3 Chapter 2 Mount Vernon

Chapter 2 Mount Vernon At Mount Vernon a whole new world opened up for George. Now he mixed with the richest

在弗农山庄，乔治看到了一个全新的世界。 现在他和最富有的人混在一起

families in Virginia; he went fox hunting and to fancy balls. Shy and a little awkward, George wanted to fit in very badly. So he took dancing lessons. (In time he became an excellent dancer.)

弗吉尼亚的家庭;他去猎狐，参加舞会。 由于害羞和有点笨拙，乔治非常想融入这里。 所以他上了舞蹈课。 (后来他成了一名优秀的舞者。)

George took fencing lessons and learned about music. He wore nicer clothes. He also wrote himself a long list of rules about good manners.

乔治上过击剑课，还学过音乐。 他穿着更好的衣服。他还给自己写了一长串关于礼貌的规则。

One of the rules was about not spitting into a fire while meat was being cooked in it! Another rule was to avoid killing fleas and lice in the presence of other people. Lawrence's in-laws, the Fairfaxes, were one of the richest families in Virginia. They owned huge tracts of land. There were no maps yet of the west part of the colony. So people often hired surveyors. A surveyor's job was to measure and mark property boundaries. It was the perfect job

其中一条规则是，当肉在火里煮的时候，不要往火里吐痰!另一个规则是避免在其他人在场的情况下杀死跳蚤和虱子。 劳伦斯的姻亲费尔法克斯家族是弗吉尼亚最富有的家族之一。 他们拥有大片土地。 当时还没有殖民地西部的地图。 所以人们经常雇佣测量员。 测量员的工作是测量和标记财产边界。 这是一份完美的工作

for George. He loved the outdoors, was quick at math, and needed to earn money.

乔治。他喜欢户外活动，数学很好，而且需要赚钱。