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Ulysses S. Grant was born as Hiram Ulysses Grant in 1822. He was the 18th President of America, serving two terms from 1869 to 1877. In 1838, he went to West Point military academy against his will. He was an average student but excelled at horse riding. A mistake was made with his name on the application form, but he adopted his “new” name, liking the U.S. initials. His classmates called him Sam.
尤利塞斯·辛普森·格蘭特出生于1822年，當時他的名字叫做海勒姆·辛普森·格蘭特。他是美國第18任總統，他的任期是1869-1877年。1838年，在不愿意的情況下，他就讀了西點軍校。他在學校的表現平平，但卻在騎馬方面非常優秀。雖然申請表格把他的名字搞錯，但是他適應了這個新名字，他很喜歡找這個縮寫。他的同學叫他山姆。
Grant joined the Army in 1839 and fought in the Mexican-American War. He was twice promoted for bravery and he learnt a lot about military tactics. In 1861, Grant was made a colonel. In 1862 he took control of the Mississippi Valley and President Lincoln promoted him to major general. After further impressive battle victories, especially at Chattanooga, Lincoln appointed him General-in-Chief in 1864.
1839年，格蘭特參了軍，并參加了墨西哥戰役。他曾經兩次因英勇奮戰而晉升，并學習到了許多軍事戰術。1861年，格蘭特升為了陸軍上校。1862年，他控制了密西西比河谷流域，林肯總統晉升他為少將。之后他有贏得了幾場戰爭的勝利，特別是在查特努加市，1864年，林肯命他為大將軍。
When he was elected President in 1868, the American people hoped for an end to the turmoil of the Civil War. Grant looked to Congress for direction. During the reconstruction, Grant focused on the rebuilding of the South, often with military force. His signing of civil rights laws resulted in the election of African Americans to Congress for the first time.
1868年，他選舉成為了美國總統，美國人希望能夠結束內戰旋渦。格蘭特向議會尋求意見。在重建過程中，格蘭特集中在了擁有軍事力量的南方。他所簽訂的民權法使得非洲裔美國人第一次進入到了國會的選舉當中。
Grant's presidency was marred by economic turmoil and multiple scandals. He was heavily criticized for not managing the depression. He became involved in many corruption scandals, which ruined his chances of getting a third-term nomination. After retiring from office, Grant went on a two-year world tour. He wrote his memoirs and died in 1885 aged 63, soon after completing the last page.
經濟的動蕩，以及無數的丑聞使他的總統之旅蒙上了污點。由于沒有能夠處理好經濟蕭條問題，格蘭特遭到了人們的嚴重批判。他還牽扯到了許多腐敗丑聞之中，這讓他失去了第三任總統提名的機會。卸任以后，格蘭特進行了為期兩年的世界之旅。并寫下了回憶錄，就在他完成最后一頁不久，1885年，63歲的格蘭特與世長辭。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
