【虎虎的七天国庆日记 Day 1】中国国庆日VS美国独立日
【美国独立日的历史】
米国的独立日俺就插不上话啦，我们先听Alison老师是怎么讲的吧！
The United States calls its national day “Independence Day” or “The 4th of July”, marking its independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution in 1776. The history of Independence Day in the US might surprise you. Americans celebrate on the 4th of July, but America was actually declared independent by Congress on July 2nd. The official document was indeed written on the 4th, and Americans first celebrated their Independence on the 8th!
美国把自己的国庆日称为“独立日”或是“7月4日”，以此纪念1776年在独立战争期间美国从大不列颠独立。美国独立日的历史可能会让你吃一惊，因为虽然美国人在7月4日庆祝国庆，但其实国会是在7月2号宣布美国独立的。官方文件记载的独立日是7月4日，而当时的美国人却又是在7月8日庆祝的！
虎虎插话：原来大家的国庆节由来都介莫分裂啊…… But anyway，只要开心就好啦，嘻嘻……
Traditionally, the 4th of July includes things like firework displays, baseball games, community and family gatherings, vacations, brass band concerts, parades, patriotic songs and lots of grilled food.
传统上，国庆的庆祝包括烟火表演、棒球赛、城镇和家庭的团聚、假期、铜管乐队表演、游行、爱国歌曲演唱、还有好多好多烧烤。
A fun fact: In 1916, a hot-dog eating contest started on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, as a way to test how patriotic new immigrants were!
还有件小趣事儿：1916年在纽约布鲁克林的康尼岛，人们举办了一个吃热狗比赛，以此来检测新移民们有多爱国！
下期精彩预告：国庆必看的烟火表演，敬请期待！
