Lincoln's Cottage
And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington.
我是Barbara Klein，這星期我們將帶你去華盛頓林肯別墅。
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VOICE ONE:
Our story begins on the evening of Wednesday, September seventeenth, eighteen sixty-two.
我們的故事從一個星期三的晚上開始，九月十七日，一八六二年。
The Civil War between the Union North and Confederate South is in its second year. The first major battle on Northern territory has just been fought that day a hundred kilometers from Washington. Union troops defeated a rebel invasion in the Battle of Antietam in the state of Maryland.
南北戰爭進入第二年，第一次在北方領土上的大戰在距華盛頓一百公里處打響了，在馬里蘭州北方聯軍擊敗了反叛者的入侵。
In all, more than twenty thousand soldiers were killed or wounded. September seventeenth, eighteen sixty-two, becomes the single bloodiest day in American military history.
總共有超過兩萬戰士傷亡，一八六二年九月十七日成了美國-軍事史上的最血腥之日。
President Abraham Lincoln is fighting to keep the Southern states of the Confederacy from leaving the Union. But from his office in the White House, he must also attend to his other duties as president of the United States.
林肯總統正在努力讓南聯盟不脫離國家，但在白宮的辦公室里，作為美國總統，他還有其他事要做。
VOICE TWO:
Photo from around 1860
In summertime, which can get very hot in Washington, President Lincoln used a country house. It was about five kilometers from the White House. Each morning and evening, Lincoln rode between the two houses on horseback, unguarded.
華盛頓的夏天很熱，林肯住在離白宮五公里的鄉村，每天早晚，林肯騎馬在兩處往返，沒有護衛。
Buildings would give way to farmland as he rode north out of the city. In about thirty minutes, he would arrive at the grounds of the Soldiers' Home.
出城向北農田里有一條路，大概半小時，就可以到達士兵之家。
Just inside the gate was a large house used by the president and his family. This house was on much higher ground than the White House, so the wind kept it cooler. It was also quiet -- a place to think.
在大門里是一棟大房子，林肯和家人住在這里，這棟房子比白宮高出許多，所以更涼快，而且安靜，適合思考。
VOICE ONE:
A meeting, with President Lincoln third from left
On this