3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

such eminent figures as benjamin franklin and thomas jefferson made clear their belief that we can only experience true success and happiness by making character the guideline of our lives.

本杰明?富兰克林和托马斯?杰斐逊等杰出人物很清楚地表明了他们的看法：只有让品德成为我们的指南，才能体验真正的成功与幸福。

some were more worried, however, by the sign that kostric carried which referred to a thomas jefferson quote about refreshing the 「tree of liberty」 with the blood of patriots.

然而，更让有些人感到焦虑的是科斯蒂克带着的一块标语牌。 科斯蒂克带着一块标语牌，上面引用了托马斯·杰斐逊有关「自由之树」需要爱国者的鲜血来浇灌的名言。

the difficulty for the state comes when its will to power generates what thomas jefferson called 「a long train of abuses」 that create a burning desire within people to rise up and demand freedom.

当其权力意志导致了托马斯杰弗逊所谓的「一系列滥用职权和强取豪夺的行为」时，国家的麻烦就来了。人们心中激起炙热的欲望，起来反抗并要求自由。

thomas jefferson once said that if he had had more time he could have written shorter letters, " writes clinton, whose afterword helps make the trade paperback even longer, 969 pages.

托马斯·杰斐逊曾经说过，如果时间充足的话，他的信会写得更短些。” 但是《我的生活》的普及式平装版却因为后记而更长了，有969页。

two hundred years ago, when thomas jefferson created our patent system, all inventors were independent.

两百年前，当托马斯·杰斐逊（thomas jefferson）创立我们的专利系统时，所有的发明人都是独立的。

the house ended up choosing thomas jefferson over aaron burr.

众议院最终选择了托马斯·杰斐逊而不是阿龙·伯尔。

thomas jefferson woke up early every day.

托马斯·杰斐逊每天早起。

thomas jefferson advised americans that meat should be treated as a condiment for vegetables.

托马斯?杰斐逊曾建议美国人：肉食应该作为蔬菜的调味品。

as an example, there are many differing opinions as to whether thomas jefferson actually fathered children with one of his slaves.

例如，围绕着托马斯·杰佛逊实际上是否与他的一个女奴生有几个孩子、这一问题，史学们众说纷纭。