生于: 1732 年2月22日
死于: 1799年11月14日
人们常将美国的第一任总统乔治华盛顿称为美国之父。他为人所周知的是深爱着这片土地及农田，但却厌恶战争。他是美国革命时，一名卓越的将军及殖民地军队总司令。他与卡斯蒂斯的遗孀玛莎克斯逖斯 (Martha
Dandridge Custis) 结婚，住在华盛顿的农园弗农山庄 (Mount
Vernon) 内，这个农场位于维吉尼亚州的波多马克河 (Potomac
River) 河畔。
The first president of the United States, George Washington, is often referred to as the Father of Our Country. He was known for his love of the land and farming, and his dislike of war. He was a distinguished general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution. He married a widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, and they lived at Mount Vernon, Washington's plantation in Virginia on the Potomac River.
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