History Mystery
歷史的謎團

王净池供稿

Have a history teacher explained this----- if they can.
如果能夠的話, 歷史老師會解釋這些嗎?

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
亞伯拉罕‧林肯在 1846 年當選美國國會議員進入國會
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
約翰‧甘迺迪在 1946 年當選美國國會議員進入國會

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
亞伯拉罕‧林肯在 1860 年當選美國總統
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
約翰‧甘迺迪在 1960 年當選美國總統
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
他們二人都非常關注民權
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
他們二人的夫人都曾在入主白宮時期失去過她們的孩子

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
兩位總統都在星期五遇刺
Both Presidents were shot in the head
兩位總統都在頭部中槍

Now it gets really weird.
現在要說的才真不可思議

Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
林肯的秘書名字叫做甘迺迪
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
甘迺迪的秘書名字叫做林肯

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
兩位總統都被美國南方人刺殺
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson .
兩人遇刺身亡後總統繼任者都是南方人而且都姓詹森

Andrew Johnson , who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
林肯的繼任者安德魯‧詹森出生於1808年
Lyndon Johnson , who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
甘迺迪的繼任者林登‧詹森出生於1908年

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
暗殺林肯的刺客約翰‧沃克斯‧布斯生於1839年
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
暗殺甘迺迪的刺客李‧哈維‧奧斯華生於1939年

Both assassins were known by their three names.
廣為人知的是兩名刺客的名字都有三個字
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
兩個人的名字都由十五個字母組成

Now hang on to your seat.
現在坐好你(妳)的椅子

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
林肯是在名字叫做′福特′的戲院被暗殺的
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
甘迺迪是在′福特′汽車公司生產的′林肯′牌轎車上被暗殺的

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
刺客在戲院裡暗殺林肯後逃走躲進一間倉庫裡
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
刺客躲在倉庫裡暗殺甘迺迪後逃走躲進一間戲院裡

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
兩名刺客都在審判前被刺殺

And here's the kicker...
最厲害的是...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
林肯在遇刺前一周曾待在馬里蘭州夢露市
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
甘迺迪在遇刺前一周曾和瑪莉蓮‧夢露在一起