美国独立日：美国独立宣言全文（双语）[1]
<p>每年7月4日是美国的独立日，1776年7月4日，大陆会议在费城正式通过托马斯•杰斐逊起草的《独立宣言》。以下为美国独立宣言的全文内容。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span></p><p><span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="CONGRESS">CONGRESS</span>, <span word="JULY">JULY</span> 4, 1776</p><p><span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="UNANIMOUS">UNANIMOUS</span> <span word="DECLARATION">DECLARATION</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="THIRTEEN">THIRTEEN</span> <span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="STATES">STATES</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="AMERAICA">AMERAICA</span></p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dissolve">dissolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="entitle">entitle</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="impel">impel</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="separation">separation</span>.</p><p>在人类事务发展的过程中，当一个民族必须解除同另一个民族的联系，并按照自然法则和上帝的旨意，以独立平等的身份立于世界列国之林时，出于对人类舆论的尊重，必须把驱使他们独立的原因予以宣布。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="evident">evident</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="endowed">endowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Creator">Creator</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="unalienable">unalienable</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="deriving">deriving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governed">governed</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abolish">abolish</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="Prudence">Prudence</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dictate">dictate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transient">transient</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="hath">hath</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="evils">evils</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sufferable">sufferable</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="abolishing">abolishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usurpations">usurpations</span>, <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="evinces">evinces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="despotism">despotism</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="sufferance">sufferance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Colonies">Colonies</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="constrains">constrains</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usurpations">usurpations</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="tyranny">tyranny</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candid">candid</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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