1、大一unit 2 重難點句子段落l1.Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, may be less famous than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but most people remember at least one fact about him: he wrote the Declaration of Independence.l美國的第三任總統(tǒng)托馬斯杰斐遜也許不像喬治華盛頓和亞伯拉罕林肯那樣著名，但大多數(shù)人至少記得有關(guān)他的一件事實：是他寫的獨立宣言。

2、l2.Jefferson believed that a free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books and that personal investigation is important. When still a young man, he was appointed to a committee to find out whether the South Branch of the James River was deep enough to be used by large boats. l杰斐遜認為，一個自由

3、的人除了從書本中獲取知識外，還可以從許多別的來源獲得知；他認為，親自做調(diào)查時很重要的。在他很年輕的時候，他就被任命為一個委員會的成員，去調(diào)查詹姆斯河南部的水深是否足以通行大型船只。l3.By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class. Yet, in a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order, Jefferson went out of his way to

4、talk with gardeners, servants, and waiters. l按階層和所受的教育，杰斐遜皆屬于最高的社會階層。然而，在那個貴族們除了發(fā)號施令以外很少跟出身卑賤的人說話的年代，杰文遜卻常破例跟園丁，仆人，和侍者交談。l4.Jefferson felt that the people “may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct judgment. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a g

5、overnment without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”l杰斐遜覺得，人民“是完全可以信賴的，應(yīng)該讓他們聽到一切真實和虛偽的東西，然后做出正確的判斷。倘使讓我來決定，我們是應(yīng)該有一個政府而不要報紙呢還是應(yīng)該有報紙而不要政府，我會毫不猶豫的選擇后者?！眑5.In a free country there will always be conflicting ideas, and this is a source of

6、strength. It is conflict and not unquestioning agreement that keeps freedom alive. Though Jefferson was for many years the object of strong criticism, he never answered his critics. l在一個自由的國家里總會有各種相互沖突的思想，而這正是力量的源泉。使自由保持活力的是沖突而不是絕對的一致。雖然有好多年杰斐遜一直受到激烈的批評，但他從不回應(yīng)那些批評他的人。l6.Jefferson felt that the prese

7、nt should never be chained to customs which have lost their usefulness. “No society,” he said, “can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law. The earth belongs to the living generation.” l杰斐遜認為，絕不可以用那些已經(jīng)無用的習(xí)俗束縛住“現(xiàn)在”的手腳。他說：“沒有哪個社會可以制定一部永遠適用的憲法，甚至連一條永遠適用的法律也制定不出來。地球是屬于活著的一代的?！眑7.His tale

8、nt as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal .” l他作為一個作家的才能很快就被發(fā)現(xiàn)了，所以在1776年在費

9、城要撰寫?yīng)毩⑿缘臅r刻來到時，這一任務(wù)就落在了他肩上。數(shù)以百萬計的人們讀到他的下列詞句都激動不已：“我們認為這些真理是不言而喻的：一切人生來就是平等的”l8.When Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of American independence, he left his countrymen a rich legacy of ideas and examples. American education owes a great debt to Thomas Jefferson, who believed that only a nation of