Jefferson language points.ppt

Thomas Jefferson The Declaration Independence Para.1 in the course of to dissolve the political bands the powers of the earth to assume the station a decent respect for sb./sth. to impel sb. to V/N 在……过程中 解除政治联系 世界强国 获得地位 对……的充分尊重 驱使某人做某事 Para.2 to hold sth./sb. to be sth. All men are created equal. to be endowed with sth. unalienable rights the pursuit of happiness to secure the rights to institute a government to be destructive of 认为……是…… 人人生而平等。 被赋予…… 不可剥夺的权利 追求幸福 保障权利 建立政府 对……造成极大的损害 Para. 2 to lay a foundation to be disposed to V to be accustomed to a train of to throw sth. off to constrain sb. to V to submit sth. to sb./sth. a candid world 奠定基础 倾向于，情愿 习惯于 一系列，一连串的 摆脱，推翻 迫使某人做某事 提交某物给某人 公正的世界 Para.3 4 assent to sth. to forbid sb. to V to pass/suspend laws of immediate and pressing importance to neglect to V to attend to sb./sth. 同意，赞同 禁止某人做某事 通过/搁置法律 刻不容缓、极端重要的 疏忽，遗漏 关心，安排，办理 Para. 5 - 6 to relinquish the right to call people together legislative body public records to fatigue sb. into V-ing/N. compliance with sth. 放弃权利 召集 立法机关 公共档案 使某人疲惫不堪而不得不做某事 服从 Para. 8 - 11 legislative powers people at large the exercise of power to be exposed to sth. from without appropriation of lands administration of justice judiciary powers tenure of office 立法权 普通人民 行使权利 面临着 从外面 土地的占有 执行司法 司法权利 任职期 Para.12 - 14 a multitude of people/ things swarms of to eat out one’s substance in times of peace standing army to be independent of to be superior to civil power 大批的，众多的 成群的 吞噬财物 在和平时期 常备军 不依赖……的 地位高于…… 文官政权 Para.15 to combine with sb. to V to subject sb. to sth. to be foreign to sb./sth. acts of legislation to protect sb. from sth. a mock trial to commit murders to cut sth. off 联合某人/与某人协力做某事 使……遭受 跟……不相符的 立法案 保护某人使免遭…… 假审判 犯下谋杀罪 切断 Para.15 - 16 to impose taxes on sb. to deprive sb. of sth. pretended offences an arbitrary government to enlarge its boundaries to introduce sth. into… to invest sb. with sth. to wage war against sb./sth. 对……征税 剥夺某人的…… 莫须有的罪名 一个独裁政府 扩大其疆域 引进 把