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美国历史上有几位总统都经历过不同的磨难，但最终都成功地入主了白宫。让我们来看看他们都是谁，听听他们谈谈当总统的感受吧！
Some American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in small and simple wooden houses. They had not enough money to study all the way at school.
Washington and Lincoln，for example，never went to school and they taught themselves. When Lincoln was young，he had to do a lot of work to get some money for his family. He did many jobs. He had been a worker，salesman，postman，and so on. But every day after work he would read books. He read all the books he could borrow from the people he knew.
Some American presidents had been soldiers in their early years. The two best known were Grant and Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War(美国内战) and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It is surprising that they were from the same school——West Point Military Academy(西点军校). One may be also surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower，for example，was fined(罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.
The work of U.S. presidents is difficult to do. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and in other countries. Every day，a lot of work waits for him to do，and he has to make many important decisions.
When Franklin Roosevelt was a child，he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him，“When you grow up，you should not be a president. It’s a tiring job.”
美国总统
19世纪，有些总统出身于贫困的家庭。他们在又小又简陋的木屋里度过了童年，没有足够的钱在学校里完成学业。
举例来说，华盛顿和林肯就从未进过学校，他们全靠自学成才。林肯年轻的时候为了给家里挣点钱不得不干许多的活。他换过很多工作岗位，当过工人、店员、邮递员等等。但是每天下班后他都要读书，他阅读所有能借得到的书。
有的总统早年曾是军人，最有名的两位就是格兰特和艾森豪威尔。格兰特是美国内战时期的一位将军，艾森豪威尔则是二战时期的功臣。令人吃惊的是，他们都毕业于同一所学校——美国的西点军校。如果知道了他们在校表现都不好的话，你也许会更吃惊。比如说，艾森豪威尔就曾因违反校规而被罚过款。
美国总统的工作很难做，他必须密切关注国内外发生的任何重要的事情。每天都有许多工作等着他去处理，他还不得不做出许多重要的决定。
当弗兰克林·罗斯福还是个孩子的时候，有一次有人带他去见塔夫特总统。那位年老的总统当时对他说，“等你长大了，别去当总统，做总统是令人厌倦的工作。”
Exercises：
1. Before being host of the White House，Lincoln_______.
A. didn’t do well in his middle school studies
B. didn’t want to go to school in his childhood
C. had been a worker，shop-keeper and post officer
D. couldn’t finish his study in school before growing up
2. President Grant and President Eisenhower_______.
A. were both born in very poor families
B. both took part in the American Civil War
C. were both from West Point Military Academy
D. both took part in the Second World War
3. According to the last paragraph，which one is right？
A． In the USA，no one wanted to be president because president’s work was tiring.
B. None of the American presidents except Taft could do the tiring job.
C. It is very tiring to be a president in America.
D. President Taft wanted Roosevelt to be a president of America in the future.
Key：1. C 2. C 3. C
Some American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in small and simple wooden houses. They had not enough money to study all the way at school.
Washington and Lincoln，for example，never went to school and they taught themselves. When Lincoln was young，he had to do a lot of work to get some money for his family. He did many jobs. He had been a worker，salesman，postman，and so on. But every day after work he would read books. He read all the books he could borrow from the people he knew.
Some American presidents had been soldiers in their early years. The two best known were Grant and Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War(美国内战) and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It is surprising that they were from the same school——West Point Military Academy(西点军校). One may be also surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower，for example，was fined(罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.
The work of U.S. presidents is difficult to do. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and in other countries. Every day，a lot of work waits for him to do，and he has to make many important decisions.
When Franklin Roosevelt was a child，he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him，“When you grow up，you should not be a president. It’s a tiring job.”
美国总统
19世纪，有些总统出身于贫困的家庭。他们在又小又简陋的木屋里度过了童年，没有足够的钱在学校里完成学业。
举例来说，华盛顿和林肯就从未进过学校，他们全靠自学成才。林肯年轻的时候为了给家里挣点钱不得不干许多的活。他换过很多工作岗位，当过工人、店员、邮递员等等。但是每天下班后他都要读书，他阅读所有能借得到的书。
有的总统早年曾是军人，最有名的两位就是格兰特和艾森豪威尔。格兰特是美国内战时期的一位将军，艾森豪威尔则是二战时期的功臣。令人吃惊的是，他们都毕业于同一所学校——美国的西点军校。如果知道了他们在校表现都不好的话，你也许会更吃惊。比如说，艾森豪威尔就曾因违反校规而被罚过款。
美国总统的工作很难做，他必须密切关注国内外发生的任何重要的事情。每天都有许多工作等着他去处理，他还不得不做出许多重要的决定。
当弗兰克林·罗斯福还是个孩子的时候，有一次有人带他去见塔夫特总统。那位年老的总统当时对他说，“等你长大了，别去当总统，做总统是令人厌倦的工作。”
Exercises：
1. Before being host of the White House，Lincoln_______.
A. didn’t do well in his middle school studies
B. didn’t want to go to school in his childhood
C. had been a worker，shop-keeper and post officer
D. couldn’t finish his study in school before growing up
2. President Grant and President Eisenhower_______.
A. were both born in very poor families
B. both took part in the American Civil War
C. were both from West Point Military Academy
D. both took part in the Second World War
3. According to the last paragraph，which one is right？
A． In the USA，no one wanted to be president because president’s work was tiring.
B. None of the American presidents except Taft could do the tiring job.
C. It is very tiring to be a president in America.
D. President Taft wanted Roosevelt to be a president of America in the future.
Key：1. C 2. C 3. C