历届美国总统介绍:第42任总统 威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿

　　William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was born in 1946 inHope, Arkansas three months after his father died ina traffic accident. His surname at birth was Blythe.His mother remarried and he took his stepfather’sname. Clinton excelled as a student and as asaxophone player and once considered becoming aprofessional musician. While in high school, hemet President John Kennedy and decided to enterpolitics.

　　1946年，威廉·杰斐逊·克林顿出生于阿肯色州的霍普，就在他出生的三个月后，他的父亲在一次车祸中去世。他出生时的姓氏是布莱斯。之后母亲改嫁，他随了继父的姓氏。克林顿在校的学习成绩非常好，他还是一名萨克斯手，并曾经想成为一名专业的音乐家。在高中时，他遇见了约翰·肯尼迪总统，并绝对进入政坛。

　　Clinton graduated from Georgetown University andEngland’s Oxford University. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973, andentered politics in Arkansas. In 1975, he married future Secretary of State Hillary Rodham.Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and won the governorship in 1978.Heran for President and defeated George H.W. Bush in the 1992 election.

　　林肯毕业于乔治敦大学和牛津大学。1973年，他毕业于耶鲁大学法学院，并进入了阿肯色州政坛。1975年，他与未来的国务卿希拉里·罗德姆结婚。1976年，克林顿出任阿肯色州司法部长，并在1978年任阿肯色州州长。之后竞选总统，并在1992年的大选中击败了老布什。

　　Clinton and his Vice President Al Gore represented a new, young generation in Americanpolitical leadership. For the first time in 12 years both the White House and Congress were heldby the same party. He passedthe North American Free Trade Agreement. He also implementedthe “Don't ask, don't tell” policy aimed atrecruiting soldiers into the military regardless of theirsexual orientation.

　　克林顿和他的副总统艾伯特·戈尔代表了美国政坛的年轻一代。这是12年来首次同时由一个党派执政白宫和国会。他还签署了北美自由贸易协定。并实施了“不问，不说”政策，这一政策旨在招录士兵时，不问士兵的性取向问题。

　　Clinton was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term.Unemployment was at its lowest rate in modern times, and inflation the lowest in 30 years.Home ownership was the highest in the country's history and crime rates were dropping.Despite almost facing impeachment as a result of personal indiscretions with a young WhiteHouse intern, his popularity remained very high.

　　克林顿是继富兰克林·罗斯福后第一位获得连任的民主党总统。失业率达到了近代以来的最低点，通货膨胀也达到了30年内的最低点。住房拥有人数也达到了历史上的最高点，犯罪率也在不断下降。尽管他几乎面临弹劾的危险，这是因为他与一位白宫实习生有过分举动，但克林顿的支持率还保持着非常高的水平。

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