William H Seward
/ˌwɪljəm eɪtʃ ˈsjuːəd/
/ˌwɪljəm eɪtʃ ˈsuːərd/
- William Henry Seward (1801-72) the US Secretary of State who persuaded the government to buy Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. It became known as Seward's Folly because many people thought it was foolish to pay so much for such an empty, frozen region. Seward was Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln(1861-5) and survived a murder attempt when Lincoln was killed. He then became Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson(1865-9). A town in Alaska is named after him.
威廉·H·苏厄德（William H Seward）：美国国务卿威廉·亨利·苏厄德（William Henry Seward，1801-72年）说服政府于1867年以720万美元的价格从俄罗斯购买了阿拉斯加。它之所以被称为苏厄德的愚蠢，是因为许多人认为为如此空旷，冰冷的地区付出如此高昂的代价是愚蠢的。苏厄德（Seward）在亚伯拉罕·林肯（Abraham Lincoln，1861-5年）任国务卿期间，在林肯遇害时幸免于谋杀。然后他在安德鲁·杰克逊（Andrew Jackson）（1865-9）的领导下成为国务卿。阿拉斯加的一个小镇以他的名字命名。