the Rough Riders
noun /ðə ˈrʌf raɪdəz/
/ðə ˈrʌf raɪdərz/
[plural]- the popular name for the First Regiment of US Cavalry Volunteers in the Spanish-American War. They included many cowboys and were led by Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel (later President) Theodore Roosevelt. They became famous for their part in the victory at San Juan Hill in Cuba (1898), led by Roosevelt on his horse Little Texas.
艰难的骑手:在西班牙裔美国人战争中的美国骑兵志愿军第一团的通俗名称。他们包括许多牛仔,由伦纳德·伍德上校和上校(后任总统)西奥多·罗斯福领导。他们因在罗斯福(Roosevelt)率领他的小德州(Little Texas)骑马比赛中在古巴圣胡安山(San Juan Hill)夺冠而闻名。