Jefferson served in the House of Burgesses until the American Revolution ended colonial government.

在美国革命结束殖民政府之前， 杰斐逊一直在众议院任职。

In 1769 he ran for and won a seat in the House of Burgesses.

1769 年， 他竞选并赢得了下议院的席位。

He decided to shut down the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg.

他决定关闭威廉斯堡的众议院。

When he married in 1772, Jefferson was in his third year in the House of Burgesses.

1772 年结婚时， 杰斐逊在众议院任职三年级。

On June 1, 1774—the day Boston's port was to close—the House of Burgesses should not do business as usual.

1774 年 6 月 1 日， 即波士顿港口关闭的那一天， 众议院不应照常营业。

Through this, Washington maintained his  role as representative for Virginia in the House of Burgesses, and he  was increasingly looked to as a guiding force in this time of  great uncertainty and turmoil.

通过这种方式，华盛顿保持了他作为弗吉尼亚州代表在众议院的角色，并且在这个充满不确定性和动荡的时代，他越来越多地被视为指导力量。

The members of the commission included prominent men such as Peyton Randolph, the speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, while Kissam was one of the lawyers representing New York.

该委员会的成员包括弗吉尼亚州众议院议长佩顿·伦道夫等知名人士，而基萨姆是纽约州的代表律师之一。

The very appointment of such a commission aroused the patriots of Virginia to action; and in March, 1773, the House of Burgesses passed a resolution creating a standing committee of correspondence to develop cooperation among the colonies in resistance to British measures.

任命这样一个委员会本身就激发了弗吉尼亚的爱国者采取行动。1773 年 3 月，下议院通过了一项决议， 成立了一个常设通信委员会， 以发展殖民地之间的合作以抵抗英国的措施。