John Hancock has a place in the dictionary.全文翻译

John Hancock has a place in the dictionary because he wrote his name so large that it could be read easily.
John Hancock was a rich man who took an active part in the war against the English and fought for the freedom of the newly-born United States.He was governor of Massachusetts and one of the first men to sign the Declaration of Independence(独立宣言).Yet he is remembered best for his large signature(签名).
The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence,he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without his glasses.(John Bull stands for England as Uncle Sam stands for the USA).Hancock’s signature on the Declaration is four and three-quarters inches long-an inch longer than his usual signature,Today“John Hancock” can be used to mean any person’s signature.
约翰.汉考克已经在字典里写下了自己的名字,如此之大以至可以很容易的看到.
约翰.汉考克是个富有的人,为争取自由的新生的美国而积极参加战争反对英国.他是马塞诸塞州州长和第一个人签署《独立宣言》的人.他因为这个意义重大的签名被世人记住.
故事是说,当汉考克坐下签署《独立宣言》,他说他要写他的亲笔签名,大到足以让约翰公牛不戴眼镜来读.(约翰·公牛代表英格兰就像山姆大叔代表美国).汉考克签名的声明是四分之三英寸即隆安英寸长,比他平常的签名长得多,今天"约翰.汉考克”可以用来代表任何人的签名.