来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第5集 第5集》
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Right? He had this quiet voice, he mumbled, he was nervous,他声音很轻 口齿不清 还很紧张 -
he hated speaking in front of groups,他厌恨在众人面前讲话 -
so probably he was also a little bit jealous of Henry.所以他可能有点嫉妒亨利 -
That didn't help him in his attitude towards Patrick Henry.这一点都没使他对亨利的印象好一些 -
So Henry was actually a great speaker,总之亨利实际上是个伟大的演说家 -
but rather than stick with legend and the great orator但是除了作为传奇 -
with the finger in the air,和激情澎湃的伟大演说家 -
I'm going to offer you here an eyewitness account我将告诉你 -
of Henry's speech from an unnamed French traveler一个法国旅行者口中亨利的演讲 -
who actually was standing他当时就在 -
in the lobby of the Virginia House of Burgesses--弗吉尼亚议会下院的大厅里 -
and Jefferson was there too-- watching the proceeding.杰斐逊也在那里目睹了这一切