John Wilkes Booth
/ˌdʒɒn wɪlks ˈbuːð/
/ˌdʒɑːn wɪlks ˈbuːθ/
- (1838-65) the US actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln on 14 April 1865 in Ford's Theater, Washington, DC, while the President was watching a play. Booth had sympathy for the Confederate States and was angry at their defeat by Lincoln's government. After shooting the President, he jumped onto the stage and broke his leg but escaped. He was later found in a barn (= farm building) and died when he either shot himself or was shot.
约翰·威尔克斯·布斯（John Wilkes Booth）：（1838-65）美国演员，1865年4月14日在华盛顿特区的福特剧院开枪并杀死亚伯拉罕·林肯总统，当时总统正在看一场戏。布斯对同盟国表示同情，并对林肯政府的失败感到愤怒。开枪打死总统后，他跳上舞台，摔断了腿，但逃脱了。后来他在一个谷仓中被发现，当他自杀或被枪杀时死亡。