历届美国总统介绍第31任总统赫伯特克拉克胡佛

1、历届美国总统介绍：第31任总统 赫伯特克拉克胡佛Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of theUnited States, serving between 1929 and 1933. Hewas born in Iowa in 1874. His father was ablacksmith. He enrolled at Stanford University whenit opened in 1891,and graduated as a miningengineer. He married his Stanford sweethea

2、rt, LouHenry, and they went to China, where he worked fora private corporation as China's leading engineer.赫伯特克拉克胡佛是美国第31任总统,任期为1929年至1933 年.1874年,胡佛出生于爱荷华州.他的父亲是一名铁匠工人.斯 坦福大学建于1891年,胡佛曾就读于这所学校,毕业后,他成为了 一名采矿工程师.胡佛与他斯坦福的同学-罗亨利结婚,并前往中国,并在一家私人公司工作,作为中国主要的工程师.One week before Hoover celebrated his 40

3、th birthday in London, Germany declared war onFrance, and the American Consul General asked his help in getting stranded tourists home. Insix weeks his committee helped 120,000 Americans return to the United States. Next Hooverturned to a far more difficult task, to feed Belgium, which had been over

4、run by the Germanarmy.就在胡佛在伦敦庆祝他40岁生日的前一周,德国对法国宣战,美国总领事要求他帮助受困美国游客回国.在六周的时间内,他的委员会帮助12万美国人返回了美国.之后,胡佛又接管了更为棘手的任务, 向比利时提供食品补给,当时比利时已经被德国军队所控.After the United States entered the war, President Wilson appointed Hoover as the head of theFood Administration. He succeeded in cutting consumption of foods n

5、eed ed overseas andavoided rationing at home, yet kept the Allies fed. He then served as Secretary of Commerceunder Presidents Harding and Coolidge. Hoover became the Republican Presidential nomineeand won the 1928 election.美国参战之后,威尔逊总统任命胡佛为粮食总署署长. 他成功地削减 了军队在国外的消量,并预防了国内的配给.同时保证了同盟国的食 品补给.哈定总统以及柯立芝

6、总统在位时,他担任了商务部长.之后, 胡佛成为了共和党候选人,并赢得了 1928年的总统大选.The Wall Street Crash of 1929 struck less than eight months into his term. He created manyprojects to tryand end the Great Depression, such as the Hoover Dam. He cut taxes andincreased public spending.None of this produced economic recovery. As a result, Hoover isranked poorly among former presidents. After WorldWar II, he was a fierce opponent ofcommunism. He died in 1964 at the age of 90.1929年,在他担任总统不到8个月时,华尔街爆发了股灾.他运用 了多种方