In his first message to Congress, President Arthur asked for changes in the way government jobs were filled.

亚瑟总统在给国会的第一封信中，要求改变填补政府工作岗位的方式。

President Arthur also found himself faced with an unusual problem. The government was earning more money than it needed.

亚瑟总统也发现自己面临着一个不寻常的问题，政府挣的钱比需要的多。

The gunman was found to be insane. But some people were ready to believe the worst about Vice President Arthur.

人们发现持枪者精神错乱，但是有些人相信亚瑟副总统参与其中。

President Arthur vetoed the bill. He said it would waste too much money. But Congress passed the bill into law over his veto.

亚瑟总统否决了这项议案。他表示，那样做会浪费太多钱款，但是国会通过了这项法案使之成为法律。

He died of the infection two months after he was shot. Vice President Arthur took the oath of office a few hours after the president's death.

他在中枪两个月后死于感染。副总统亚瑟在总统死后几小时后宣誓就职。

Two months later, the doctors warned the Cabinet and Vice President Arthur that Garfield was dying. The end finally came on September nineteenth, eighteen eighty-one.

两个月后，医生们警告内阁和副总统亚瑟，加菲尔德快不行了。最终，在1881年9月19日，一切走到了终点。