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ectionCection CAbraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809. His mother died when he was ten years old. Later his family moved to Illinois and his father remarried. The family was poor, so they had to struggle just to live. In Illinois there were neither teachers nor schools, but Lincolns stepmother encouraged him to study. He learned to read and write while working on the farm. 亚伯拉罕林肯1809年出生在肯塔基州。当他九岁时他的母亲去逝了。后来他家搬到了伊利诺伊州并且它的父亲再婚。家里很穷，所以他们必须为了生存而奋斗。在伊利诺伊州，既没有老师，也没有学校，但是林肯的继母鼓励他学习。在工厂工作时他学会了读书和写字。At twenty-one, Lincoln left home. He soon received a law license and became a lawyer. People trusted him and began to call him , “ Honest Abe”. 21岁时，林肯离开了家。他很快获得了一个法律执照并成为一个律师。人们信任他并开始称他为“诚实的亚伯”。During the following years, he took a more active part in politics. Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well-known politician. He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1861, and in the same year the Civil War broke out.在以后的一些年里，他积极参加政治活动。他不仅是一个受人尊重的律师而且是一个有名的政治家。在1861年他当选为美国第十六任总统，在同一年，内战爆发。The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the union and form their own country, and the northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country. The southern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves. Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws. On April 9, 1865, the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free.战争是在南方的一些想脱离联邦政府并建立他们自己国家的州与北方想统一的州之间发生的。南方各州想保留允许他们拥有奴隶的法律。北方各州和林肯总统都想解除这些法律。在1865年4月9日，内战结束并且所有的奴隶获得释放。Less than a week later, on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theatre in Washington, D.C . He died the next day from his wounds.不到一周后，在1865年4月14日，亚伯拉罕林肯在华盛顿的福特剧院遭遇枪击，并且第二天由于枪伤去逝。AbrahamLincolnwasborninKentuckyin1809.Hismotherdiedwhenhewastenyearsold.LaterhisfamilymovedtoIllinoisandhisfatherremarried.Thefamilywaspoor,sotheyhadtostrugglejusttolive.InIllinoistherewereneitherteachersnorschools,butLincolnsstepmotherencouragedhimtostudy.Helearnedtoreadandwritewhileworkingonthefarm.亚伯拉罕林肯1809年出生在肯塔基州。当他九岁时他的母亲去逝了。后来他家搬到了伊利诺伊州并且它的父亲再婚。家里很穷，所以他们必须为了生存而奋斗。在伊利诺伊州，既没有老师，也没有学校，但是林肯的继母鼓励他学习。在工厂工作时他学会了读书和写字。Attwenty-one,Lincolnlefthome.Hesoonreceivedalawlicenseandbecamealawyer.Peopletrustedhimandbegantocallhim,“HonestAbe”.21岁时，林肯离开了家。他很快获得了一个法律执照并成为一个律师。人们信任他并开始称他为“诚实的亚伯”。Duringthefollowingyears,hetookamoreactivepartinpolitics.Soonhewasnotonlyahighlyrespectedlawyerbutalsoawell-knownpolitician.HewaselectedthesixteenthpresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1861,andinthesameyeartheCivilWarbrokeout.在以后的一些年里，他积极参加政治活动。他不仅是一个受人尊重的律师而且是一个有名的政治家。在1861年他当选为美国第十六任总统，在同一年，内战爆发。TheCivilWarwasbetweenthesouthernstatesthatwantedtoleavetheunionandformtheirowncountry,andthenorthernstatesthatwantedtokeepallthestatesasonecountry.Thesouthernstateswantedtokeepthelawsthatallowedthemtoownslaves.BoththenorthernstatesandPresidentLincolnwantedtogetridofthoselaws.OnApril9,1865,theCivilWarendedandallslavesweresetfree.战争是在南方的一些想脱离联邦政府并建立他们自己国家的州与北方想统一的州之间发生的。南方各州想保留允许他们拥有奴隶的法律。北方各州和林肯总统都想解除这些法律。在1865年4月9日，内战结束并且所有的奴隶获得释放。Lesstha