来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第5集 第5集》
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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 -
So this is how this French traveler describes what he saw.这就是法国旅行者所见到的 -
"Arrived at Williamsburg at 12"十二点到达威廉斯堡时 -
where I saw three Negroes hanging at the gallows我看到三个黑人吊在绞刑架上