哈瓦那 圣基茨和尼维斯获得了一笔资金支持，以纪念其最著名的本土名人之一亚历山大·汉密尔顿，他后来成为美国的开国元勋和美国首任财政部长。
HAVANA St. Kitts and Nevis has received a financial boost in honor of one of its most famous sons, Alexander Hamilton, who went on to become a founding father of the United States and America’s first treasury secretary.
在美利坚合众国即将迎来建国250周年之际，美国政府本月拨款24万5千美元，用于修复据信汉密尔顿曾居住过的故居。
The U.S. government this month awarded $245,000 to restore the home where some believe Hamilton once lived as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary.
汉密尔顿于18世纪中期出生在东加勒比海的微型岛屿尼维斯，并在查尔斯敦养父的家中度过了童年。
Hamilton was born on the tiny eastern Caribbean island of Nevis in the mid-18th century and spent his childhood living at his adopted father’s home in Charlestown.
这座17世纪的乔治王时代风格石质建筑如今是汉密尔顿故居，这是一座博物馆，馆内收藏着这位著名先贤早年生活的文件，并设有纪念其他加勒比海名人的展览。但它需要不断进行修缮：时间和咸湿的空气损坏了木制品。
The 17th-century Georgian stone building is now Hamilton House, a museum that houses documents from the famous forefather’s early years and features exhibits honoring other Caribbean personalities. But it has demanded constant repairs: time and salty air have damaged the woodwork.
尼维斯总理马克·布兰特利周三对美联社表示，他很感激这笔资金。
Nevis Premier Mark Brantley told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he's grateful for the funds.
他表示：“作为当地人，我们一直在英勇地努力保护这些非常重要的历史古迹。”
“We have tried valiantly as locals to preserve these very important historical monuments,” he said.
尽管汉密尔顿在尼维斯只度过了童年的早期阶段，但总理认为他的传奇经历具有启发意义。
Despite Hamilton having lived only the early part of his childhood in Nevis, the premier believes his legacy is inspiring.
布兰特利说：“汉密尔顿意义重大，因为我认为这证明了像尼维斯这样一个小岛、汪洋中的一个小点，能够为世界上最伟大的国家——美国的建国做出怎样的贡献。”
“Hamilton is significant because I think it’s a demonstration of what a small island like Nevis, a little dot in the ocean, can contribute to the founding of the greatest nation in the world, the United States," Brantley said.
这座最初建于1680年左右的两层乔治王时代石质建筑在1840年的地震中被毁，并于1983年进行了最后一次修复。
The two-story, Georgian stone building that was originally built around 1680 was destroyed by an earthquake in 1840 and was last restored in 1983.
布兰特利表示，修复工作对美国和尼维斯都至关重要：“我认为，汉密尔顿对我们而言依然是一个标志性人物，我们可以通过审视他的传奇，激励我们自己的人民去取得成就，并知道伟大属于我们所有人。”
Brantley said the restoration work is important to both the U.S. and Nevis: “Hamilton remains, I think, an iconic figure for us and a figure that we can look at his legacy and inspire our own people to achieve and to know that greatness is available for all of us.”