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Lincoln’s Rhetoric林肯的口才(英中对照)
A woman with a commanding air told Lincoln: “Mr. President, you must give me a colonel’s commission for my son. Sir, I demand it, not as a favor, but as a right. Sri, my grandfather fought at Lexington, Sir, my uncle was the only man that did not run away at Bladensburg, Sir, my father fought at New Orleans, and my husband was killed at Monterey.”

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一位妇女用命令的口吻对林肯说：“总统先生，你必须给我的儿子一张上校的委任状。先生，我提出这个要求不是想要得到优待，而是作为一个权利。先生，我的袓父参加过列克星敦战役，我叔叔是布拉登斯堡战斗中唯一没有逃跑的人，我父亲参加了新尔奥良的战斗，我丈夫在蒙特利阵亡。”

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“I guess, madam,” said Lincoln, “your family has done enough for the country. It is time to give somebody a chance.”

“夫人”林肯说，“我想你的一家已为国家做了够多的贡献了。现在该给别人一个机会了。”

Form discussing the physical peculiarities of Douglas, who was a very small man, a group of Lincoln’s friend turned to the question of how long a man’s legs should be. Upon Lincoln’s joining the group, he was asked the question.

有一次，林肯的一群朋友在谈