美国学生历史 第144期:民主党与辉格党(4)

 　　Thousands of office-seekers thronged¹ to Washington. 数以千计的求职者涌向华盛顿，

　　They even slept in out-of-the-way corners of the White House. 他们甚至睡在白宫偏僻的角落里，

　　Day after day, from morning till night, they pressed their claims on Harrison. 日复一日，从早到晚，他们向哈里森表达自己的要求。

　　One morning early, before the office-seekers were astir, he went out for a walk. 一天，求职者们还没有起床，哈里森一大早就出来散步，

　　He caught cold and died suddenly, just one month after his inauguration². 患了感冒并突然死去，而他宣誓就职才仅仅一个月。

　　John Tyler at once became President. 约翰o泰勒立刻成为总统。

　　319. Tyler and the Whigs. 319．泰勒与辉格党

　　President Tyler was not a Whig like Harrison or Clay, nor was he a Democrat³ like Jackson. 泰勒不像哈里森或克雷那样是辉格党人，也不像杰克森那样是民主党人。

　　He was a Democrat who did not like Jackson ideas. 他是一个不喜欢杰克森思想的民主党人，

　　As a president, he proved to be anything but a Whig. 作为总统，他以实际行动表明自己不是辉格党人。

　　He was willing to sign a bill to repeal⁴ the Independent Treasury⁵ Act, for that was a Democratic measure he had not liked; 泰勒打算签署一项法令废除《独立国库法案》，他不喜欢民主党的这个措施，

　　but he refused to sign a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States. 但他拒绝签署一个建立美国国家新银行的法案。

　　Without either a bank or a treasury, it was well-nigh impossible to carry on the business of the government. 无论是没有银行还是没有国库，政府的运作几乎就是不可能，

　　But it was carried on in one way or another. 但泰勒政府用某种方式在运作。

　　Tyler was willing to sign a new tariff⁶ act, and one was passed in 1842. 泰勒打算签署一个新的关税法案，他的打算可能实现，因为《折中法案》将于1842年到期。

　　This was possible, as the Compromise Tariff came to an end in that year. 国会1842年通过了这项新法案。

1 thronged   

v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

5 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

6 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。