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美国总统43唐纳德特朗普DonaldTrump:UnusualByVOA07January,2018VOALearningEnglishpresentsAmerica'sPresidents.TodaywearetalkingaboutDonaldTrump.Hewaselectedin2016.Becausehispresidencyissonew,thisprogramwillnotdiscusshistimeinoffice.Instead,itwilldiscusshisearlylife.DonaldTrumpisthe45thU.S.president.AnditwillnoteafewwaysthatTrump'sbackgroundisunusualcomparedtomostU.S.presidents.EarlylifeDonaldTrumpwasborninQueens,aboroughofNewYorkCity.Hewasthefourthchild.Hehadtwobrothersandtwosisters.HismotherhadbeenborninScotland.Hisfather,whoserelativeswereGerman,becameasuccessfulbusinessmaninNewYork.Donaldandhistwobrothershelpedtheirfatherinthefamilybusiness.Atthetime,thebusinesswascalledElizabethTrumpandSonzafterhisgrandmotherandfather.Theworkrelatedtobuilding,buying,andmanagingproperty.Byhisowntelling,youngDonaldoftencreatedtroubleinschool.Sowhenhewas13yearsold,hisparentssenthimtoamilitary-styleschool.Donaldsaidthat,forthemostpart,heenjoyedtheexperience.Otherstudentsthererememberedhimasagoodbaseballplayer,aspopularwithgirls,andassomeonewhowantedtosucceed.TrumpwentontocollegefirstatFordhamUniversityinNewYork,andthenattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Heearnedadegreeineconomics.Hewasalsoalreadyinvestinginrealestate.Afterhegraduated,TrumpquicklyreturnedtoNewYorkCityandhiscareer.Intime,hebecametheheadofthefamilybusiness.Here-namedittheTrumpOrganization.Asitspresident,Trumpdevelopedandputhisnameonluxurybuildings,casinos,hotels,andgolfcoursesaroundtheworld.1.ater,hebecamelinkedtotheentertainmentindustry,too.Hebecameapartownerofbeautypageants,hostedatelevisionshow,andwroteabookabouthowtosucceedinbusiness.Duringtheseyears,Trumpalsomarriedthreetimesanddivorcedtwice.Themediawroteespeciallyabouthisfirstandsecondmarriagesbecauseheopenlyhadarelationshipwithhissecondwifewhilehewasmarriedtohisfirst.In2005zhemarriedMelaniaKnauss,aformermodelfromSlovenia.SheisonlythesecondfirstladywhowasnotbornintheUnitedStates.ThefirstwasLouisaAdams,whocamefromBritainin1801.Alltogether,Trumphasthreesonsandtwodaughters.BecauseTrumphasbeenapublicfigureformostofhislife,manyAmericanswerefamiliarwithhimbeforeheranforpresident.Tosome,heislinkedtosuccessinbusinessandbranding.Toothers,notesjournalistJackieCalmes,heislinkedtodebtandlegalbattles.But,untilheofficiallyenteredthe2016campaignasaRepublicancandidate,fewlinkedhimtopolitics.Trumpisunusualamongpastpresidentsinthathehadneverworkedinthegovernmentbefore.NorhasTrumpservedinthemilitary.OnlyPresidentsTaylor,Grant,andEisenhowerhadnopreviousgovernmentexperience;however,theyhadallbeengenerals.Duringthecampaignforpresident,othercandidatesspentmoneytobuyadvertising.ButTrumpspreadhismessageonfreetelevision,radioandsocialmedia.TrumpwontheRepublicannominationover16candidates.HewentontodefeatDemocraticnomineeHillaryClintontowinthepresidency.Trumpistheoldestpersonevertotakeoffice.Hewas70yearsoldwhenhewasswornin.Heisalsooneoftherichest.FILEphotoshowsTrump'stweeterfeedonacomputerscreeninWashington.AndTrumpisunusualinhowhecommunicateswiththepublic.Aspresident,hecontinuestouseTwittertocommunicatehisthoughtsdirectlytoanyonewhowantstofollowhim.Manyearlierpresidentsalsousedchangesintechnologytointeractwiththepublic.WoodrowWilsonwasthefirsttoholdpressconferencesregularlywithreporters.FranklinRooseveltfamouslyspoketoAmericansontheradio.JohnF.Kennedy-andlaterRichardNixon-arecreditedwithusingtelevisiontotheiradvantage.Buttheseepisodeswereoftenplannedinadvance.TrumphassaidhelikesTwitterbecausehecansharehisthoughtsimmediately.Andzheaddszthemediaandthepublicrespondimmediately,too.Whilethelong-termeffectsofTrump'spresidencyarenotyetknown,hewilllikelyberememberedinpartforhisdirectandunscriptedstyleofcommunication.mKellyJeanKelly.KellyJeanKellywrotethisreportforLearningEnglish.HaiDowastheeditor.WordsinThisStoryborough-n.oneofthefivepoliticaldivisionsofNewYorkCitymodel-n.someonewhoispaidtowearclothingandjewelrysothatpeoplewillseeandwanttobuywhatisbeingwornbranding-n.promotingaproductorservicebylinkingitwithanamedebt-n.moneythatisowedbroadcast-v.madepublicunscripted-adj.notwrittenorplannedatanearliertime