雅思口语素材：Bastille Day(法国国庆日)
<p> <span word="Bastille">Bastille</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="July">July</span> 14<span word="th">th</span></p><p> <span word="Bastille">Bastille</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> is a National holiday in France. It is very much like Independence Day in the United States because it is a celebration of the beginning of a new form of government.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bastille">Bastille</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 14, 1789, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stormed">stormed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bastille">Bastille</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</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="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storming">storming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bastille">Bastille</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Revolutions">Revolutions</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>. <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span>, <span word="neglect">neglect</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="contempt">contempt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="calamities">calamities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>, <span word="unalienable">unalienable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="respected">respected</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="lastly">lastly</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grievances">grievances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="hereafter">hereafter</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incontestable">incontestable</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>, <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="redound">redound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="recognizes">recognizes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proclaims">proclaims</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auspices">auspices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Being">Being</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>:</p>
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