趣味双语：哪个总统救过77条人命？

　　Q. Which President is credited with saving 77 lives? 哪个总统救过77条人命？

　　A. Ronald Reagan, as a lifeguard in his hometown of Dixon, Ill. But some of the rescues may have been young women faking it simply to get the handsome "Dutch" Reagan's attention.

　　答案：罗纳德·里根。(美国第40任总统，1981-1988年在任)

　　里根是他家乡伊利诺斯州迪克森的救生员。但是他救的人当中也许有一些年轻女性是佯装落水以引起英俊潇洒的里根的注意。

　　Q. Which two Presidents died on the Fourth of July, 1826? 哪两个总统均死于1826年7月4日？

　　A. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence.

　　答案：托马斯·杰斐逊(美国第3任总统，1801-1809年在任)和约翰·亚当斯(美国第2任总统，1797-1801年在任)。

　　他们均死于独立宣言发表50周年纪念日。

　　Q. Which President was taught by his wife to read and write? 哪个总统的读写是老婆教的？

　　A. In 1827, in Greeneville, Tenn., Eliza McCardle, 16, married Andrew Johnson, 18. He was a tailor who could barely read or write. Yet he was extremely ambitious. In the evening his wife taught him to read and write. And from there his political career took off, from mayor of his town to governor to Vice President and finally President.

　　答案：安德鲁·约翰逊(美国第17任总统，1865-1869年在任)

　　1827年，18岁的安德鲁约翰逊在田纳西州的格林维尔迎娶了16岁的姑娘伊莱扎·麦卡德尔。他是一个裁缝，没有受过正规教育，但是却野心勃勃。傍晚，他的妻子就教他读书写字。他的政治生涯就是从格林维尔开始的。他担任过格林维尔市长，美国副总统，直到1985年当选为美国总统。

　　Q. Who was the first President to play Little League baseball? 谁是第一个参加过少年

　　A. George W. Bush, for the Midland, Texas, Cubs from 1954 to 1958. His coach, Frank Ittner, now 94 years old, recalls Bush as a fine defensive catcher who needed work on his hitting.

　　答案：乔治·沃特·布什(美国第43任总统，2001-至今)

　　小布什在1954至1958年间曾是德克萨斯州米德兰小熊队的一员。他的教练，现已94岁高龄的弗兰克·伊特纳回忆起小布什来是这么评价的：防守接球不错，但击球技术有待加强。

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