来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第21集第21集》

in spite of the alliteration of his name,

他还是舍弃了汉尼拔·哈姆林
and goes for a political choice.

作出了一个政治选择
What could send a better Unionist message

有什么能比安德鲁·约翰逊
to the border states than Andrew Johnson,

唯一一个未从联邦脱离的南方议员
the only Southern senator who doesn't secede from his seat?

更能拉拢临州联邦支持者们的选票
Well, all was pretty well, at least until the inauguration.

而至少在就职典礼之前一切都还很顺利
Andrew Johnson, unfortunately,

悲剧的是安德鲁·约翰逊--
was drunk at his inauguration

堂堂的美国的副总统
as Vice-President of the United States.

却在就职典礼前喝醉了
Now his explanation for that is that

而他对此解释为
he had a terrible tooth infection

喝酒是为了给自己的牙齿感染消毒
and he'd been sloshing down whiskey all morning.

事实是他整个早上都在不停地喝着威士忌