VOA慢速英语:Trump Being Compared to Former President Andrew Jackson(翻译)

Donald Trump has done a lot in his first week as president of the United States.
特朗普成为美国总统的第一周内举动颇多。

Trump canceled several of former President Barack Obama’s executive orders.He signed some of his own executive orders.He also met with members of the U.S. intelligence community.
特朗普取消了前总统奥巴马的若干命令，并制定了一些自己的行政命令。此外，还会见了美国情报机构的一些成员。

In between, the new president chose artwork to hang in his office at the White House.One is a painting of former President Andrew Jackson.
期间，特朗普还挑选了艺术品挂在白宫办公室。其中一件便是前总统安德鲁·杰克逊的画作。

Some Americans say his choice of the painting is not a surprise.Many have been comparing President Trump with the former president.
一些美国人表示特朗普会选择该画作一点也不吃惊。很多人都将特朗普与杰克逊做比较。

Jackson became America’s seventh president in 1828.Historians consider the 1828 election one of the more negative presidential campaigns.Many people say the 2016 election campaign was also extremely negative.
1828年，杰克逊成为美国第七届总统。历史学家认为1828年的选举是数次失败大选之一。很多人表示2016年的大选同样也是非常消极。

That is just the beginning of the comparisons between Trump and Jackson, observers say.Both men campaigned as populists – candidates who say they represent ordinary people.Both are also known as political outsiders and conservatives.And, both are known for having strong personalities.
观察家们表示，将特朗普和杰克逊对比，这还只是开始。两人参加竞选时都声称是平民主义者，即代表普通百姓。两人也都以政界局外人以及保守派著称。此外，两人都有非常鲜明的个性。

Jackson, like Trump, was fiercely independent.He said that he alone would define his administration’s policies.
杰克逊和特朗普一样非常独立。他表示自己一人就能决定政府的政策。

Trump spoke about conditions in the United States, and around the world, at the Republican Party’s national convention last summer.
去年夏天，特朗普在共和党全国代表大会上谈及美国国情及全世界的情况。

“I alone can fix it,” he said.Trump was talking of, in his words, “poverty and violence at home,” and “war and destruction abroad.”
他说道：“我自己就能解决。”特朗普说的是“国内的贫困和暴力问题”以及“国外的战争和破坏”。

Observers have also noted similar parts of his inaugural speech to the speech given by former President Jackson.
观察家们还注意到特朗普的就职演说与杰克逊的就职演说也存着相同之处。

Andrew Jackson served two terms in office.He was a member of the Democratic Party -- the conservative party at that time in American history.
杰克逊连任两届。他是民主党，民主党在当时属于保守党派。

Donald Trump once considered himself a Democrat.He was also, at one time, an independent.He is now a Republican -- the major conservative party in America today.
特朗普曾经将自己视为民主党。有段时间，他还是无党派者。目前，特朗普属于共和党，即美国今天最主要的保守党派。

But there are some clear differences between the two presidents, says writer Richard Dean Young.He has argued that Trump is not exactly a modern-day Jackson.
但作家Richard Dean Young表示这两位总统还是有些很明显的不同之处。并表示特朗普未必就是当代版的杰克逊。

“Historical comparisons are tricky,” Young told VOA.
“历史对比难以捉摸。”Young接受VOA采访时如是说。

One difference is that Jackson served in the U.S. military, Young said.He fought in battles against Native Americans and, later, against British forces.
其中一点不同是杰克逊曾经当过兵。他先后参加了与印第安人和英军的战争。

Trump, on the other hand, is a billionaire businessman from New York City.In Young’s words, Trump is “a city boy with absolutely no experience in military matters.”
而特朗普则是纽约市的亿万富翁。用Young的话来说，特朗普是“一个完全没有经历过军旅生涯的城里小子”。

“Jackson was ‘one of the people,’ definitely not a city boy,” Young said.
“而杰克逊则是‘人民中的一员’，而不是都市男孩。”

Margaret O’Mara is a professor of history at the University of Washington in Seattle.She said Trump’s populist-conservative message does resemble that of Andrew Jackson’s.
Margaret O’Mara是西雅图华盛顿大学历史学教授。她表示特朗普作为平民主义者和保守派确实和杰克逊很像。

O’Mara said, “Trump is extraordinary.”And the country, she said, has never elected a populist quite like him before.
她表示：“特朗普是特别的。”美国之前从未选出一个像他那样的平民主义者。

O’Mara said it is still too early to predict Trump’s place in history.
她说道，现在预测特朗普在历史上的位置，还为时过早。

“It is too soon to make judgments about his place in presidential history.That will depend on what he does, how he does it,” O’Mara said.
“目前预测特朗普在美国总统史上的位置还为时过早。这完全取决于特朗普要干什么以及怎么干。”

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