華盛頓故居英語簡介

華盛頓故居英語簡介

　　華盛頓故居是一幢紅頂白墻、兩層半的英國喬治式建筑，樓前植有古槐和草坪，樸素?zé)o華。一樓起居室、大小餐廳和書房，均以華盛頓遺物布置，一如其生前模樣。大餐廳主樓內(nèi)最大的房間，可供二三十人的正式宴會之用。下面學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家?guī)砺糜斡⒄Z華盛頓故居英語簡介，歡迎大家閱讀!

　　華盛頓故居英語簡介：

　　Set on a shallow bluff overlooking the broad Potomac River， Mount Vernon (March & SeptOct daily 9am5pm; AprilAug daily 8am5pm; NovFeb daily 9am-4pm; ) is among the most attractive historic houses in the US. The country estate of George Washington， with its eight thousand acres of landscaped and planted grounds， has been maintained virtually intact since his death in 1799. At just fifteen miles from downtown DC， it's close enough to be reached as a day-trip on the city's Tourmobiles ()。 Besides illuminating the life and times of the leader of the revolutionary armies， and the first US president， Mount Vernon also provides an eye-opening look into the lifestyle of the colonial gentlemen who founded the USA.

　　A small museum gives an overview of Mount Vernon's history; in the house itself， the furnishings and decoration reflect Washington's preference for plain living， but few items a reading chair with built-in fan， and a key to the destroyed Bastille， presented by Thomas Paine on behalf of Lafayette give much of a sense of his character. The four-poster bed upon which he died stands in an upstairs bedroom; he and his wife Martha are buried in a simple tomb on the south side of the house.

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　　喬治·華盛頓 ，美國聯(lián)邦黨政治家，美國首任總統(tǒng)，被美國稱為“國父”，美國獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)期大陸軍總司令。

　　1789年，他經(jīng)過全體選舉團(tuán)無異議的支持而成為美國第一任總統(tǒng)(其同時(shí)也成為全世界第一位以“總統(tǒng)”為稱號的國家元首)，在接連兩次選舉中都獲得了全體選舉團(tuán)無異議支持，一直擔(dān)任總統(tǒng)直到1797年。他在兩屆的任期中設(shè)立了許多持續(xù)到今天的政策和傳統(tǒng)。在兩屆任期結(jié)束后，他自愿放棄權(quán)力不再謀求續(xù)任。華盛頓由于扮演了美國獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭和建國中最重要的角色，故被尊稱為“美國國父”，又稱“合眾國之父”。學(xué)者們則將他和亞伯拉罕·林肯、富蘭克林·羅斯福、伍德羅·威爾遜并列為美國歷史上最偉大的總統(tǒng)。