林肯的一生是在接连不断的磨难中度过的。挫折是他生活的主旋律,抑郁是他人格的大敌,但他学会用幽默来化解这一切。在这一过程中,林肯不仅改写了美国的历史,也影响了美国领导者的领导风格。在他之前,美国总统一直是不苟盲笑的职业形象,在他之后,幽默成为总统的一种能力。由于他的幽默,美国老百姓也从早年清教徒的刻板的生活方式中解脱出来,幽默从此成为了美国文化的风尚。 Lincoln’s life is spent in successive trials and tribulations. Frustration is the main theme of his life, depression is the enemy of his personality, but he learned to use humor to resolve all this. In the process, Lincoln not only rewrote the history of the United States, but also influenced the leadership style of the U.S. leaders. Prior to him, the president of the United States has always been a blind smirking professional image, after him, humor became a president’s ability. Because of his humor, the American people were liberated from the stereotyped lifestyles of the early Puritans. Since then, humor has become the habit of American culture.