山姆大叔的英文简介研究报告.ppt

Uncle Sam Introduct from 216 The appearance of Uncle Sam Uncle Sam, a figure sy-mbolizing the United States, is portrayed as a tall, white - haired man with a goatee. He is often dressed in re-d, white, and blue , an-d wears a top hat. Origins of Uncle Sam The exact origins of Uncle Sam as a symbol for the United States are unknow-n. But the most widely ac-cepted theory is that Unc-le Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. Uncle sam wasnt Samuel Wilson  But Sam Wilson looked nothing like the Uncle Sam pictured above. Un-cle Sams traditional ap-pearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is an invention of artists and political cart-oonists. One of these pol-itical cartoonists was na-med Thomas Nast. Nast p-roduced many of the earli-est cartoons of Uncle Sam. Uncle sam become popular The most famous picture of Uncle Sam appeared on an Army recruiting poster. The poster was designed in World War I, and was us-ed again in World War II. The caption reads I Want You for U.S. Army. James Montgomery Flagg drew this picture, and served as the model too! These pictures show you his popular Uncle Sam’s other styles Other knowledge At last I will introduce something about The United States of America in Chinese. 美利坚合众国（The United States of America）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。在英语中，亚美利加 和美利坚为同一词“America”，只是汉译不同，前者指全美洲，后者指美国。 [国旗]星条旗。呈横长方形，长与宽之比为１９∶１０。主体由１３道红、白相间的宽条组成，７道红条，６道白条；旗面左上角为蓝色长方形，其中分９排横列着５０颗白色五角星。红色象征强大和勇气，白色代表纯洁和清白，蓝色象征警惕、坚韧不拔和正义。１３道宽条代表最早发动独立战争并取得胜利的１３个州，５０颗五角星代表美利坚合众国的州数。１８１８年美国国会通过法案，国旗上的红白宽条固定为１３道，五角星数目应与合众国州数一致。每增加一个州，国旗上就增加一颗星，一般在新州加入后的第二年７月４日执行。至今国旗上已增至５０颗星，代表美国的５０个州。每年６月１４日为“美国国旗制定纪念日”。在这一天，美国各地举行纪念活动，以示对国旗的敬重和对合众国的热爱。 【国徽】主体为一只胸前带有盾形图案的白头海雕（秃鹰）。白头海雕是美国的国鸟，它是力量、勇气、自由和不朽的象征。盾面上半部为蓝色横长方形，下半部为红、白相间的竖条，其寓意同国旗。鹰之上的顶冠象征在世界的主权国家中又诞生一个新的独立国家——美利坚合众国；顶冠内有１３颗白色五角星，代表美国最初的１３个州。鹰的两爪分别抓着橄榄枝和箭，象征和平和武力。鹰嘴叼着的黄色绶带上