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The Constitution was written during the summer of 1787 at a meeting called the Constitutional Convention in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
該憲法撰寫于1787年夏賓夕法尼亞州費城的一次稱為“制憲會議”的會議上。
It was a long, hot summer that year when the 55 delegates (or representatives) met to write this new set of laws.
那年的夏天漫長而又炎熱，與會的55位代表一起撰寫這套新法律。
Everyone had a different opinion (or thought or belief) about how the new government should be organized.
對于新政府該如何組織起來，每個人意見各異。
This is not surprising, since the delegates had many different experiences and backgrounds.
這并不奇怪，因為每位代表的經歷和背景都不相同。
They were lawyers, teachers, doctors, and military men, and more.
他們當中有律師、教師、醫(yī)生、軍人等等。
The delegates also had some things in common:
但這些代表也有一些共同之處：
they were all white men (no women or non-whites were allowed to participate in the Constitutional Convention),
他們都是白人男士（女士或非白種人都不被允許參加制憲會議），
and they were all wealthy (or had a lot of money) and owned land.
都很富有并擁有自己的土地。
The president (or leader) of the Convention was the famous military general, George Washington, who later became the first president of the United States.
該會議的會長是當時著名的喬治·華盛頓將軍，他后來成為美國第一任總統(tǒng)。
The delegates discussed and argued for many weeks, but they finally agreed on a set of laws that would form (or create) their new government.
代表們商議和爭論了數周，但他們最后一致同意了這套形成他們新政府的法律。
The document they produced (or made) is what we call the Constitution.
他們創(chuàng)造的這個文件就是我們所說的憲法。
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