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<p><span word="THEN">THEN</span>: <span word="America">America</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, 1776</p><p>过去认为：美国于1776年7月4日赢得独立。</p><p><span word="NOW">NOW</span>: <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1783.</p><p>现在认为：美国一直到七年之后，也就是1783年才正式独立。</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="parades">parades</span>, <span word="barbecues">barbecues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>.</p><p>每年的7月4日，美国人都会用游行、烧烤、烟花来庆祝独立纪念日。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Declaration">Declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="by">by</span> 12 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, 1776 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p><p>事实上，尽管1776年7月4日美国12个英属殖民地联合签署了《独立宣言》，并在同年8月扩展到13个，但是当时的美国并没有脱离英国的统治。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="waged">waged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 3, 1783, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p>美国独立战争打了很多年。最后，在1783年9月3日签署了《巴黎条约》，美国才终获自由。</p>
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