62.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
62.独立宣言是谁写的？
Answer:
答案：
(Thomas) Jefferson
托马斯.杰斐逊
Explanation:
解释：
There is a funny story that shows how many Americans think of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. One day, President John F. Kennedy (our thirty-fifth president) was in the White House, which is the building where the U.S. president lives. He was there with 49 Nobel Prize winners. (The Nobel Prize is an award given to people who have done very important work in different fields all over the world.) President Kennedy said that this was the greatest group of human knowledge and talent that had ever been together in the White House, except when Thomas Jefferson ate there alone. This was his funny way of saying that Thomas Jefferson was a great man in American history who was good at many things, much more than other people, even a group of some of the world’s smartest people!
美国人对第三任总统托马斯.杰斐逊的看法有一个很有趣的故事。有一天，约翰 F.肯尼迪总统（第35任总统）在白宫会见49名诺贝尔获奖者（诺贝尔奖是颁发给在全世界各个领域作出杰出贡献的人），肯尼迪总统说这是白宫自托马斯.杰斐逊独自一人吃饭之外的人类最伟大的知识分子集合在了一起，这是他对托马斯.杰斐逊总统是一名伟人的幽默说法。托马斯.杰斐逊总统擅长很多事情，比其他甚至一群世界顶尖伟人都要伟大！
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. He was the second vice-president and the third president of the United States, but he is even better known for having written the Declaration of Independence, or the letter that was written to let Great Britain know that its colonies had become the United States, an independent country. Thomas Jefferson was one of the most influential Founding Fathers (meaning he was able to affect other people’s opinions) who helped to create the United States. While he was president, he sent two men named Lewis and Clark to explore the western part of North America. He also negotiated (or arranged) the Louisiana Purchase, which allowed the United States to buy a lot of land from France.
托马斯.杰斐逊因很多事情出名。他是美国第二任何第三人总统，但他更多的是因写了独立宣言而出名，或者说是英国写的信声称美国是独立的国家。托马斯.杰斐逊是建立美国的元首中最有影响力的人员之一。在任总统期间，他派遣了路易斯和克拉克两个人去探险北美的西部地区。他还协商路易斯安那购置地，使美国从法国那买了很多土地。
Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 and was a Renaissance man, which means he was a man who has a lot of different types of knowledge and knows how to do many different things. He was a gardener, a politician, an author, an architect (or someone who designed buildings), and an inventor (or a person who makes new things that no one else had thought of before). He was the founder of (or the person who started) the University of Virginia.
托马斯.杰斐逊出生于1743年，是一名文艺复兴青年，即他是一个拥有不同知识并指导如何做很多事情的青年。他是一个园艺家，一个政治家，一个二诗人，一个建筑师，一个发明家，他是佛吉尼亚大学的创始人。
Thomas Jefferson built a home called Monticello in Virginia. It is still there today, and many people go to visit it and learn more about this great man. At Monticello, people can see his architectural designs and many of his inventions, like automatic doors (or doors that open without being touched) and the swivel chair (or a chair that turns in circles while a person is sitting on it).
托马斯.杰斐逊在佛吉尼亚建了一所叫蒙蒂塞洛的房子，很多人会去参观，也对这位伟人了解的更多。在蒙蒂塞洛，人们能看到他的建筑设计和他的很多发明，如感应门和旋转椅。
Glossary
词汇
62.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
62.独立宣言是谁写的？
Declaration of Independence - the letter that was written to let Great Britain know that its colonies had become the United States, an independent country
Declaration of independence—给英国写的信，申明其殖民地现在是美国一个独立的国家了
*Visitors who go to the National Archives in Washington, DC can see the original Declaration of Independence.
*去华盛顿哥伦比亚区国家档案馆的游客能看到独立宣言的原版。
influential - able to affect other people’s opinions and actions
Influential—能够影响他人的意见或行动
*This television show has been very influential in women's fashion.
*这档电视节目对女性时尚影响很大。
to negotiate - to discuss something, trying to get the other person or organization to agree to what one wants
To negotiate—讨论某事，试图让他人或组织同意自己的观点
*It took several months, but the company finally negotiated an agreement with its workers.
*历经好几个月公司最终和工人达成了一致。
Renaissance man - a man who has many different types of knowledge and knows how to do many different things
Renaissance man—有很多不同类型的只是并指导如何做很多事情的人
*Clarke is a Renaissance man who speaks four languages, understands science, reads classic literature, gardens, and more.
*克拉克是一位文艺复兴青年，他会4种语言，懂科学，懂古典文学，园艺和其他的。
inventor - a person who makes new things that no one else had thought of before
Inventor—创造出之前没人想过的新事物的人
*Who was the inventor of the first computer?
*第一台计算机的发明者是谁？
founder - the person who starts an organization or company
Founder—成立组织或公司的人
*Each year we honor the founder of our organization by having a celebration.
*我们每年都会聚会庆祝组织的创始人。
automatic doors - doors that open without being touched when a person comes near them
Automatic doors—一个人走近时不用碰会自己开的门
*Many American stores have automatic doors for their customers.
*很多美国商店为客户安装了感应门。
swivel chair - a chair that can turn in circles while a person is sitting on it
Swivel chair—一个人坐在上面可以转圈的椅子
*The receptionist has a swivel chair so that he can turn between the computer, printer, and telephone without having to stand up.
*接待员有一把转移，这样他可以不用站起来穿梭于 ，打印机和电话之间。