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Thomas Jefferson was one of the most important leaders in early American history.
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Many people remember him as the main writer of the Declaration of Independence, the document that announced America's freedom from Great Britain.
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But Jefferson was also a thinker, a reader, a scientist, an inventor, and the third President of the United States.
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He believes strongly in learning, in fairness, and in the idea that people should help shape their own government.
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Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Virginia.
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He grew up on a large farm called Shadwell with his parents and many siblings.
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As a boy, Thomas loved exploring the farmland, riding horses, and studying nature.
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He was curious about everything—how plants grew, how buildings were made, and how people lived in different places.
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He also loved music and learned to play the violin.
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Thomas read many books, sometimes more than one, in a single day.
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Books became his window to the world.
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When he was a teenager, Jefferson went to college in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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He studied science, math, history, and law.
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He worked hard and became one of the best students in his class.
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After college he became a lawyer, but what he loved most was thinking about how people should be treated and what makes a fair government.
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In the 1770s, the American colonies were growing upset with Great Britain.
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The British government made laws and taxes that many colonists thought were unfair.
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Jefferson believed strongly that people had natural rights, rights that no king or ruler should take away.
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These rights included life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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In 1776, leaders from the colonies met in Philadelphia to decide whether they should break away from Great Britain.
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They chose Jefferson to write the first draft of an important document.
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Jefferson worked quietly in a small room, writing for many hours.
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The result was the Declaration of Independence.
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It explained why the colonies wanted to be free and what they believed about human rights.
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It said that all men are created equal and that governments should protect the rights of the people.
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The document was approved on July 4, 1776, a date now celebrated every year as Independence Day.
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After the Declaration was written, the Revolutionary War continued.
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Jefferson went back to Virginia and served as the state's governor.
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Later, he worked as an ambassador in France, where he learned about new ideas in science, art, and politics.
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He enjoyed studying old buildings, tasting new foods, and talking with important thinkers.
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When Jefferson returned to America, he became the first Secretary of State under President George Washington.
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Later, in 1801, he was elected the third President of the United States.
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As president, Jefferson wanted the government to be simple and fair.
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He believed people should have freedom to make choices about their own lives.
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One of Jefferson's biggest accomplishments as president was the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
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The United States bought a huge area of land from France, doubling the size of the country.
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This new land stretched all the way to the Rocky Mountains.
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Jefferson then sent explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to learn about the land, the rivers, the plants, the animals, and the people who lived there.
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Their journey helped the young nation understand more about its own geography.
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Jefferson was also an inventor and a builder.
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He designed his own home, Monticello, which sits on a hill overlooking the Virginia countryside.
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The house had clever devices he created himself, such as a copying machine that made two versions of a letter at once.
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Jefferson also loved gardening and planted many types of fruits and vegetables.
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Education was very important to Jefferson.
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He believed that a strong democracy needed people who could read, think, and make good choices.
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Because of this, he founded the University of Virginia.
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He helped design the school's buildings and picked out books for its library.
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Jefferson wanted students to learn about science, history, languages, and many other subjects.
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Even though Jefferson did many great things, he was not perfect.
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He spoke about freedom and equality, yet he owned enslaved people at Monticello.
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This has caused people to think deeply about his legacy.
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Today we understand that Jefferson's ideas about liberty were powerful, but his actions did not always match those ideas.
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Learning about this helps us see how history is complicated and how people can have both strengths and weaknesses.
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Jefferson spent his later years reading, writing letters, and watching the country grow.
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He and John Adams, another famous founder, stayed in touch even after years of disagreements.
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Remarkably, both men died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was approved.
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Today Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a brilliant thinker who helped shape the United States.
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His words in the Declaration of Independence still inspire people around the world.
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They remind us that fairness, freedom, and equality are ideas worth fighting for.
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Jefferson's life shows that ideas can be powerful and that one person's writing can help change a nation.
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Từ vựng quan trọng trong video
15 từ khó nhất trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:
| Từ | Phiên âm | Nghĩa |
|---|---|---|
| thinker danh từ | /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/ | nhà tư tưởng |
| approve động từ | /əˈpɹuːv/ | phê duyệt |
| equality danh từ | /ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ | sự bình đẳng |
| enslave động từ | /ɪnˈsleɪv/ | nô dịch |
| overlook động từ | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ | bỏ qua |
| sibling danh từ | /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ | anh chị em |
| violin danh từ | /ˌvaɪ.əˈlɪn/ | vĩ cầm |
| ruler danh từ | /ˈɹulɚ/ | thước kẻ, thước |
| builder danh từ | /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/ | chủ thầu |
| countryside danh từ | /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ | miền quê, vùng quê |
| vegetable danh từ | /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ | rau |
| geography danh từ | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | địa lý học |
| elect động từ | /ɪˈlɛkt/ | bầu, tuyển cử |
| teenager danh từ | /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ | thiếu niên |
| mathematics danh từ | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | toán học |
Cụm động từ bạn sẽ nghe
| Từ | Phiên âm | Nghĩa |
|---|---|---|
| take away động từ | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | lấy đi, mang đi |
Ngữ pháp trong video
Những cấu trúc người nói dùng nhiều nhất, kèm đúng cụm từ trong video:
| Cấu trúc | Trong video |
|---|---|
| Câu bị động be + quá khứ phân từ — nhấn vào việc xảy ra, không phải người làm | was born · were made · should be treated |
| Mệnh đề quan hệ who / which + mệnh đề — thêm thông tin về người hoặc vật | people who lived · people who could |
| Lời khuyên với “should” should + động từ — nói điều nên làm | should help · should be · should take |
| Động từ + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — những động từ theo sau là dạng -ing | loved exploring · enjoyed studying · loved gardening |
Phát âm cần chú ý
- Âm “th”: thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
- Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: equality /ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, remarkably /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbli/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/
Những âm người Việt thường gặp khó:
- Cụm phụ âm cuối — đọc đủ từng âm, đừng nuốt âm cuối: colonist /ˈkɑlənɪst/, farmland /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, elect /ɪˈlɛkt/
- Âm /tʃ/, /dʒ/ và /ʒ/ — tiếng Việt không có, đừng đọc thành “ch” hay “gi”: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/
- Âm /æ/ — mở miệng rộng hơn âm “e”: farmland /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
Cách luyện với video này
- Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
- Nói đuổi từng câu ở tốc độ bình thường, lặp lại mỗi câu đến khi nhịp của bạn khớp với người nói.
- Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như thinker, approve, equality.
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