So, Theodore Roosevelt began to speak out again in opposition to many of the things President Taft was doing.

所以，西奥多·罗斯福开始再次公开演讲，反对塔夫特总统正在做的许多事情。

President Taft could not understand Roosevelt's purposes. If only I knew what he wanted, Taft said, I would do it.

塔夫特总统没能理解罗斯福的目的。" 如果我知道他想要什么，" 塔夫特说，" 我会去做的。

Theodore Roosevelt had worked hard to get William Howard Taft elected. President Taft had been in office a little more than a year.

西奥多·罗斯福曾努力争取威廉·霍华德·塔夫特当选，塔夫特总统上任才一年时间。

The Administration of President Taft The Campaign of 1908.

塔夫脱总统的政府 1908 年的竞选活动。

President Taft came to town, some campaign speech.

塔夫脱总统来到这儿竞选演讲。

President Taft and Woodrow Wilson sent messages of regret to Roosevelt. They announced that they would not campaign until Roosevelt was able to do so.

塔夫特总统和伍德罗·威尔逊向罗斯福传达了表示遗憾的信息。他们宣布，他们要等到罗斯福能够竞选时，才开始竞选。

At the very beginning of his term, President Taft had to face the tariff issue.

——塔夫脱总统上任之初就不得不面对关税问题。

It appeared in many statutes enacted by Congress under President Taft's leadership.

它出现在国会在塔夫脱总统领导下颁布的许多法规中。

President Taft did much to carry out the reform programs Theodore Roosevelt had begun. But his methods led people to believe that he was really trying to kill the programs.

塔夫特总统为西奥多·罗斯福开启的改革计划做了很多工作。但是，他的方法让人们认为他是真的想扼杀这些项目。

To President Taft, Roosevelt wrote: I will make no speeches or say anything for two months. But I will keep my mind open, as I keep my mouth shut.

" 两个月内，我不会做任何演讲，也不会发表任何言论。但我会敞开心扉，而严闭双唇。"

President Taft invited Theodore Roosevelt to visit him at the White House. Roosevelt said he could not. However, he did meet with many of the progressive opponents of the president.

塔夫特总统邀请西奥多·罗斯福到白宫拜访他，罗斯福说他无法前往。然而，他确实会见了许多改革派的反对者。

Theodore Roosevelt blamed Taft, but did President Taft blame himself? Of course not. With tears in his eyes, Taft said: " I don't see how I could have done any differently from what I have" .

西奥多·罗斯福责备塔夫脱，可塔夫脱有过自责吗？ 当然没有。 塔夫脱只是含泪辩解：" 我认为自己所做的没有错。"

In the autumn of that year the Democrats won a clear majority in the House of Representatives and began an open battle with President Taft by demanding an immediate downward revision of the tariff.

那年秋天，民主党赢得了众议院的绝对多数席位，并开始与塔夫脱总统公开交锋，要求立即下调关税。