独立日

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The Fourth of July is Independence Day, one of the most important days in American history. 七月四日是独立日，是美国历史上最重要的日子之一。

It celebrates July 4, 1776 — the day the thirteen colonies declared their freedom from England. 这一天是为了庆祝1776年7月4日——十三个殖民地宣布脱离英国独立的日子。

The colonists were tired of paying taxes to a king 殖民者厌倦了向国王纳税，

who gave them no say in their own laws. 却不让他们对自己的法律有任何发言权。

So their leaders gathered in Philadelphia, 于是他们的领袖聚集在费城，

and Thomas Jefferson wrote a document declaring the colonies 托马斯·杰斐逊起草了一份文件，宣布这些殖民地

"free and independent states." “自由独立的州”。

They signed it on July 4th, and the people celebrated with bells, drums, and even gunfire. 他们于7月4日签署了这份文件，人们用钟声、鼓声甚至枪声来庆祝。

Americans still make plenty of noise today. 今天美国人依然热闹非凡。

Families gather for picnics and barbecues — hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon. 家家户户聚在一起野餐和烧烤——有汉堡、热狗、西瓜。

Flags fly from homes and cars, parades fill the streets, 旗帜飘扬在房屋和汽车上，游行队伍挤满了街道，

and at night, fireworks light up the sky. 到了晚上，烟花照亮夜空。

But beneath all the food 但在所有美食

and fireworks 和烟花之下，

is one big idea worth remembering: 有一个重要的理念值得铭记：

that ordinary people decided they had the right to govern themselves. 那就是普通民众决定他们有权自治。

That idea was bold once. 这个理念曾经是大胆的。

It still is. 至今依然如此。