總統(tǒng)也煩惱 歷屆美國總統(tǒng)丑聞大盤點(雙語)

尤里西斯·辛普森·格蘭特(美國第18任總統(tǒng)：1869—1877)

2 . Black Friday – 1869

1869年黑色星期五丑聞

Ulysses S. Grant's administration was rife with scandal. The first major scandal dealt with speculation in the gold market.Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the market. They drove up the price of gold but Grant found out and quickly had the Treasury add gold to the economy. This in turn resulted in the lowering of gold prices on Friday, September 24, 1869 which adversely affected all those who had bought gold。

格蘭特在任期內(nèi)可以算得上是丑聞纏身。其中，第一個大的丑聞關(guān)于他在黃金市場的投機活動。為了壟斷市場，Jay Gould 和James Fisk故意提高了黃金的價格，但卻不幸被格蘭特發(fā)現(xiàn)。而格蘭特在發(fā)現(xiàn)之后，立即命令財政部在市場上投放大量黃金。格蘭特的這一行為直接導(dǎo)致1869年9月24號星期五黃金價格的下跌，很多人都因此損失慘重。

3 . Credit Mobilier

莫比利埃信托公司丑聞

The Credit Mobilier company was found to be stealing from the Union Pacific Railroad. However, they tried tocover this up by selling stocks in their company at a large discount to government officials and Congress members including Vice President Schuyler Colfax. When this was discovered, it hurt many reputations including that of Ulysses S. Grant's VP。

美國莫比利埃信托公司曾被發(fā)現(xiàn)從聯(lián)合太平洋鐵路的建設(shè)中攫取好處。為了掩飾他們的行為，莫比利埃以極低的價格向包括副總統(tǒng)Schuyler Colfax在內(nèi)的政府官員和國會議員出售他們的股票。而當(dāng)這一事件被揭露時，包括格蘭特在內(nèi)的許多人都大受影響。

4 . Whiskey Ring

威士忌稅收丑聞

Another scandal that occurred during Grant's presidency was the Whiskey Ring. In 1875, it was revealed that many government employees were pocketing whiskey taxes. Grant called for swift punishment but caused further scandal when he moved to protect his personal secretary who had been implicated in the affair。

發(fā)生在格蘭特總統(tǒng)任期內(nèi)的另一個丑聞是關(guān)于威士忌的。1875年，許多政府雇員被發(fā)現(xiàn)私自侵吞威士忌稅。在事件發(fā)生之后，格蘭特立即采取了行動，但卻因試圖掩蓋他私人秘書的罪行而飽受詬病。