歷屆美國總統(tǒng)介紹:第6任總統(tǒng) 約翰·昆西亞當斯

John Quincy Adams was America's sixth Presidentand the first who was the son of a President. Inmany respects, he paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his illustrious father.Adams was born in Massachusetts in 1767. He spentmuch of his youth accompanying his father overseasand became fluent in French and Dutch. Aftergraduating from Harvard College, he became alawyer.

約翰·昆西·亞當斯（John Quincy Adams）是美國第六任總統(tǒng)，也是第一位繼其父親之后成為總統(tǒng)的總統(tǒng)。亞當斯在許多方面，如：事業(yè)、性格，及觀點上，都能夠和他那杰出的父親相匹敵。1767年，亞當斯于馬薩諸塞州出生。他幼年時常和父親一起到海外，從而逐漸精通法語和荷蘭語。亞當斯曾就讀哈佛大學。他畢業(yè)后擔任律師職位。

His political career began at the age of 26 when he was appointed Minister to the Netherlands.In 1802 he was elected to the United States Senate. Six years later President Madisonappointed him Minister to Russia. As secretary to his father in Europe, he became an accomplished diarist. The fifty volumes he wrote documenting nineteenth-century Americanpolitics are often used by historians today.

他于26歲開始其政治生涯。他那時擔任駐荷蘭公使。他1802年當選美國參議院議員。他六年后被麥迪遜總統(tǒng)任命為駐俄公使。亞當斯在歐洲時擔任父親手下的秘書，并因此成了位頗有成就的記日記者。當今歷史學家常常借鑒亞當斯寫的50卷19世紀美國政治。

In the political tradition of the early 19th century, Adams, as Secretary of State, was considered the heir to the Presidency. However, the old ways of choosing a President were giving way to electing someone popular. Nevertheless, Adams narrowly beat Andrew Jackson to become America's sixth President in 1825. Many of his proposals to modernize America were rejected in Congress by his enemies.

按照19世紀美國早期的政治慣例，身為美國國務卿的亞當斯自然而然被認為是美國總統(tǒng)的繼承人。然而選舉結果并非按照傳統(tǒng)的總統(tǒng)選舉方式，而是選出了另一位有名人物，即安德魯·杰克遜（Andrew Jackson）。即便如此，亞當斯還是以微弱優(yōu)勢擊敗安德魯·杰克遜，成為1825年美國第六任總統(tǒng)。美國國會反對人士對他的許多關于促進美國現(xiàn)代化的提議表示拒絕。

After leaving office as President in 1829, Adams was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives – the only president ever to do this. He continued to shape America's foreign policy. Historians say he is one of America's greatest ever diplomats. He also devoted himself to attacking the power slave owners had in Congress. On February 21, 1848 Adams collapsed in the House and died two days later.

亞當斯1829年卸任美國總統(tǒng)，成為美國眾議院議員。他是唯一一位當選美國眾議員的卸任總統(tǒng)。此后，他繼續(xù)影響美國的外交政策。歷史學家稱亞當斯為美國有史以來最偉大的外交官之一。他同時還致力于抨擊奴隸主在國會的權力。亞當斯1848年2月21日因顱內(nèi)出血倒在美國眾議院，并于兩天后辭世。