[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Revision Lesson 11 [00:01.79]复习课 11 [00:03.58]Television Day:The American War of Independence [00:06.45]电视日:美国独立战争 [00:09.33]The American colonists often quarrelled with the British Government [00:12.00]美洲的殖民地居民常与英国政府争吵. [00:14.68]They had to buy British goods [00:16.46]他们必须购买英国货 [00:18.23]and they had to pay taxes to Britain. [00:20.26]又必须向英国纳税. [00:22.28]In 1767 Britain put customs duty on many goods such as tea. [00:25.81]1767年,英国对许多货物征收关税,例如茶叶. [00:29.34]The Government should have known this would cause trouble. [00:31.50]英国政府早该知道这会引起麻烦. [00:33.67]In 1773, [00:35.40]1773年, [00:37.12]some Americans dressed as Red Indians went on to some British ships in Boston [00:40.49]一些化装成北美印第安人的美国人登上停靠在波士顿的几艘英国船 [00:43.86]and threw &18,000 worth of tea into the sea. [00:46.64]把价值18000英镑的茶叶倒入海里. [00:49.42]This was the famous "Boston Tea Party". [00:51.80]这就是著名的"波士顿茶叶案". [00:54.18]The British Government closed the port of Boston. [00:56.45]英国政府封闭了波士顿港 [00:58.72]Then the colonists got ready for war [01:01.26]随即殖民地居民作好了战争的准备. [01:03.79]and George Washington became the commander of their army. [01:06.27]乔治.华盛顿成了这支军队的指挥官. [01:08.75]During the war, [01:10.23]战争期间, [01:11.71]on 4th July 1776, [01:13.87]于1776年7月4日 [01:16.04]the American Congress drew up the Declaration of Independence. [01:18.86]美国国会草拟了独立宣言 [01:21.68]Later,In 1778, [01:23.71]后来在1778年 [01:25.73]France joined the war against Britain and so did Spain in 1779. [01:29.47]法国加入了反英战争.1779年西班牙也参战. [01:33.20]The British fleet surrendered in 1781 [01:35.73]英国舰队于1781年投降. [01:38.25]and the Government did not continue the war. [01:40.32]英国政府中止了战争. [01:42.40]It had to recognize the independence of the new United States of America. [01:45.68]它不得不承认新的美利坚合众国的独立. [01:48.96]In 1789 George Washington became the first president of the country. [01:52.54]1789年乔治.华盛顿就任该国的第一任总统.