英語聽力《托馬斯傑斐遜》
托馬斯傑斐遜是美國政治家、思想家、教育家、科學家、音樂家、哲學家、建築師，《獨立宣言》起草人，美利堅合眾國第三任總統，民主共和黨創始人。這樣一位偉大的人物，讓我們走進下面這篇英語聽力材料瞭解一下吧。
While the Presidential election was taking place in the House of Representatives, amid scenes of great excitement, strife and intrigue, which was to decide whether Jefferson or Burr should be the chief magistrate of the nation, Jefferson was stopped one day, as he was coming out of the Senate chamber, by Governor Morris, a prominent leader of the Federalists.
當總統選舉正在眾議院進行的時候，在決定到底應該是傑斐遜還是博爾做國家總統的異常激烈而又充滿鬥爭和陰謀的'一幕幕當中，一天，正當傑斐遜走出參議院的時候，他被莫里斯州長，一個卓越的北部聯邦同盟盟員的領導人攔住了。
Mr. Morris said, "I wish to have an earnest talk with you, Mr. Jefferson, on the alarming situation of things."
莫里斯先生説:“傑斐遜先生，我想就這一令人擔憂的形勢和你進行一次誠懇的交談。”
"I am very glad," said Jefferson, "to talk matters over with you."
我非常願意，”傑弗遜説，“和你討論這些問題。”
"As you well know," said Mr. Morris, "I have been strenuously opposing you, as have also the large majority of the
States."
“正像你所熟知的那樣，”莫里斯先生説，“我一直都在堅決反對你，就像美國的絕大多數人那樣。”
"To be frank with you," he continued, "we are very much afraid of you. We fear, first, that you will turn all the
Federalists out of office; second, that you will put down the navy; third, that you will wipe off the public debt. Now, if you will declare, or authorize your friends to declare that you will not take these steps, your election will be made sure."
“説實話，”他接着説，“我們都很怕你。我們擔心，第一，你會把所有的聯邦主義者趕出政府.第二，你會削減海軍:第三，你會了結公債。現在，如果你宣佈，或者授權你的朋友們宣佈你將不採取這些措施，那麼你的選舉就會得到保證。”
Mr. Jefferson replied, "Governor Morris, I naturally want to be President, and yet I cannot make any terms to obtain the position. I shall never go into the office by capitulation. I cannot have my hands tied by any conditions which would hinder me from pursuing the measures which I deem best for the public good. I must be perfectly world can judge my future course by that which I have hither to follow. I am thankful to you for your interest, but I cannot make the slightest promise."
傑斐遜先生回答道:“莫里斯州長，我自然想當總統，然而我不能為獲得這一職位而達成任何協議。我將永遠不會通過投降而就職的。我的雙手不能被任何將妨礙我追求那些我認為對公眾利益最有利的措施的情況所束縛。我必須完全自由。世界可以判斷迄今為止我一直在遵循的未來的路線。我感謝你對此的興趣，但我不能做絲毫的承諾。”
