喬治·華盛頓

張超

In 1775， when the American War of Independence began， George Washington was chosen to lead the American army. Washington knew his job would be difficult. The army was small. The soldiers were untrained and had few guns. The British army was large and strong. Its soldiers were very well trained.

1775年，美國獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭剛剛開始，喬治·華盛頓被當(dāng)選為美國軍隊(duì)的領(lǐng)袖。華盛頓知道任務(wù)相當(dāng)艱巨。軍隊(duì)規(guī)模小，士兵未接受專門訓(xùn)練，槍支稀少。英國軍隊(duì)規(guī)模龐大，實(shí)力強(qiáng)大，還擁有訓(xùn)練有素的士兵。

The early battles showed Washingtons problems. His army was easily defeated in the Battle of New York. Then Washington thought of a plan. On Christmas night in 1776， he had his soldiers attack the enemy in the city of Trenton， New Jersey. The enemy soldiers never expected an attack on such a night. They were having a Christmas party. Washington won his first victory1. Washingtons army won the final battle in Yorktown in 1781.

早期的戰(zhàn)爭暴露出華盛頓不少的問題。在紐約戰(zhàn)役中，華盛頓的部隊(duì)輕易地被打敗了。然后，他想出了一個(gè)計(jì)劃。1776年的圣誕節(jié)夜晚，華盛頓帶領(lǐng)士兵突襲了位于新澤西州特倫頓市的敵軍部隊(duì)。敵方軍隊(duì)從未預(yù)料到在這樣一個(gè)夜晚會(huì)有進(jìn)攻。他們正在舉辦圣誕晚會(huì)。至此，華盛頓打了第一場勝仗。1781年，華盛頓的部隊(duì)在約克城贏得了最后的勝利。

George Washington was a great leader and was respected2 by all his men. He was not interested in fame3 or money， but only in helping his country. There are many stories about George Washington. The most famous story， though， is about a cherry4 tree. It is said that young George cut down his fathers cherry tree. When his father asked who cut down the tree， George confessed5 and said， “I cannot tell a lie.”

華盛頓是一位杰出的領(lǐng)袖，受到眾人的尊重。他淡泊名利，一心專注于國家的強(qiáng)盛。關(guān)于喬治·華盛頓有很多故事，最出名的就是櫻桃樹的故事。據(jù)說，年幼的喬治砍掉了父親的櫻桃樹。當(dāng)父親問是誰干的，喬治承認(rèn)并說道：“我不能說謊。”

In 1789 leaders from all the states met to choose the first president of the United States. They had a vote6. Everyone voted for George Washington. So he became the countrys first president and is remembered as the “Father of the Country”.

1789年，各州領(lǐng)袖齊聚一堂，選舉美國第一人總統(tǒng)。大家進(jìn)行投票，每個(gè)人都把票投給喬治·華盛頓。于是他成為美國第一人總統(tǒng)，亦被尊稱為“美國國父”。endprint