国际英语资讯:Independence Day weekend celebrations diminish in U.S. West
<p><span word="DENVER">DENVER</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 5-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cancellations">cancellations</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="beleaguered">beleaguered</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span>, <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1776, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fledgling">fledgling</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2020 <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="spikes">spikes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="mandating">mandating</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="western">western</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shuttered">shuttered</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="about">about</span> 130,000 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>-<span word="at">at</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="FEWER">FEWER</span> <span word="PARADES">PARADES</span></p><p><span word="Historically">Historically</span>, <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="revered">revered</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Page">Page</span>, <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, "<span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 9 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>," <span word="Raising">Raising</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="posted">posted</span>.</p>
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