外國(guó)人最想和你聊的文化話題：山姆大叔

　Realize Uncle Sam　認(rèn)識(shí)山姆大叔
     1　山姆大叔簡(jiǎn)介
     Uncle Sam is a common national personification of the American government originally used during the War of 1812. He is depicted as a stern elderly man with white hair and a goatee beard. Typically he is dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of the flag of the United States-for example, a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers. The first use of Uncle Sam in literature was in the 1816 allegorical book The Adventures of Uncle Sam by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy.
     Earlier representative figures of the United States included such beings as "Brother Jonathan", used by Punch magazine. These were overtaken by Uncle Sam somewhere around the time of the Civil War. The female personification "Columbia" has seldom been seen since the 1920s. The well-known "recruitment" image of Uncle Sam was created by James Montgomery Flagg, an illustrator and portrait artist best known for commercial art. The image of Uncle Sam was shown publicly for the first time, according to some, in a picture by Flagg on the cover of the magazine Leslie's Weekly, on July 6, 1916, with the caption "What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" More than four million copies of this image were printed between 1917 and 1918. The image also was used extensively during World War II.
     There are two memorials to Uncle Sam, both of which commemorate the life of Samuel Wilson：the Uncle Sam Memorial Statue in Arlington, Massachusetts, his birthplace; and a memorial near his long-term residence in Riverfront Park, Troy, New York.
     2　山姆大叔個(gè)人
     The American icon Uncle Sam was in fact based on a real man, albeit a beardless one.
     A businessman from Troy, New York, Samuel Wilson, provided the army with beef in barrels during the War of 1812. The barrels were prominently labeled "U.S". for the United States, but it was jokingly said that the letters stood for "Uncle Sam". Soon, Uncle Sam was used as shorthand for the federal government.
     The man himself looked nothing like the gaunt, steely-eyed patrician of popular lore. The Abe Lincoln look, along with the starspangled outfit, was a product of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who was one of the most popular artists of the 1800s.
     Uncle Sam became a useful icon in cartoons, much like the John Bull character who represented the United Kingdom. John Bull and Uncle Sam have squared off in hundreds of political cartoons throughout the years.
     The most famous image of the Uncle Sam persona was a World War I recruiting image that depicted a stern Sam pointing his finger at the viewer and declaring, "I want you". It was painted by artist James Montgomery Flagg in 1916, just prior to US involvement in World War I by or even based on the character Sam Slick, created by Canadian.
     山姆大叔的形象代表了美國(guó)，是美國(guó)人很好的榜樣，也是很好的寫(xiě)照。山姆大叔這個(gè)名字的由來(lái)也頗具戲劇性。山姆大叔在美國(guó)有很高的聲譽(yù)，和美國(guó)人討論他時(shí)，每一個(gè)美國(guó)人的臉上都洋溢著驕傲的神情。
Part 2　Key words ＆ Sentences　關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)全知道
     Uncle Sam is one of America's national symbols.
     山姆大叔是美國(guó)的國(guó)家象征之一。
     The United States Congress adopted a resolution which saluted Uncle Sam Wilson as the origin of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam on September 15, 1961.
     1961年9月15日，美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)一項(xiàng)決定，將山姆·威爾遜大叔作為國(guó)家象征。
     At the time of War in 1812, Uncle Sam Wilson obtained a contract to supply beef to the Army, which he shipped in barrels. Those barrels, being government property, were branded with the initials "U.S", people would joke that the initials referred to "Uncle Sam".
     1812年第二次美英戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，山姆·威爾遜大叔獲得為美軍供給牛肉的合同。這些桶裝的牛肉，作為政府財(cái)產(chǎn)烙有"美國(guó)"的英文首字母。人們開(kāi)玩笑稱烙著的首字母表示"山姆大叔"。
     Uncle Sam was a man of great fairness, reliability, honesty, and he was willing to contribute for the country.
     山姆大叔是一個(gè)公平、可靠、誠(chéng)實(shí)，樂(lè)于為國(guó)做貢獻(xiàn)的人。
     Uncle Sam is depicted as an elderly man with white hair and a goatee beard.
     山姆大叔被描繪成一個(gè)有著白發(fā)和山羊胡子的老人。
     The name of "Uncle Sam" and his vivid images can be often seen in newspapers, magazines, literatures and comic books in America.
     在美國(guó)的報(bào)紙雜志、文學(xué)作品和漫畫(huà)中，經(jīng)?？梢钥吹?quot;山姆大叔"的名字及其生動(dòng)的形象。
     Uncle Sam was used on behalf of "American" or "U.S. Government", mainly in the United States, Britain, especially in the media.
     山姆大叔被用來(lái)代指"美國(guó)"或"美國(guó)政府"，主要在美國(guó)、英國(guó)，尤其是在新聞界中使用較多。
     The image of "Uncle Sam" was based on an early cartoon character"Brother Jonathan", who was very famous during the American War of Independence.
     山姆大叔的原型是一個(gè)早期漫畫(huà)人物，名叫"喬納森大哥"，此人在美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期非常出名。
     Uncle Sam became a useful icon in cartoons, much like the John Bull character who represented the United Kingdom. John Bull and Uncle Sam have squared off in hundreds of political cartoons throughout the years.
     山姆大叔成了漫畫(huà)有用的圖標(biāo)，很像約翰牛的形象代表英國(guó)。約翰牛和山姆大叔已經(jīng)在數(shù)以百計(jì)的政治漫畫(huà)中出現(xiàn)了許多年。
     The most famous image of the Uncle Sam persona was a World War I recruiting image that depicted a stern Sam pointing his finger at the viewer and declaring, "I want you". It was painted by artist James Montgomery Flagg in 1916, just prior to US involvement in World War I, by or even based on the character Sam Slick, created by Canadian.
     山姆大叔最有名的人物形象是第一次世界大戰(zhàn)的招兵形象，描繪了一個(gè)嚴(yán)峻的山姆指著觀眾宣布："我要你。"這是畫(huà)家弗拉格·詹姆斯·蒙哥馬利在1916年之前創(chuàng)作的，恰巧早于美國(guó)卷入第一次世界大戰(zhàn)，是根據(jù)加拿大創(chuàng)作的山姆·史利克的形象創(chuàng)作的。