来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第25集 第25集》
-
He actually got a little better at it than其实他在这方面的能力 -
his historical reputation has sometimes led us to believe比历史书上说的要好些 -
Grant could be very political格兰特可以很有手腕 -
Although he did have this idea that the presidency ought to be--但他却相信总统的权力应该是 -
especially in these crisis years, with the tremendous尤其是在危机时刻 经历过无尽的 -
bitterness, bloody shirt tensions after the Civil War;苦难 血仇 内战刚结束 气氛紧张 -
and after all, he's the general不论如何 他是 -
that won the war and obliterated Virginia--赢得战争的将领 也破坏了弗吉尼亚 -
that the president ought to be now just basically a caretaker,而眼下 总统应该只是个管理员 -
ought to have as few opinions as possible;观点应该越少越好 -
a caretaker presidency, not so much a leader as a unifier管理员型的总统 而不是团结各派的领袖 -
Now his hands-off approach to so many things,他对很多事情袖手旁观