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(guó)第30任總統(tǒng)，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(xiāng)村店主。他以優(yōu)異的成績(jī)畢業(yè)于阿默斯特學(xué)院，并在馬塞諸塞州步入律師和政治行業(yè)。慢慢地，他擔(dān)任過(guò)北安普敦的議員，之后擔(dān)任馬塞諸塞州的州長(zhǎng)。

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(zhǎng)，他的職責(zé)之一就是處理1919年波士頓警察罷工事件。他帶來(lái)了國(guó)民警衛(wèi)隊(duì)，并對(duì)所有罷工官員進(jìn)行射擊。全美國(guó)的報(bào)紙都在報(bào)道他的果斷處理，人們都認(rèn)為他是一名鐵腕領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。1921年，他成為了美國(guó)副總統(tǒng)，并參加了許多哈定總統(tǒng)的內(nèi)閣會(huì)議-柯立芝是第一位參加內(nèi)閣會(huì)議的副總統(tǒng)。

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(tǒng)突然去世。與此同時(shí)，在蒙特州溫莎縣的柯立芝正在拜訪他的家人。通過(guò)報(bào)信人，他得知總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)去世的消息。在煤油燈的照耀下，他在家中宣誓就職，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)有電燈。作為總統(tǒng)，柯立芝承諾保護(hù)美國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)，并同時(shí)保證美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的繁榮發(fā)展，這是許多美國(guó)人所認(rèn)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?yàn)槿藗兌际煜に摹翱铝⒅シ睒s”。在他的就職演說(shuō)中，他說(shuō)美國(guó)獲得了很少能夠遇見(jiàn)的滿足感。他總是站在非洲裔美國(guó)公民權(quán)的立場(chǎng)上?？铝⒅ミ€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(xiě)下了自己的自傳。1933年，他因心臟病病逝。