VOA慢速英语:Thomas Jefferson: The Nation's Third President

短语讲解：

1. He became a member of the Second Continental Congress and is famous for being the lead writer of the Declaration of Independence.

be famous for 因…而著名
例句：The city is famous for its silk.
该市以出产丝绸而闻名于世。

2. He hired dozens of workmen to build it.

dozens of 很多
例句：The tornado claimed dozens of lives.
那场龙卷风夺去了几十条人命。

3. In other words, he did not like either candidate but decided Jefferson was thebetter choice.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：In other words, menus provide a pedagogic vector.
换句话说，菜单是一条学习的途径。

4. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, was a Republican — although the term meant something different in his time than it does for today’s Republicans.

on the other hand 在另一方面
例句：On the other hand, he was not angry at being beaten.
话得说回来，他输了球并不气恼。

5. And he permitted American officials to buy a huge area of land from France,even though the Louisiana Purchase added to the national debt and exceeded thepower the Constitution gave the president.

even though 哪怕; 即使，纵然
例句：Even though he tried, he still lagged behind other runners.
尽管他努力了，仍落在其他赛跑者之后。

6. In fact, historian Joseph Ellis points out that some of Jefferson’s actions increased the power of the slave-holding south and supported slavery in the western states.

point out 指明; 指出
例句：Please don' t take it amiss, if I point out your errors.
假如我指出你的错，请别见怪。

7. Jefferson himself wrote proudly of these accomplishments at the end of his life.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：She tied a pretty knot at the end of her pigtails.
她在辫子的末梢打了一个花结。

8. In addition, the cost of improving and maintaining the house, as well as the money he spent on fine wine and good food, had ruined him financially.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。