The scandal was so great that many pushed President Adams to declare war on France.

这一丑闻如此之大，以至于许多人迫使亚当斯总统向法国宣战。

President Adams had appointed a committee of three ministers to negotiate with the French government.

亚当斯总统任命三名部长组成委员会与法国政府进行谈判。

He wrote to his friend James Madison: I am willing to serve under President Adams.

他在给朋友詹姆斯·麦迪逊的信中写道：“我愿意为亚当斯总统效力。

When President Adams and his wife Abigail arrived in Washington, D.C., they found a frontier town.

当亚当斯总统和他的妻子阿比盖尔抵达华盛顿特区时，他们发现了一个边境小镇。

Each state had one vote for president. Adams was sure he would get the votes of twelve states.

各州都有一票选举权。亚当斯确信他会得到十二个州的选票。

They agreed that the government must stop spending as much money as it did under former president Adams.

他们一致认为，政府必须像前总统亚当斯任期内那样缩减开支。

John Ferling says President Adams did not agree with the majority of Federalists.

约翰·弗林说亚当斯总统不同意大多数联邦党人的观点。

President Adams had appointed a committee of ministers to negotiate with the French government.

亚当斯总统任命了一个部长委员会与法国政府进行谈判。

President Adams had signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law.

亚当斯总统签署了《外国人法》和《煽动叛乱法》， 使之成为法律。

Jefferson was hurt that President Adams didn't even consult him on most issues.

杰斐逊对亚当斯总统在大多数问题上什至没有征求他的意见感到很受伤。

There was another important difference between the two men and their political parties. President Adams and the Republicans represented the interests of those who owned property.

两位候选人和他们的政党之间还存在一个重要的区别，总统亚当斯和共和党代表财产拥有者的利益。

Even President Adams' top cabinet secretaries were loyal to Hamilton. In fact, they worked together against the new president.

甚至亚当斯总统的高级内阁秘书也忠于汉密尔顿。 事实上，他们合力反对新总统。

The Federalists tried to use the Sedition Act to quiet Republican critics of President Adams' administration.

联邦党人试图利用煽动法平息共和党对亚当斯总统政府的批评。

After several years of bitter political struggle at home, President Adams finally prevented war with France.

经过几年国内激烈的政治斗争， 亚当斯总统终于阻止了与法国的战争。

President Adams had appointed a committee of ministers to negotiate with the French government. French officials kept the ministers waiting for several weeks.

亚当斯总统任命了一个部长委员会与法国政府进行谈判。法国官员让部长们等了几个星期。

President Adams had signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law. He believed they were necessary to protect the United States at a time when war with France was still possible.

亚当斯总统签署了《外国人法》和《煽动叛乱法》。他认为，美国与法国仍有可能开战，他们有必要保护美国。

President Adams sent a three-man delegation to negotiate with France, but foreign minister Charles-Maurice Talleyrand sent three minor officials who implied that Talleyrand would not meet them unless given a bribe.

亚当斯总统派出了一个三人代表团与法国谈判，但外交部长夏尔·莫里斯·塔列朗派出了三名小官员， 暗示塔列朗除非接受贿赂， 否则不会与他们会面。

A major piece of legislation during President Adams's term involved import taxes. A number of western states wanted taxes on industrial goods imported from other countries. The purpose was to protect their own industries.

亚当斯执政期间的一项重要立法涉及进口关税。美国西部的一些州主张对进口工业产品征收关税，保护他们自己的产业。

The Republicans left no stone unturned in their efforts to place on the Federalist candidate, President Adams, all the odium of the Alien and Sedition laws, in addition to responsibility for approving Hamilton's measures and policies.

除了批准汉密尔顿的措施和政策之外，共和党人不遗余力地向联邦党候选人亚当斯总统施加外国人和煽动法的所有仇恨。

One man tried to explain the meaning of Jefferson's great victory. He was John Quincy Adams, son of former president John Adams. President Adams had been a firm Federalist. This is what his son said

美国前总统约翰。亚当斯的儿子约翰。昆西。亚当斯是这样解释的。