Lesson43 Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States． Hewas president from 1901 to 1909． He was also a boxer， a soldier， arancher， and an explorer．This energetic man was not strong when he was aboy． He suffered from asthma， a problem with breathing． His father wantedhim to be strong． Roosevelt learned to box and did many other sports． SoonRoosevelt became strong and energetic．After he became president， Roosevelt kept his body strong． He even boxedin the White House． One day， another boxer hit him in the eye．After thataccident， Roosevelt became blind in one eye．Theodore Roosevelt had a nickname called “Teddy．” When he was president，he often went hunting．One day he went hunting with some friends and saw asmall bear． He did not shoot the bear． He said the bear was too small andmust go free． The next day the story of the little bear was in thenewspapers． The newspapers named the little bear “Teddy” after thepresident．Soon people called toy bears for children “teddy bears．”When he left theWhite House， Teddy Roosevelt went to hunt in Africa． He then went to SouthAmerica to explore places that nobody knew about．Americans loved his energy．
rancher 牧场主
asthma 哮喘
西奥多罗斯福
西奥多．罗斯福是美国的第26位总统。他的任期从1901年到1909年。他还是一个拳击手，一名战士，一位牧场主和一个探险家。
罗斯福精力旺盛，但当他还是小男孩时他并不强壮。他患有哮喘，一种呼吸系统的疾病。他的父亲希望他变得强壮，所以罗斯福学习拳击及许多其他运动。很快他变得强壮且精力旺盛。
当罗斯福成为总统以后，他仍旧保持身体强健。他甚至在白宫里打拳击。一天，另一位拳击手打到了罗斯福眼部。在这次事故后，罗斯福瞎了一只眼睛。
罗斯福的昵称叫“特迪”。当他成为总统后，他经常去打猎。一天，他和一些朋友去打猎。他看到了一头小熊，他没有朝它射击。他说那熊还太小，它应该获得自由。第二天，这个关于小熊的故事上了报。报道将小熊按罗斯福的昵称命名为“特迪”。很快人们将孩子们玩的玩具熊称为“特迪小熊”。
当罗斯福离开白宫后，他去非洲打猎。他还去了南美没有人知道的地方探险。美国人喜欢他的精力旺盛。 |