开国元勋

tā tè bié jǐng yǎng de shì kāi guó yuán xūn

他特别景仰的是开国元勋。

He was fascinated by the founding fathers.

tā hái xǐ huan tí xǐng bié rén qiān shǔ le dú lì xuān yán de kāi guó yuán xūn zhī yī shì tā de dí xì zǔ xiān

他还喜欢提醒别人，签署了《独立宣言》的开国元勋之一是他的嫡系祖先。

He also liked to remind people of his own descent from one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.