两位美国总统.mp3来自小学英语00:0002:12

There are stories about two U. S. presidents. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.

有一些关于两位总统的故事。安德鲁·杰克逊和马丁·范布伦。

They try to explain to people how the American English word “OK” came from.

他们试图向人们解释英文单词“OK”的来源。

We don't know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.

我们不知道这两个故事是不是真的，但它们都很有趣。

Some said that President Jackson could hardly read or write.

有些人说杰克逊总统几乎不识字。

When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then asked his men to tell him what they said.

当杰克逊收到重要文件时，他试着阅读，然后让手底下的人告诉他他们说了些什么。

If he agreed, he would write“All correct.” on the paper.

如果他同意，他会写“All correct（合格）”在纸上。

The problem was that he didn't know how to spell.

问题是，他不知道如何拼写这两个单词。

So he wrote “O Korekt” instead.

所以他写的是“O Korekt”。

Later it was shortened to “OK.” 

后来它被缩写为“OK”。

Others said that President Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York.

还有人说，范布伦总统出生在纽约的肯德胡克。

Van Buren's friends organized a club to help him become president.

范布伦的朋友们组织了一个俱乐部帮助他成为总统。

They called the club Old Kinderhook Club.

他们把这个俱乐部叫做老肯德胡克俱乐部。

Anyone in the club was called “OK.” 

在这个俱乐部的人被称之为“OK。”