第2个回答 2014-01-02
The Context of Declaration of Independence
At one time, the American colonies belonged to the King of England. The king had taken a lot of the Americans’ money for taxes. He would not let them buy and sell things with other countries. He made the people pay for food and clothes to give his soldiers. The king even said that his soldiers could live in the homes of the American colonists.
Many colonists had to give up their own beds or the beds of their children.There could be little protests because the judges and government officials were appointed
and paid by the king.
Many people in America were tired of all the problems with the English king, so their leaders or delegates met to decide what to do. These leaders were rich plantation owners, business men, and ordinary citizens such as Samuel Adams. After the first meeting,a list of pleas were sent to the king, but he refused to make changes. The American leaders decided that they wanted to be independent, or free, from the king. At their next meeting, they chose Thomas Jefferson and some other men to write a paper to tell the world about how they wanted to be free to make their own decisions in their own nation.The colonists’ leaders voted to accept what Jefferson had written and signed their names
on the paper.
John Hancock, the presiding delegate, or leading man, at both meetings was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. The story is that Hancock made his signature big and bold because he wanted the king to be able to read it without the aid of eyeglasses. Hancock’s signature became so famous that even today when someone asks for a person’s signature, he or she sometimes says, “Put your John Hancock there.”
After the other delegates signed the Declaration, copies were made so that all the people could read it. The Declaration said that all men were created equal and that God gives all people important things like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The Declaration also listed the reasons why the American people were mad at the king. Lastly,the Declaration said that the people were starting their own country called the UnitedStates of America.
All of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence knew that the king would not let them be free without a fight. Many of them would be hurt or killed
in the fighting. They knew that if the king’s soldiers won, all who signed would go to jail or maybe even be hanged. Nine of these men died because of the fighting. Twelve of
them had their homes destroyed. These men and the other Americans fought hard and won the war against the king’s soldiers. Now every year on the 4th of July, we remember
the Declaration of Independence and the brave men who fought so that we could be free.
第3个回答 2014-01-02
津巴布韦 （Zimbabwe，又译为辛巴威），全名津巴布韦共和国，是一位于非洲南部的内陆国家。
独立日： ４月１８日（１９８０年）
国庆日：４月１８日（１９８０年）
首都：哈拉雷（Harare），人口１８７万。９～１１月气温１６～３２℃，４～８月气温为７～２１℃。
国旗：呈横长方形，长与宽之比为２∶１。靠旗杆一侧为带黑边的白色等腰三角形，正中一颗红色五角星，星内有一只津巴布韦鸟，白色象征和平，五角星代表国家和民族的良好愿望，津巴布韦鸟是该国特有的标志，也是津巴布韦和非洲国家古老文明的象征；右侧为七道平行横条，黑色居中，向上下两边依次均为红、黄、绿色。黑色代表占人口多数的黑人，红色象征人民为争取独立而洒的鲜血，黄色象征矿产资源，绿色代表国家的农业。
国徽：图案中间为盾徽。盾面上部是蓝白相间的波纹，象征津巴布韦广阔的水域；下部的图案为举世闻名的文化遗址“石头城”（津巴布韦在班图语中是“石屋”或“石头城”的意思），这是非洲古老文明的象征。盾徽上端是五角星和津巴布韦鸟及基座，寓意同国旗。鸟的基座旁有锄头等图案，盾形下方的山坡上有玉米、棉花图案，象征该国丰富的农产品和矿产资源。盾徽两侧各有一只津巴布韦羚羊，底端的绶带上用英文写着“团结、自由、劳动”。
国花：嘉兰。
货币：津巴布韦元 Zimbabwe Dollar ZIM.＄ ZWD 1ZWD=100 cents（分）
世界之最：5亿津巴布韦元是目前世界上面值最大的货币。本回答被网友采纳