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1、美国总统43唐纳德特朗普DonaldTrump:UnusualByVOA07January,2018VOALearningEnglishpresentsAmericasPresidents.TodaywearetalkingaboutDonaldTrump.Hewaselectedin2016.Becausehispresidencyissonew,thisprogramwillnotdiscusshistimeinoffice.Instead,itwilldiscusshisearlylife.DonaldTrumpisthe45thU.S.president.Anditwillnoteaf

2、ewwaysthatTrumpsbackgroundisunusualcomparedtomostU.S.presidents.EarlylifeDonaldTrumpwasborninQueens,aboroughofNewYorkCity.Hewasthefourthchild.Hehadtwobrothersandtwosisters.HismotherhadbeenborninScotland.Hisfather,whoserelativeswereGerman,becameasuccessfulbusinessmaninNewYork.Donaldandhistwobrothersh

3、elpedtheirfatherinthefamilybusiness.Atthetime,thebusinesswascalledElizabethTrumpandSonzafterhisgrandmotherandfather.Theworkrelatedtobuilding,buying,andmanagingproperty.Byhisowntelling,youngDonaldoftencreatedtroubleinschool.Sowhenhewas13yearsold,hisparentssenthimtoamilitary-styleschool.Donaldsaidthat

4、,forthemostpart,heenjoyedtheexperience.Otherstudentsthererememberedhimasagoodbaseballplayer,aspopularwithgirls,andassomeonewhowantedtosucceed.TrumpwentontocollegefirstatFordhamUniversityinNewYork,andthenattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Heearnedadegreeineconomics.Hewasalsoalreadyinvestinginrealestate.Af

5、terhegraduated,TrumpquicklyreturnedtoNewYorkCityandhiscareer.Intime,hebecametheheadofthefamilybusiness.Here-namedittheTrumpOrganization.Asitspresident,Trumpdevelopedandputhisnameonluxurybuildings,casinos,hotels,andgolfcoursesaroundtheworld.1.ater,hebecamelinkedtotheentertainmentindustry,too.Hebecame

6、apartownerofbeautypageants,hostedatelevisionshow,andwroteabookabouthowtosucceedinbusiness.Duringtheseyears,Trumpalsomarriedthreetimesanddivorcedtwice.Themediawroteespeciallyabouthisfirstandsecondmarriagesbecauseheopenlyhadarelationshipwithhissecondwifewhilehewasmarriedtohisfirst.In2005zhemarriedMela

7、niaKnauss,aformermodelfromSlovenia.SheisonlythesecondfirstladywhowasnotbornintheUnitedStates.ThefirstwasLouisaAdams,whocamefromBritainin1801.Alltogether,Trumphasthreesonsandtwodaughters.BecauseTrumphasbeenapublicfigureformostofhislife,manyAmericanswerefamiliarwithhimbeforeheranforpresident.Tosome,he

8、islinkedtosuccessinbusinessandbranding.Toothers,notesjournalistJackieCalmes,heislinkedtodebtandlegalbattles.But,untilheofficiallyenteredthe2016campaignasaRepublicancandidate,fewlinkedhimtopolitics.Trumpisunusualamongpastpresidentsinthathehadneverworkedinthegovernmentbefore.NorhasTrumpservedinthemili

9、tary.OnlyPresidentsTaylor,Grant,andEisenhowerhadnopreviousgovernmentexperience;however,theyhadallbeengenerals.Duringthecampaignforpresident,othercandidatesspentmoneytobuyadvertising.ButTrumpspreadhismessageonfreetelevision,radioandsocialmedia.TrumpwontheRepublicannominationover16candidates.Hewentont

10、odefeatDemocraticnomineeHillaryClintontowinthepresidency.Trumpistheoldestpersonevertotakeoffice.Hewas70yearsoldwhenhewasswornin.Heisalsooneoftherichest.FILEphotoshowsTrumpstweeterfeedonacomputerscreeninWashington.AndTrumpisunusualinhowhecommunicateswiththepublic.Aspresident,hecontinuestouseTwitterto

11、communicatehisthoughtsdirectlytoanyonewhowantstofollowhim.Manyearlierpresidentsalsousedchangesintechnologytointeractwiththepublic.WoodrowWilsonwasthefirsttoholdpressconferencesregularlywithreporters.FranklinRooseveltfamouslyspoketoAmericansontheradio.JohnF.Kennedy-andlaterRichardNixon-arecreditedwit

12、husingtelevisiontotheiradvantage.Buttheseepisodeswereoftenplannedinadvance.TrumphassaidhelikesTwitterbecausehecansharehisthoughtsimmediately.Andzheaddszthemediaandthepublicrespondimmediately,too.Whilethelong-termeffectsofTrumpspresidencyarenotyetknown,hewilllikelyberememberedinpartforhisdirectanduns

13、criptedstyleofcommunication.mKellyJeanKelly.KellyJeanKellywrotethisreportforLearningEnglish.HaiDowastheeditor.WordsinThisStoryborough-n.oneofthefivepoliticaldivisionsofNewYorkCitymodel-n.someonewhoispaidtowearclothingandjewelrysothatpeoplewillseeandwanttobuywhatisbeingwornbranding-n.promotingaproductorservicebylinkingitwithanamedebt-n.moneythatisowedbroadcast-v.madepublicunscripted-adj.notwrittenorplannedatanearliertime