歷屆美國(guó)總統(tǒng)介紹:第5任總統(tǒng) 詹姆斯·門羅

James Monroe was born in Virginia in 1758. He was America's fifth President and the last who was a Founding Father of the U.S.A. He inherited hisfather's plantation and fortune when he was 16. In1776 Monroe dropped out of college to join theArmy. He returned to academic life from 1780 to 1783 to study law under Thomas Jefferson. He felt alegal career would offer him "the most immediaterewards".

1758年，詹姆斯·門羅在弗吉尼亞州出生。他是美國(guó)第五任總統(tǒng)，同時(shí)也是美國(guó)最后一位開國(guó)元?jiǎng)?。?6歲時(shí)繼承了父親的農(nóng)場(chǎng)和財(cái)富。門羅1776年輟學(xué)從軍。他于1780年至1783年重返學(xué)術(shù)生活，在托馬斯·杰斐遜的門下學(xué)習(xí)法律。他認(rèn)為律師職業(yè)能給予他“最直接的回報(bào)”。

In 1782, Monroe was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and served in the Continental Congress between 1783 and 1786. As a youthful politician, he joined the anti-Federalists inthe Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution. In 1790, he was elected as a United States Senator. He served as Minister to France from 1794 to 1796 and helped negotiate theLouisiana Purchase.

門羅1782年被選為弗吉尼亞州眾議院代表，1783年至1786年任職于美國(guó)大陸會(huì)議。他在弗吉尼亞州大會(huì)上加入了反聯(lián)邦黨人一派，那時(shí)他還是位年輕的政治家。他于1790年被選為美國(guó)參議員。他于1794年至1796年擔(dān)任駐法公使，協(xié)助談判路易斯安那購(gòu)買案。

His ambition and energy, together with the backing of President Madison, made him the Republican choice for the Presidency in 1816 and he was easily elected with little opposition.The Federalist opposition collapsed in disarray towards the end of his first term in office andhe won re-election unopposed in 1820 for a second term as President.

他的野心、精力，以及麥迪遜總統(tǒng)的支持，使他成為了1816年共和黨總統(tǒng)的首選。他后來(lái)以絕對(duì)優(yōu)勢(shì)當(dāng)選為美國(guó)總統(tǒng)。聯(lián)邦反對(duì)黨在他的第一個(gè)任期即將結(jié)束時(shí)陷入混亂。他于1820年又以極大優(yōu)勢(shì)獲得美國(guó)總統(tǒng)的連任。

Monroe made strong Cabinet choices, naming a Southerner, John C. Calhoun, as Secretary ofWar, and a northerner, John Quincy Adams, as Secretary of State. In 1823 Monroe introduceda policy warning against European intervention in the Americas. Twenty years after he died in1831, this became known as the Monroe Doctrine. It is still used by modern-day presidents.

門羅組建了一個(gè)強(qiáng)有力的內(nèi)閣班子，他任命南方人約翰·卡德威爾·卡爾霍恩（John C. Calhoun）為美國(guó)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)部長(zhǎng)，北方人約翰·昆西·亞當(dāng)斯（John Quincy Adams）為美國(guó)國(guó)務(wù)卿。門羅1823年發(fā)出政治警告，反對(duì)歐洲干預(yù)美洲事務(wù)。1831年門羅去世，20年后，這個(gè)政治警告被稱為“門羅主義”。美國(guó)總統(tǒng)至今依以“門羅主義”作為指南。