32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

as franklin roosevelt once reminded americans, 「each age is a dream that is dying, or one that is coming to birth.」

富兰克林·罗斯福(franklin roosevelt)曾这样告诫美国人民：「每个时代不是一个梦想的破灭，就是一个梦想的诞生。」

franklin roosevelt opposed this on the grounds that public servants had 「special relations」 and 「special obligations」 to the government and the rest of the public.

富兰克林?罗斯福反对的理由是公务员与政府和社会其他成员有「特殊关系」，并对他们负有「特殊义务」。

when franklin roosevelt defeated herbert hoover in 1932, the depression had been going on for three years, thousands of banks had failed and unemployment was 25%.

当富兰克林·罗斯福在1932年击败胡弗的时候，大萧条已经持续了三年，数千家银行倒闭，失业率达到了25％。

notable for its united front as opposed to any cross-party shenanigans, the congress that greeted franklin roosevelt upon his inauguration in 1933 gave him unprecedented bipartisan support.

罗斯福以反对任何跨党派鬼把戏的统一战线而闻名，1933年，国会欢迎富兰克林·罗斯福就职为总统，并给与他前所未有的两党支持。

some recall that, when franklin roosevelt unleashed the new deal to tackle the depression, government grew beyond recognition and stayed big.

一些人回想起当年富兰克林·罗斯福出台了对付大萧条的新政后，政府规模扩大到面目全非，且再也没缩小过。

it has yet to happen with the current crisis.but for the depression it struck dramatically over a mere ten days in early 1933, just before franklin roosevelt took office.

这样的事还没有发生在目前的金融危机中，但在大萧条时期，它戏剧地发生在1933年初的短短十天之中，就在富兰克林·罗斯福上任的前夜。

believe it or not, the term united nations was actually coined by franklin roosevelt and winston churchill in a bathtub.

信不信由你，联合国一词实际上是由富兰克林·罗斯福和温斯顿·丘吉尔两人在浴缸中杜撰出来的。

as late as 1938 franklin roosevelt singled out the south as 「the nation’s no. 1 economic problem.」

直到1938年，富兰克林·罗斯福把南方作为”美国最头痛的一个经济问题”而单独列出。

in between, i dedicated a statue of franklin roosevelt in his wheelchair at the fdr memorial on the mall.

之后是新罕小布什尔州，1992年初，该州让我成为「东山再起的小子」。其间，我为位于草地广场的富兰克林·罗斯福纪念堂的一座富兰克林坐着轮椅的雕像揭幕。

but the truth is the recovery in the four years after franklin roosevelt took office in 1933 was incredibly rapid.

但是事实是富兰克林·罗斯福1933年就职后的四年里复苏速度之快是惊人的。

seventy-five years ago today, franklin roosevelt made a promise.

七十五年前的今天，富兰克林·罗斯福许下承诺。

this time around, the nation will have to craft new versions of some of the reforms that franklin roosevelt created to steer the nation out of the great depression

这一次，这个国家需要一些富兰克林·罗斯福的改革手段，并将他们进行更新。 在当年的大萧条中，这些改革扭转了乾坤。

this has been a key purpose of presidential libraries since franklin roosevelt built the first one.

这才是自富兰克林.罗斯福建造第一个图书馆以来的关键意义。

during the new deal, bankers and industrialists earnestly fretted that franklin roosevelt would ruin the nation's prospects for growth by establishing a new safety net.

罗斯福新政（newdeal）时期，银行家和实业家们急切担忧，富兰克林·罗斯福（franklin roosevelt）建立的新安全网将毁灭国家的发展前途。

franklin roosevelt helped bring electricity beyond america’s cities to its most distant farms. barack obama hopes the countryside will return the favour.

富兰克林·罗斯福曾帮助将电力从美国的城市扩展到最偏远的乡村，现在巴拉克·奥巴马希望后者能够有所回报，这一任务主要落在多风的中西部北部地区。