Here was burned Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.(這里安葬著托馬斯·杰弗遜。他是《獨立宣言》的起草人，《弗吉尼亞宗教自由法案》的起草人和弗吉尼亞大學的創始人。)

In the Declaration of Independence, the Founders didn't treat happiness as some fuzzy concept; they believed that people wanted happiness and had the right to pursue it.(在《獨立宣言》中，起草人明確提出了幸福的概念；他們相信人民需要幸福并且有權利追求幸福。)

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?(“獨立宣言”是何時通過采用的？)

Serbia says Kosovo's declaration of independence was illegal under international law.(塞爾維亞說，按照國際法，科索沃宣布獨立是非法的。)

Wondering what to do, ferreting in his bag, he found a copy of the Declaration of Independence he had been given at the grocery store, and a light-bulb pinged on in his head.(不知道該干什么好，他在書包里搜出了一本雜貨店伙計送給他的獨立宣言，那一刻，靈感在他腦海里誕生了。)

Kentucky teacher was quizzing her students. "Johnny, who signed the Declaration of Independence?""(肯塔基的一位老師向學生提問。”約翰尼，誰簽署了獨立宣言？)

The court considers that general international law contains no applicable prohibition of declaration of independence.(法院認為，國際法中未包含禁止宣布獨立的條款。)

He badly wanted to return before July 5th, the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's declaration of independence.(他非常希望在七月五日之前返國，這一天是委內瑞拉宣布獨立兩百周年。)

Of course it is. Every declaration of independence is a precedent.(這當然是一個先河--每次宣布獨立都是先河。)

The Council met at the request of Serbia Thursday in anticipation of Kosovo's expected declaration of independence Sunday.(科索沃預計將在這個星期天宣布獨立。就此，安理會星期四應塞爾維亞的要求召開了會議。)