Jefferson:"Northerners are cool, sober, laborious, persevering, independent, jealous of their own liberties, chicaning, superstitious, and hypocritical in their religion."

杰斐逊说,"北方人冷静,稳重,勤劳,坚毅,独立,珍惜自身的自由,奸诈,迷信,还假装是虔诚宗教信徒"

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But Southerners, he said, "They are fiery, voluptuous, indolent, unsteady, independent, zealous of their own liberties" he changed jealous to zealous there.

至于南方人,他说,"他们暴躁,贪图享乐,懒惰,浮躁,独立,热衷于使用他们的自由,这里他把珍惜改成了热衷

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Now we can debate what Jefferson got right or wrong there, or what's held up, but do note how he said both sides were either jealous or zealous of their own liberties.

现在我们讨论下他说的哪些对哪些不对,或者哪些还未有定论,但是请注意他提到双方对于自由态度是,用词的区别,一方珍惜一方热衷

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