whosoonbecamepregnant.ButtwodaysafterthebabywasbornzRoosevelfswifediedofkidneydisease.Andzasithappened,Rooseveltsmotherdiedonthesameday,inthesamehouse.ShesufferedfromBr
7、ightsDisease,anotherdisorderaffectingthekidneys.Thefuturepresidentwasstruckbygrief.HelefthisbabydaughterwithhissisterandwenttotheAmericanWest.There,Rooseveltlivedasacowboy-hunting,ridinghorses,takingpartincattledrives,andevenchasingpeoplewhobrokethelaw.TheexperiencehelpeddefineRooseveltslifeandbelie
8、fs.ButaftertwoyearszhewasreadytoreturntotheEastCoast.There,hemarriedEdithKermitCarow,awomanhehadknownsincechildhood.TheysettledinahouseonLongIsland,NewYorkandraisedRooseveltsdaughter,Alice.HeandEdithalsohadfiveotherchildren.HisfamilysupportedRooseveltsriseinRepublicanPartypolitics,includinghiscampai
9、gntobecomegovernorofNewYork.ButsomeofthepartyofficialswerenothappywithRoosevelt.Theydidnotlikehisindependence,andtheydidnotwanthimtobere-electedasgovernor.SoztheyplottedtohavehimnominatedasU.S.vicepresidentintheelectionof1900.TheybelievedRooseveltwouldnotbeabletogivethemmuchtroubleinthatposition.Ast
10、heRepublicanleadershoped,Rooseveltandthesittingpresident,WilliamMcKinley,wonboththepopularandelectoralvoteinalandslide.Butlessthanayearlater,McKinleywasdead.Andwiththat,Republicanleadersfoundthatthemantheywantedtogetoutoftheirwaywasnowthecountrys26thpresident.PresidencyWhenhebecamepresident,Roosevel
11、twasonly42yearsold.Heisstilltheyoungestpersontoholdthatoffice.Atfirst,RooseveltpromisedtocontinuethepoliciesofMcKinIeyzwhowaszafterallzthepresidentvotershadre-elected.ButRooseveltquicklyputhisownmarkonthepresidency.Heisknownfortryingtobalancetheneedsofmanygroupsinsociety,includingbusinessowners,farm
12、ersandworkers.RooseveltcalledhisprogramtheSquareDeal.Inotherwords,hesuggestedthateveryonewastreatedfairly.However,someAmericansobjectedtoRooseveltreducingthepowerofbigbusinesses.Theysaidhisuseofgovernmentrules,ingeneral,didnotletmarketforcesoperatefreely.Rooseveltisalsoknownforprotectingthenationswi
13、ldernessareas.Hesetasidemorethan800,000squarekilometersoflandtoprotectnatureandwildlife.Inhisforeignpolicy,Rooseveltwasenergetic.HehelpedPanamawinindependencefromColombiainordertostartbuildingthePanamaCanal.HealsodefendedandevenaddedtotheMonroeDoctrine,anideafromthepresidencyofJamesMonroe.Rooseveltc
14、onfirmedthattheUnitedStateswouldbarEuropeanpowersfrominterveninginSouthAmerica.And,morethanthat,thattheU.S.wouldpolicetheWesternHemisphereandmakesurethatcountrieshonoredtheirinternationalobligations.Inotherwords,RooseveltbelievedtheUnitedStateshadtherightandresponsibilitytobeaworldpower.Ifdiplomatic
15、negotiationsdidnotwork,hewasnotafraidtothreatentheuseofforce.Hefamouslysaid,Speaksoftlyandcarryabigstick;youwillgofar.VotersapprovedofRooseveltsactions.Or,atleasttheyenjoyedhisleadership,andhisyoungfamilythatplayedallovertheWhiteHouse.In1904zRoosevelteasilywonthepresidencyinhisownright.Heisthefirstv
16、icepresidentwhotookpowerafterthedeathofasittingpresidenttoearnhisownterm.1.egacyAlthoughhewaspermittedtoseekanothertermaspresident,Rooseveltpromisednotto.HelefttheWhiteHousein1909zstillaveryyoungman.Forawhile,hetraveledoverseas.Butwhenhereturnedhome,hedidnotlikethedirectionthenewpresidentandtheRepublicanPartywasgoing.SoRooseveltcreatedanewpoliticalgroup,calledtheProgressiv
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