3 Chapter 2 Tall Tom in Love

Chapter 2 Tall Tom in Love Tom moved to Williamsburg in the spring of 1760. This city near the coast was Virginia's capital and home to the College of William and Mary. Tom loved college from the start. He was hungry for knowledge and enjoyed studying late into the night. One professor, William Small, befriended him. In turn, Dr. Small introduced him to his friends George Wythe and Francis Fauquier. Wythe was a noted lawyer. Fauquier was the colonial governor of Virginia for Great Britain. Fauquier often invited Small, Wythe, and Jefferson to dine at the Governor's Palace. Sometimes the red haired college student played his violin at concerts hosted by the governor.

第2章恋爱中的高个子汤姆汤姆在1760年春天搬到了威廉斯堡。 这座靠近海岸的城市是弗吉尼亚州的首府，也是威廉与玛丽学院的所在地。 汤姆从一开始就喜欢上大学。 他渴望知识，喜欢学习到深夜。 一位名叫威廉·斯莫尔的教授对他很友好。 斯莫尔医生又把他介绍给他的朋友乔治·威斯和弗朗西斯·福基尔。 怀斯是一位著名的律师。福基尔是英国在弗吉尼亚的殖民地总督。 福基尔经常邀请斯茂、威斯和杰斐逊到总督府去吃饭。 有时，这位红头发的大学生会在州长举办的音乐会上拉小提琴。

Tom graduated in 1762 after just two years. Now he had to think about a career. Law appealed to him. In those days, young men (there were no women lawyers yet) studied with established attorneys. After a while, the young men took a law test. Those who passed, became lawyers.

汤姆在1762年毕业，仅仅过了两年。 现在他得考虑职业了。 法律对他很有吸引力。在那些日子里，年轻男性(当时还没有女律师)跟随知名律师学习。 过了一会儿，这些年轻人参加了法律考试。 那些通过考试的人成为了律师。

Tom began studying under George Wythe. He couldn't have had a better teacher. In colonial days, lawyers generally had poor reputations. A few colonies even had laws preventing lawyers from entering their borders! Wythe, however, was famous for his honesty. If he thought a person was in the wrong or lying, he wouldn't take the case. Wythe did not go easy on Tom, even though they were friends. Tom studied with George Wythe for five years. In comparison, Tom's friend Patrick Henry studied for just several months before becoming a lawyer. Even today, law schools generally require just three years of study.

汤姆开始跟着乔治·威斯学习。 他再也找不到比他更好的老师了。 在殖民时期，律师的名声一般都很差。 一些殖民地甚至有法律禁止律师进入他们的边境!然而，威斯却以诚实著称。 如果他认为一个人是错的或在说谎，他就不会接这个案子。 威斯对汤姆并不宽容，尽管他们是朋友。 汤姆跟随乔治·威斯学习了五年。 相比之下，汤姆的朋友帕特里克·亨利只学习了几个月就成为了一名律师。 即使在今天，法学院通常只要求三年的学习。

One reason for Tom's lengthy preparation was that Wythe was a treasury of legal knowledge. Another was that Tom liked his law teacher. He called Wythe, who was seventeen years older than himself, "my second father." In 1767, Jefferson was admitted to the bar. He began to practice law near Shadwell as well as in the capital city of Williamsburg. George Wythe had taught Tom well. His first year, the twenty-four-year-old attorney handled sixty-seven cases. This grew to 115 cases his second year, and about 200 his third year. Tom's problem was that he didn't press his clients to pay him. In his first six years as an attorney, Tom collected only a third of his fees! Tom also became interested in politics. In 1769 he ran for and won a seat in the House of Burgesses. This was Virginia's legislature. It was America's oldest lawmaking body made up of elected representatives. Jefferson served in the House of Burgesses until the American Revolution ended colonial government.

汤姆准备这么长时间的一个原因是，威斯是法律知识的宝库。 另一个原因是汤姆喜欢他的法律老师。 他称比自己大17岁的威斯为“我的第二个父亲”。 1767年，杰斐逊获得律师资格。 他开始在沙德维尔附近以及首都威廉斯堡从事法律工作。 乔治·威斯把汤姆教得很好。 他的第一年，这位24岁的律师处理了67起案件。 第二年增加到115例，第三年增加到200例。 汤姆的问题是他不催促客户付钱给他。 在汤姆当律师的头六年里，他只收取了三分之一的费用!汤姆也开始对政治感兴趣。 1769年，他参加了下议院的竞选并赢得了一个席位。 这是弗吉尼亚州的立法机构。 它是美国最古老的立法机构，由民选代表组成。 杰斐逊在众议院任职，直到美国独立战争结束殖民政府。

HOUSE OF BURGESSES THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES MET TO DECIDE LOCAL LAWS. ITS HISTORIC FIRST MEETING TOOK PLACE AT JAMESTOWN IN 1619.

弗吉尼亚的下议院开会决定当地的法律。 其历史性的第一次会议于1619年在詹姆斯敦举行。

THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IN THE 1760S AND 1770S, ITS MEMBERS BEGAN TO CHALLENGE DECISIONS MADE BY THE ROYAL GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. THE BURGESSES, AS THEY WERE CALLED, HELPED SPUR A UNIFIED FIGHT FOR FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE THIRTEEN COLONIES. Law and politics weren't the only things on his mind. His family's home, Shadwell, burned down in 1770. Jefferson was in Charlottesville, Virginia, when a slave brought the news. After learning that his relatives were safe, Jefferson asked if all the property was lost. "Not all," the slave answered. "We saved your fiddle." The year of the fire, Jefferson began building a new home that he had designed. With his slaves doing the work, the thirty-five-room mansion was built on a hilltop four miles from Shadwell and also near the town of Charlottesville. He called his

众议院在美国革命中发挥了关键作用。 在18世纪60年代和70年代，其成员开始挑战弗吉尼亚皇家总督的决定。 这些被称为“女议员”的人，帮助推动了13个殖民地为自由而进行的统一斗争。 法律和政治并不是他唯一考虑的事情。 他的家Shadwell在1770年被烧毁。 当一个奴隶带来消息时，杰斐逊正在弗吉尼亚州的夏洛茨维尔。 在得知他的亲戚都安然无恙后，杰斐逊问是否所有的财产都丢失了。 “不是全部，”奴隶回答。 “我们救了你的小提琴。”火灾发生的那一年，杰斐逊开始建造他设计的新家。 这座有35个房间的豪宅建在离沙德维尔4英里远的山顶上，也靠近夏洛茨维尔镇。 他叫他的