Thomas Jefferson's FEAST

Thomas Jefferson's Fist

托马斯·杰斐逊的小故事

Long ago, before your great great grandparents were born, there lived a man named Thomas Jefferson. You probably know his name because he was the third president of the United States. But that's not all there is to know about Thomas Jefferson.

很久很久以前，在你的曾曾祖父母还没出生的时候，有个叫托马斯·杰斐逊的人。 你可能听过他的名字，因为他是美国的第三任总统。 但关于托马斯·杰斐逊，可不止这一点值得了解哦。

Thomas Jefferson loved to read. He collected books about stars and books about history. In fact, he had one of the largest leverage in the market.

托马斯·杰斐逊特别爱读书，他收集了关于星星的书，还有关于历史的书。 事实上，他的私人藏书是当时全美规模最大的之一哦。

Thomas Jefferson also loved to write. He wrote letters to people like Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. In his lifetime, he wrote over 20 ,000 letters. They're like writing a letter a day, every day for 55 years.

托马斯·杰斐逊也很爱写作，他会给本杰明·富兰克林、乔治·华盛顿这些人写信。 他这一辈子写了两万多封信，相当于连续55年，每天都写一封信哦。

Many of Thomas' letters said that American should be its own country. The prettiest thought, American belong to them. So Thomas Jefferson went to work writing the Declaration of Independence. He wrote and rewrote for 17 days straight until he got it just right.

托马斯的很多信里都提到，美国应该成为一个独立的国家。 最棒的想法是，美国人应当自己当家作主。 于是托马斯·杰斐逊开始着手撰写《独立宣言》。 他反反复复写了整整17天，才写出了满意的版本。