雅思口语素材：George Washingtons Birthday(华盛顿的生日)
<p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washingtons">Washingtons</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span></p><p> <span word="February">February</span> 22</p><p> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="February">February</span> 22, 1732 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="instrumental">instrumental</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conglomeration">conglomeration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territories">territories</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affectionately">affectionately</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p> <span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="III">III</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="settling">settling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="commanded">commanded</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="III">III</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="territories">territories</span>. <span word="Colonists">Colonists</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faraway">faraway</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Partyof">Partyof</span> 1773, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="colonial">colonial</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>. <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inexperienced">inexperienced</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>.</p><p> <span word="Laws">Laws</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="President">President</span>. <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Vernon">Vernon</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carriage">carriage</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Revolutionary">Revolutionary</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p>
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