But because of the freehold laws, you own all of the land under the property, so you can burrow down.

但是由于不动产法，你拥有所有的土地，所以你可以往下挖地。

So it happened that the freehold of modest proportions became the cherished unit of American farmers.

因此，适度比例的永久产权恰好成为美国农民珍视的单位。

Where the freehold qualification was applied, business men who did not own land were deprived of the vote and excluded from office.

在适用永久业权资格的情况下，没有土地的商人被剥夺投票权并被排除在公职之外。

It is true that in the provision for popular elections, the suffrage was finally restricted to property owners or taxpayers, with a leaning toward the freehold qualification.

诚然，在普选的规定中，选举权最终被限制在财产所有者或纳税人， 并倾向于永久业权资格。

The people who tilled the farms were drawn from every quarter of western Europe; but the freehold system gave a uniform cast to their economic and social life in America.

耕种农场的人来自西欧各地。但是永久业权制度给他们在美国的经济和社会生活带来了统一的形象。