English Original
Can you bear it? The famous teddy bear is more than 100 years old, and got its name from a United States president.
In 1902, President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt traveled to the American South to help resolve a land dispute between Mississippi and Louisiana. During the trip, he went bear hunting.
Days passed with no success for the president, but good fortune for the bears. Eventually, his guides captured a bear and offered it to Roosevelt to shoot, so he wouldn't return empty-handed.
Roosevelt flatly refused, deeming it unfair and cruel.
News of the president's decision spread, and a cartoonist for The Washington Star drew a picture of Roosevelt holding up his hand to say "No" to the bear. The cartoon was published nationwide, turning the already popular president into a hero.
Meanwhile, a small store owner in New York asked his wife to make a toy bear for sale. He displayed it in his shop window alongside a copy of the cartoon and a sign that read "Teddy's Bear."
The bear, and others like it, sold remarkably well, especially after President Roosevelt gave official permission to use his name. Eventually, the "s" was dropped, and "Teddy's Bear" became simply the "teddy bear."
So, the bear you may have slept with is actually a piece of history.
中文翻译
你能相信吗？著名的泰迪熊已有超过一百年的历史，它的名字来源于一位美国总统。
1902年，西奥多·“泰迪”·罗斯福总统前往美国南部，帮助解决密西西比州和路易斯安那州之间的土地争端。在此期间，他去猎熊。
几天过去了，总统一无所获，熊却运气不错。最后，他的向导捕获了一只熊，并提议让总统射杀它，以免他空手而归。
罗斯福断然拒绝，认为这不公平且残忍。
总统的决定传开后，《华盛顿星报》的一位漫画家画了一幅漫画：罗斯福举手对熊说“不”。这幅漫画在全国发表，使本已受欢迎的总统成为了英雄。
与此同时，纽约一家小店的店主请妻子制作了一只玩具熊出售。他将熊与漫画的副本以及一块写着“泰迪的熊”的牌子一起陈列在橱窗里。
这只熊以及类似的玩具熊销量极佳，尤其是在罗斯福总统正式许可使用他的名字之后。最终，“s”被去掉，“泰迪的熊”简化为“泰迪熊”。
所以，你可能曾与之共眠的泰迪熊，其实是历史的一部分。