1 Chapter 0 Who Was Thomas Jefferson

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

托马斯·杰斐逊是谁?

Who Was Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson is pictured on U.S. nickels. He is also portrayed on the giant Mount Rushmore sculpture in South Dakota. The Jefferson Memorial is a popular landmark in Washington, D.C. Jefferson City, Missouri, and Mount Jefferson in Oregon are among the many places named for him.

托马斯·杰斐逊是谁?托马斯·杰斐逊的肖像出现在美国国旗上 硬币。南达科塔州拉什莫尔山的巨型雕塑上也有他的画像。 杰斐逊纪念堂是华盛顿特区一个受欢迎的地标 密苏里州的杰斐逊城和俄勒冈州的杰斐逊山都是以他命名的地方。

Why is Thomas Jefferson honored in all these ways? He wrote the Declaration of Independence. This paper announced the birth of the United States in 1776. Its stirring words, such as "all men are created equal," have inspired people for more than 225 years.

为什么托马斯·杰斐逊以所有这些方式受到尊敬? 他撰写了《独立宣言》。 这份报纸宣告了1776年美国的诞生。 《圣经》中“人人生而平等”等激动人心的话语激励了225多年的人们。

Jefferson was a giant in many fields. A great statesman, he was our third President. A gifted architect, he designed Virginia's statehouse and the University of Virginia campus. People called him "Mr. Mammoth" because he collected prehistoric bones. His book collection became the core of the Library of Congress. Despite his many public triumphs, Jefferson's private life was often sad. His wife, Martha, died at the age of only thirty-three. Only two of Thomas and Martha's six children lived to adulthood. Jefferson also felt guilty that he didn't live by his own words. The man who wrote, "all men are created equal," owned hundreds of slaves.

杰斐逊在许多领域都是伟人。 他是一位伟大的政治家，是我们的第三任总统。 作为一名天才的建筑师，他设计了弗吉尼亚州的州议会大厦和弗吉尼亚大学校园。 人们称他为“猛犸先生”，因为他收集史前的骨头。 他的藏书成为国会图书馆的核心。 尽管他在公共场合取得了许多胜利，但他的私人生活却常常令人悲伤。 他的妻子玛莎去世时年仅33岁。 托马斯和玛莎的六个孩子中只有两个活到了成年。 杰斐逊也为自己没有信守诺言而感到内疚。 写下“人人生而平等”这句话的人拥有数百名奴隶。

And toward the end of his life, the former President landed deeply in debt. This is the true story of a man with many sides: Thomas Jefferson.

在他生命的最后阶段，这位前总统负债累累。 这是一个具有多方面的人的真实故事:托马斯·杰斐逊。