每日背誦第三期73
Most people are probably aware of the significance of July 4 to Americans. They might not know, however, about the origins of some of the traditions associated with Independence Day in the United States. Fireworks are a feature of national day observations the world over, and play a major role in American celebrations. John Adams, the country's second president and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, either predicted the firework tradition or started it himself; in a letter to his wife, he called for the celebration of the Fourth of July, the day the final draft of the Declaration was officially adopted, with "pomp and parade, with shows, games . . . bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other . . .
大多人可能都知道七月四日對(duì)美國(guó)人的意義；然而他們或許并不知道有關(guān)美國(guó)獨(dú)立日的一些傳統(tǒng)的起源。燃放焰火是世界各國(guó)歡度國(guó)慶的共同特色，在美國(guó)慶典 中更是扮演著重要角色。美國(guó)第二任總統(tǒng)、“獨(dú)立宣言”的 簽署者，約翰·亞當(dāng)斯，就曾預(yù)言了焰火將會(huì)成為一種傳統(tǒng)，或許也正是他本人開(kāi)創(chuàng)了這種傳統(tǒng)。在一封寫(xiě)給妻子的 家書(shū)中，他提到七月四日的慶?；顒?dòng)（七月四日是獨(dú)立宣言 草案正式通過(guò)的日子）：游行盛況、演出、競(jìng)賽……燃起篝 火，燈光照亮天際，從大陸的這端綿亙至另一端……
(短文節(jié)選,本期開(kāi)始連載：美國(guó)獨(dú)立日)
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