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美國歷史上有兩位羅斯福家族總統(tǒng)富玷，一般我們說的這位是羅斯福赎懦，名字縮寫FDR励两。本文以小故事開頭傅瞻。士兵覺得認(rèn)識(shí)總統(tǒng)（實(shí)際不是用as if）盲憎，總統(tǒng)事實(shí)不認(rèn)識(shí)他掸读，但是很多美國人民都是這樣想的儿惫。
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in 1945, a young soldier stood in front of the White House remembering（緬懷） his president. “I felt as if I knew him. I felt as if he knew me – and I felt as if he liked me.” He was saying what so many Americans were feeling.
FDR, as he was called, had been president since 1933（過去完成時(shí)）. He was elected four times, serving for twelve years. This was longer than any other president（單數(shù)） before or since.（看上去是比較級(jí)肾请，實(shí)際是最高級(jí)）二戰(zhàn)后確立美國總統(tǒng)只能做兩屆隔显，羅斯福是特例饵逐。
When Franklin took office（就職）, there were lots of problems waiting for him(現(xiàn)在分詞后置做problem的定語). Banks were failing（關(guān)門）. People were out of work. Many（代詞掷豺，很多人） had lost their homes. This was the Great Depression.
Vocabulary
remember v. 紀(jì)念，緬懷
take office 就職
be out of work 失業(yè)
Notes
■ Amendment XXII 美國憲法第二十二條修正案
The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for election and overall time of service to the office of President of the United States.
■ The Great Depression 大蕭條時(shí)期
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.
