One day, Thomas Jefferson, the President of the U.S.A., was crossing a deep river on a horse with some travelers.
有一天,美国总统托马斯·杰斐逊和一些旅客一起骑马过一条很深的河。
One of the travelers didn’t have a horse, so he asked Jefferson to take him across.
其中一个旅行者没有马,所以他让杰弗逊带他过河。
Jefferson immediately agreed to help him.
杰斐逊立即同意帮助他。
After they both made it safely on the other side of the river, someone asked the man,
当他们都安全地渡过河对岸后,有人问这个人:
“Why did you ask the President for help?
“你为什么向总统寻求帮助?
Did you know him?”
你认识他吗?”
The man was shocked as he didn’t know Jefferson was the President.
这个人很震惊,因为他不知道杰弗逊是总统。
“All I knew,” he said, “is that on some of your faces was written the answer NO,
“我只知道,”他说,“你们有些人的脸上写着‘不’,
but there was the answer YES on his face.”
但他脸上的表情是肯定的。”