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John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States, serving between 1923 and 1929. He was born in Plymouth, Vermont, on July 4, 1872, the son of a village storekeeper. He graduated from AmherstCollege with honors, and entered law and politics in Massachusetts. Slowly, he went up the political ladder from councilman in Northampton to Governor of Massachusetts.
約翰·卡爾文·柯立芝是美國第30任總統，任期為1923-1929年。1872年，柯立芝出生于佛蒙特州溫莎縣的普利茅斯，他的爸爸是一名鄉村店主。他以優異的成績畢業于阿默斯特學院，并在馬塞諸塞州步入律師和政治行業。慢慢地，他擔任過北安普敦的議員，之后擔任馬塞諸塞州的州長。
One of his first duties as Governor was to deal with the Boston police strike in 1919. He brought in the National Guard and fired all striking officers. Newspapers across the nation reported on his decisive action and gave him the reputation of a strong leader. He became Vice President in 1921 and attended many of President Warren Harding’s cabinet meetings – the first Vice President to do so.
作為州長，他的職責之一就是處理1919年波士頓警察罷工事件。他帶來了國民警衛隊，并對所有罷工官員進行射擊。全美國的報紙都在報道他的果斷處理，人們都認為他是一名鐵腕領導人。1921年，他成為了美國副總統，并參加了許多哈定總統的內閣會議-柯立芝是第一位參加內閣會議的副總統。
On August 2, 1923, President Harding died suddenly. Coolidge was in Vermont visiting his family. He found out about the President’s death via messenger. He took the oath of office in his family’s home under thelight of a kerosene lamp, as they had no electricity. As President, Coolidge promised to preserve the traditional American ways amid the economic prosperity that many Americans were enjoying.
1923年8月2日，哈定總統突然去世。與此同時，在蒙特州溫莎縣的柯立芝正在拜訪他的家人。通過報信人，他得知總統已經去世的消息。在煤油燈的照耀下，他在家中宣誓就職，因為當時沒有電燈。作為總統，柯立芝承諾保護美國的傳統，并同時保證美國經濟的繁榮發展，這是許多美國人所認同的。
Coolidge was re-elected in 1924 because of what was known as "Coolidge prosperity." In his inaugural speech he stated that the country had achieved "a state of contentment seldom before seen." He spoke out in favor of the civil rights of African Americans. He became even more popular by lowering taxes. After he left office, he wrote his autobiography in 1929. He died of a heart attack in 1933.
柯立芝于1924年成功連任，因為人們都熟悉他的“柯立芝繁榮”。在他的就職演說中，他說美國獲得了很少能夠遇見的滿足感。他總是站在非洲裔美國公民權的立場上。柯立芝還減少了稅收，這使他受到了人們的歡迎。離任之后，柯立芝在1929年寫下了自己的自傳。1933年，他因心臟病病逝。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
