每日背誦第五期83
Elections are the lifeblood of a democracy. The word democracy literally means “the people rule,” an important concept in America's history. In the mid-1700s, England began passing laws that made the American colonies angry. The colonists had to pay more and more taxes and enjoyed less and less freedom. They felt the government of England didn't represent their interests. On July 4, 1776, the colonies declared their independence from England. They wanted to establish a democracy where people could have a voice in government.
選舉是民主的原動(dòng)力。民主這個(gè)字照字面的意思是‘人民自主’，是美國(guó)歷史中一個(gè)重要的觀念。十八世紀(jì)中期，英國(guó)開(kāi)始通過(guò)一些使美國(guó)殖民地憤怒的法律。殖民地人民必須付愈來(lái)愈多的稅，享有愈來(lái)愈少的自由。他們感到英國(guó)政府沒(méi)有代表他們的權(quán)益。一七七六年七月四日，殖民地宣布脫離英國(guó)獨(dú)立。他們想要建立民主制度，使人們?cè)谡杏邪l(fā)言權(quán)。
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