口语Festival素材:US Independence Day（美国国庆日）
<p> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="DayJuly">DayJuly</span> 4<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</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="commemorating">commemorating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, 1776, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Englands">Englands</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="III">III</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Taxation">Taxation</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Representation">Representation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1774 <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1775 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Concord">Concord</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Revere">Revere</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Concord">Concord</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p>
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