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兰登《STEP into READING》第3级 Abe Lincoln's Hat 译文分享
Once Abe whispered a joke to another lawyer. The lawyer laughed out loud. “Quiet!” the judge yelled. “You are fined five dollars.” When the trial was over, the judge asked to hear the joke. He laughed as hard as the lawyer. “That was worth five dollars,” he said. “Forget the fine.” 有一次在法庭上，Abe小声地讲了个笑话给另一个律师听，那个律师大声地笑了出来 “安静！”法官喊道，“罚你五美元！” 审判结束后，法官也想听听这个笑话。他笑的和那个律师一样大声 “这个笑话的确值五美元，”他说，“就不罚你了。”
At another trial two men argued over who owned a young horse. Each said he owned the mother of the colt. Abe led everyone outside. He put the two grown horses on one side of the lawn. He held the colt on the other side. Then he set the colt free. It headed straight to its real mother! 另一场审判中，两个人为了“谁是这匹小马的主人”而争吵，双方都说自己的马才是这匹小马的母亲 Abe把大家带到了屋外。他把两匹母马牵到草坪的一边 把小马牵到草坪的另一边，然后放开了小马 小马径直跑向了它真正的母亲！
“How could you see in the dark?” Abe asked the man. “The moon was full,” the man said,” It was bright as day.” “Are you sure the moon was full?” Abe asked again and again. “Yes,” the man repeated. Then Abe held up a famous book of facts. It said there was NO moon in the sky at the time of the fight! Now no one believed the man anymore. The judge set Duff free! “你是怎么在这么黑的晚上看到这些的？”Abe问那个男人 “那天是满月，”那个男人说，“那天晚上和白天一样亮。” “你确定那天是满月？”Abe一遍又一遍地问 “我确定，”男人重复道 Abe拿出一本有名的百科书，书上说打架发生的那天晚上没有月亮！ 现在没有人再相信那个男人了，法官判Duff自由了
Abe believed slavery was wrong. His state had laws against it. But the laws were not clear. Many blacks were treated like slaves. Nance was one of them. She worked for a storekeeper who sold her to another man.This man treated Nance badly. So she would not work for him. Abe坚信奴隶制度是错的 他所在的州有反对奴隶制的法律，但是这些法律不够详细 一些黑人仍被当做奴隶对待，Nance就是其中一个 她为一个店主工作，店主把她卖给了另一个男人。这个男人待Nance十分粗暴，因此Nance不想替他工作
Abe argued for Nance in court. Illinois was a free state, he said. All its people are free,whatever their color. The judge decided Abe was right. From then on, no one could be bought or sold in Illinois. Abe had saved Nance. But half the states in America still had slaves. In a few years there would be new states out west. Abe did not want slavery to spread to these states. Abe在法庭上为Nance辩护 Illinois是个自由的州，他说，住在这儿的人们也应当是自由的，不管他们是什么肤色 法官判断Abe是对的 从那以后，Illinois再也没有买卖人口的交易了 Abe救了Nance，但是全美国一半的州还有奴隶 而且不久后西边会成立新的州，Abe不想让奴隶制度扩散到那些新成立的州去
Abe tried to get elected to the U.S. Senate. If he won, he could make laws to stop slavery. He ran against Stephen Douglas. Douglas argued that each state should decide for itself if it wanted slaves. They give speeches all over Illinois. Thousands of people heard them. Abe lost the election but became famous. Abe去竞选美国的参议院，如果他成功了，他就可以颁布法律禁止奴隶制 他的对手是StephenDouglas。Douglas认为每个州都有权力自行决定是否保留奴隶制 他们在Illinois发表了许多演讲，成千上万的人们听到了他们的演讲 最终Abe落选了，但同时他也变得有名了
In 1860, Abe ran for president. Stephen Douglas ran too. This time Abe won. Abe grew a beard for his new job. He took his family to Washington. At every train station, crowds cheered the new president. 1860年，Abe参加了总统竞选 Stephen Douglas也参加了。这一次Abe赢了竞选 Abe为他的新工作蓄了胡子。他带着他的家人来到华盛顿。每个火车站都挤满了欢呼的人群
Abe was ready to make his first speech as president. He carried a cane, a tall silk hat, and his speech. He looked for a place to put his hat. Stephen Douglas stepped up. “If I can’t be president,” he said, “I can at least hold his hat.” Abe准备好了作为总统的第一次演讲 他拄了根手杖，戴着一顶高高的丝绸帽，来发表演讲了 他想找一个地方放他的帽子，这时候StephenDouglas走了上来 “如果我不能成为总统，”他说，“至少我可以为总统拿着帽子。”
All the stories in this book are true and all the people really lived. Here are photos of some of them. When the photos were taken,around 1860, the camera was a new invention. 书中所有的故事都是真实发生过的，所有的人物也都是真实存在的。这些是其中一些人的照片。这些照片拍摄的时间大约在1860年，那时候照相机还是一个新兴的发明
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