新课标英语阅读 71：两个美国总统
There are stories about two U. S. presidents. 有两个美国总统的故事。
Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. 安德鲁·杰克逊和马丁。范布伦。
They try to explain to people 他们试图向人们解释
how the American English word " OK " came from. 美国英语单词如何“OK”来自。
We don't know if either story is true, but they are both interesting. 我们不知道如果不是故事是真实的,但他们都是有趣的。
Some said that President Jackson could hardly read or write. 有人说,杰克逊总统几乎不能读或写。
When important papers came to Jackson, 当重要文件来到杰克逊,
he tried to read them and then asked his men 他试图读它们,然后问他的男人
to tell him what they said. 告诉他他们说什么。
If he agreed , he would write“All correct. " on the paper. 如果他同意,他就会写“所有正确的。“在纸上。
The problem was that he didn't know how to spell. 问题是,他不知道如何拼写。
So he wrote "O1 Korekt" instead. 所以他写了“O1 Korekt”相反。
Later it was shortened to "OK. " 后来它被简化为“OK。“
Others said that President Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York. 其他人说,范布伦总统出生在肯,纽约。
Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president. 范布伦的朋友们组织了一个俱乐部帮助他成为总统。
They called the club Old Kinderhook Club. 他们称俱乐部old Kinderhook俱乐部。
Anyone in the club was called "OK. " 任何人在俱乐部里被称为“OK。“
WORD BANK
president n.总统
会长;校长;行长
either adj.任一的;
(两方中的)每一方的
hardly/'ha:dli/adv.刚刚;
几乎不
agree v.-同意;
赞成……的意见
instead adv.代替
organize v.组织
