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So, uh . . . as Jim said, James Polk was the eleventh President, and . . . uh . . . well, my report's about the next President—Zachary Taylor. Taylor was elected in 1849.
那么，呃……就像Jim所说，James Polk曾经是第十一任总统，并且……呃……好，我的报告是关于下任总统-- Zachary Taylor。Taylor于1849年当选。
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It's surprising because . . . well, he was the first President that didn't have any previous political experience.
令人惊讶的是因为……好吧，他是第一个在之前没有任何政治经验的总统。
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The main reason he was chosen as a candidate was because he was a war hero.
他被选作候选人的主要原因是他曾是一个战争英雄。
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In the army, his men called him "Old Rough and Ready". I guess because of his . . . "rough edges."
在军队中，他的手下叫他“大老粗”。我猜是因为他的…… “棱角”。
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He was kind of blunt and he didn't really look like a military hero.
他有些直率，而且他真的看起来不像一个战斗英雄。
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He liked to do things like wear civilian clothes instead of a uniform, even in battle.
他喜欢做的事情，比如穿便服而不是制服，即使是在战斗中。
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And he was so short and plump he had to be lifted up onto his horse.
而且他是如此的矮和粗壮，他不得不被抬到他的马上。
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But he did win a lot of battles and he became more and more popular.
但他的确赢了很多战争，而且他变得越来越受欢迎。
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So, the Whig party decided to nominate him for the presidency, even though no one knew anything about where he stood on the issues.
所以，辉格党决定提名他参加总统竞选，即使没人知道他站在议题的哪一端。
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I couldn't find much about his accomplishments, probably because he was only in office about a year and a half before he died.
我没能找到很多关于他的成就，可能是因为他在去世前仅仅执政了一年半。
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But one thing, he pushed for the development of the transcontinental railroad because he thought it was important to form a link with the West Coast.
但有一件事，他努力争取了横穿大陆的铁路线的发展，因为他认为同西海岸形成一个连接是很重要的。
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There was a lot of wealth in California and Oregon from commerce and minerals and stuff.
在California 和 Oregon有大量的源自商业和矿产等的财富。
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Also, he established an agricultural bureau in the Department of the Interior and promoted more government aid to agriculture.
并且，他在内政部建立了一个农业局，并且促进了对于农业的更多的国家援助。
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Well, that's about all I found. Like I said, he died in office in 1850, so his Vice President took over, and that's the next report, so . . . thank you.
好，这就是我所有的发现。就像我说过的，他于1850年在任时去世，因此他的副总统接任，这是下一个报告，那么……谢谢大家。