1:I first heard this tale in India ,where it is told as if true---though any naturalist would know it could not be. later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the first word war .That magazine Story, and the person who wrote it, I have never been able to track down .
我第一次听说这个故事是在印度。尽管传言说的言之凿凿,但是任何自然学家都很清楚这是根本不可能的事情。后来,有人告诉我这个故事最初于第一次世界大战前不久被刊载在一份杂志上,至于那份杂志所刊的文章,以及其作者,我就无从考证了。
2:when Jefferson died on july4,1826,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 educated people could remain free.
杰佛逊死于1826年7月4日,恰逢美国独立的第50个纪念日。他给自己祖国的人民留下了丰富的精神遗产和实践资料。汤马斯·杰佛逊为美国的教育事业做出了重大的贡献,而他的信仰正是:只有一个国民受到充分教育的国度,才能保有自由。
3: I said shyly , what would my salary be? Twelve pounds a week plus lunch, Before I could protest ,he got to his feet. Now he said you did better meet my wife, she is the one who really runs this school.
我有点羞涩的问:那么我的工资是多少呢?“12英镑每星期——包午餐”。在我能提出任何反对意见之前,他站了起来,告诉我说我最好见见他的妻子,因为她才是真正管理着这所学校的人。
4: In the 23 years of our friendship ,I never saw him show jealousy ,Material things meant nothing to him .I never knew him to carry money because he never had any use for it ,He believed in simplicity, so much so that he used only a safety razor and water to shave ,When I suggested that he try shaving cream ,he said ,“the razor and water do the job. ”
在我们相识的23年间,我从未见过他嫉妒过别人。物质条件对他来说并不重要。我从没发现他随身带钱,因为他根本用不上钱。他信仰简单的做事方法,以至于他只用安全刀片和清水剃须。当我曾向他建议试试剃须膏时,他说“刀片和水就够了。”