白宮動(dòng)物園：盤點(diǎn)美國歷任總統(tǒng)的奇葩寵物

1）Teddy Roosevelt‘s Badger

泰迪·羅斯福的獾

Teddy Roosevelt and his family nursed the little badger with a bottle and allowed him to run wild in the house。 Roosevelt said that the animal’s “temper was short but [his] nature was fundamentally friendly?！?/p>

泰迪·羅斯福和他的家人把那只小獾養(yǎng)在一個(gè)瓶子里，還讓它在白宮里自由玩耍。羅斯福說，這只小獾性格急躁，但本性友好。

2） And His Black Bear

泰迪·羅斯福的黑熊

The Roosevelts also owned a hyena and a black bear， which was named after the 18th-century Calvinist Jonathan Edwards。

羅斯福還養(yǎng)了一只鬣狗和一只黑熊。他以十八世紀(jì)的加爾文教徒喬納森·愛德華茲來命名這只黑熊。

3） Calvin Coolidge‘s Hippo

卡爾文·庫利奇的河馬

President Calvin Coolidge， who assumed office in 1923。 Aside from the more conventional cats， dogs， and birds， Coolidge housed a bobcat， a donkey named Ebenezer， two raccoons， lion cubs， a wallaby， and， last but not least， a hippo named Billy。

卡爾文·庫利奇總統(tǒng)1923年上任。除了常見的貓、狗、鳥這些寵物，庫利奇還養(yǎng)了一只短尾貓、一頭叫埃比尼澤的驢、兩只浣熊、數(shù)只獅子幼崽和一只沙袋鼠，當(dāng)然，還有一只叫比利的河馬。

4） Grace Coolidge‘s Raccoon

格里斯·庫里奇的浣熊

I can get on board with pet raccoons。 Rebecca the raccoon was sent to the White House to be eaten， but the family couldn‘t bring itself to harm the playful thing。 The president walked around with Rebecca wrapped around his shoulders when she wasn’t in the arms of First Lady Grace Coolidge。

我可以帶著寵物浣熊上飛機(jī)。那只叫瑞貝卡的浣熊起初是被送進(jìn)白宮當(dāng)食物的，但總統(tǒng)家人不忍心傷害這么可愛的動(dòng)物。從此，瑞貝卡要么被第一夫人格里斯·庫里奇抱在懷中，要么在總統(tǒng)散步時(shí)纏在他肩上。

5） John Quincy Adams‘ Alligator

約翰·昆西·亞當(dāng)斯的短尾鱷

Sixth President John Quincy Adams owned an alligator， which he reportedly kept in a bathroom in the East Room and occasionally used to scare guests。

第六任總統(tǒng)約翰·昆西·亞當(dāng)斯養(yǎng)了一條短尾鱷。他說這條短尾鱷養(yǎng)在白宮東邊房間的浴室里。他偶爾放出來嚇?？腿?。

6） Louisa Adams‘ Silkworms

路易莎·亞當(dāng)斯的蠶

John Quincy Adams‘ wife， Louisa， kept silkworms so that she could both harvest her own silk and give herself a break from political life。

約翰·昆西·亞當(dāng)斯的妻子，路易莎養(yǎng)了許多蠶。這樣一來，她既可以收獲蠶絲，又可以在政治生活中偷得浮生半日閑。

7） Abigail Adams‘ Unfortunately-Named Dog

阿比蓋爾·亞當(dāng)斯的倒霉狗

John Quincy Adams‘ mother and former First Lady Abigail Adams named her dog Satan。

約翰·昆西·亞當(dāng)斯的母親和前第一夫人阿比蓋爾·亞當(dāng)斯給自己的狗取名”撒旦“。

8） William Howard Taft‘s Cow

威廉·霍華德·塔夫脫的奶牛

This one actually makes sense， especially if you‘re a president who likes dairy。 The cow was the last cow to graze the White House’s green pastures。

這個(gè)還是講得通的，特別是一位喜愛乳制品的總統(tǒng)。而這只奶牛也是最后一只有幸吃到白宮綠牧草的牛了。

9） Benjamin Harrison‘s Wily Goat

本杰明·哈里森的狡猾山羊

Harrison bought a goat named Old Whiskers for his grandchildren。 One day， after towing around Harrison‘s grandchildren in a makeshift carriage， he escaped through the gates。

哈里森送給他的孫子孫女們一只叫“Old Whiskers “的山羊。一天，它在一個(gè)臨時(shí)馬車?yán)锢@著哈里森的孫子孫女們轉(zhuǎn)了幾圈后，就從門口逃跑了。

10） Woodrow Wilson‘s Ram

托馬斯·伍德羅·威爾遜的公山羊

He bought a flock of sheep， and among them was a ram named Old Ike。 He was apparently an old fellow who chewed tobacco。

托馬斯·伍德羅·威爾遜養(yǎng)了一群綿羊，其中有只公羊叫“Old Ike”。 這只老羊竟然吃煙草。

11） Benjamin Harrison‘s Opossums

本杰明·哈里森的負(fù)鼠

The 23rd president clearly had high expectation for his opossums， who were named Mr。 Protection and Mr。 Reciprocity。

第23任總統(tǒng)對(duì)他的負(fù)鼠們期望很高，這兩只負(fù)鼠一只叫“保衛(wèi)”，一只叫“互惠”。

12） Thomas Jefferson‘s Mockingbird

托馬斯·杰斐遜的知更鳥

Jefferson bought the mockingbird， Dick， from a slave before moving into the White House。

托馬斯·杰斐遜在搬入白宮之前，從一名奴隸那里帶來一只名叫迪克的知更鳥。

13） James Buchanan‘s Elephant

詹姆斯·布坎南的大象

The 15th president was given a herd of elephants by the King of Siam。 He gave away all but one of them， which he kept at the White House along with a pair of bald eagles。

暹羅國王賜予美國第十五任總統(tǒng)一群大象。他只留下一只，其余全部送人了。他把這只大象養(yǎng)在了白宮，當(dāng)時(shí)白宮還養(yǎng)著一對(duì)禿鷹。

14） Rutherford Hayes‘ Siamese Cat

拉瑟福德·海斯的暹羅貓

Back in the late 1800s， Siamese cats were considered exotic， but Hayes helped change that。 He is recorded as the first American to bring the feline breed over to the States。

19世紀(jì)末，暹羅貓還被視為是珍奇物種，但拉瑟福德·海斯改變了這種看法。他被認(rèn)為是將暹羅貓帶到美國的第一人。

（來自滬江英語）