Today Abigail Adams remains a central figure in the early story of America.

今天，阿比盖尔·亚当斯仍然是美国早期故事的核心人物。

There was so much more to Abigail Adams than her famous family.

阿比盖尔·亚当斯不仅仅出身名门望族。

And that was a problem because if there's one thing we know about Abigail Adams.

这是一个问题，因为如果我们对阿比盖尔·亚当斯有什么了解的话。

Even in the depths of her despair, Abigail Adams was working to shape her nation's future.

即使在绝望的深渊，阿比盖尔·亚当斯也在努力塑造国家的未来。

The press was merciless in its treatment of him when Abigail Adams responded with withering condescension towards Jefferson's followers.

当阿比盖尔·亚当斯对杰斐逊的追随者以居高临下的态度回应时，媒体对他的态度是无情的。

The wife of John Adams, Abigail Adams was many things, the first second lady, the second first lady.

约翰·亚当斯的妻子阿比盖尔·亚当斯头衔很多，第一夫人、开国之母。

Her first two names are the same as those of Abigail Adams, wife of the second president of the United States.

她名字里的前两个字跟阿比盖尔·亚当斯相同，阿比盖尔·亚当斯是美国历史上第二位总统的妻子。

The last bit is important because Abigail Adams wasn't merely a dutiful wife standing by her man.

最后一点很重要，因为阿比盖尔·亚当斯不仅仅是一个忠诚的妻子，支持着她的丈夫。

On October, 28th, 1818, Abigail Adams passed away at home from typhoid fever. She was 73.

1818年10月28日，阿比盖尔·亚当斯因伤寒在家中去世。她享年73岁。

From Abigail Adams's perspective, though it marked nothing more than the end of her husband's career.

从阿比盖尔·亚当斯的角度来看，尽管这标志着她丈夫职业生涯的结束。

Abigail Adams, who died in 1818, was the only other woman to have been both the first lady and the mother of a president.

阿比盖尔·亚当斯于1818年去世，她是唯一一位同时也是第一夫人和总统之母的女性。

The other was Abigail Adams, who died 200 years ago, in 1818.

另一位是阿比盖尔·亚当斯 (Abigail Adams)，她于 200 年前的 1818 年去世。

First Lady Abigail Adams used the empty East Room to hang their laundry to dry.

第一夫人阿比盖尔·亚当斯 (Abigail Adams) 使用空荡荡的东屋 (East Room) 晾衣服。

For Abigail Adams, that annoyance came from Jon, spending barely any time at home, instead vanishing for days on into Boston or even outside Massachusetts for work.

对于阿比盖尔·亚当斯来说，这种烦恼来自乔恩，她几乎没有时间呆在家里，而是在去波士顿甚至马萨诸塞州以外的地方工作的几天里找不到人。

Joseph Ellis is a history professor at Mt. Holyoke College and the author of a book about John and Abigail Adams.

约瑟夫·埃利斯 (Joseph Ellis) 是 Mt. Holyoke College 的历史教授， 也是一本关于约翰和阿比盖尔·亚当斯 (John and Abigail Adams) 的书的作者。

As the congress formed and dissolved then reformed again in the wake of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Abigail Adams found herself trapped in the role of spectator.

随着国会的形成和解散，然后在列克星敦和康科德战役之后再次改革，阿比盖尔·亚当斯发现自己被困在了旁观者的角色中。

Not least Abigail Adams as refugees streamed in, she and her son John Quincy were able to stand on the lawl and watch the distant Battle of Bunker Hill.

尤其对阿比盖尔·亚当斯来说，当难民涌入时，她和她的儿子约翰·昆西能够站在草坪上观看遥远的邦克山战役。

One day a week, Mrs. Washington and Abigail Adams, wife of Vice President John Adams, sat next to each other and received guests.

每周有一天， 华盛顿夫人和副总统约翰·亚当斯的妻子阿比盖尔·亚当斯坐在旁边互相接待客人。

To be honest, in many ways she was today historians, the Abigail Adams had a big hand in some of her husband's picks for important roles and helped nudge him on policy.

老实说，阿比盖尔·亚当斯在许多方面都是今天的历史学家，她在丈夫的一些重要角色的选择中发挥了很大的作用，并帮助推动了他的政策。

The ascension of John to the number two spot in the government made Abigail Adams the first second lady in U.S. history although the term wasn't yet used at the time.

约翰升任政府二号人物使阿比盖尔·亚当斯成为美国历史上的第一夫人，尽管当时还没有使用这个词。