大學(xué)英語Uncle Sam山姆大叔 精品課件

1、Uncle SumEDITOR:趙慶鵬趙慶鵬 羅榮付羅榮付 趙浪趙浪 徐光宏徐光宏 岑浩岑浩Speaker:趙慶鵬趙慶鵬 For nearly 100 years, this grand old personification of the United States has encouraged young men to go off and get killed in a war for the good of their country. But did you know that the image of Uncle Sam, first depicted in a U.S. Army

2、 poster in 1917, was based on a similar English recruitment poster created three years earlier? Our greatest American icon is nothing more than a cheap knock-off of some British guys named Lord Kitchener and John Bull. Nothing says “American independence” quite like a total rip off of an icon native

3、 to the country we fought so hard to distance ourselves from. Truth be told, Uncle Sam doesnt even really compare to Lord Kitchener.He doesnt have Kitcheners awesome mustache, and his costume looksespecially ridiculous when youstand him next to a man wearingthe full uniform of the British Army.But t

4、he kicker is that Lord Kitchener was a real personhe was Englands War Secretary from 1914 to 1916. Wed like to give Uncle Sam the benefit of the doubt, but the fact of the matter is that real peopleeven dead peopletrump imaginary people every time. For more than 170 years, Uncle Sams name has been u

5、sed to evoke American identity, loyalty, and patriotism. No other image has been reproduced more often to sway us towards a common cause or belief. 對于擁有對于擁有170多年，山姆大叔的名多年，山姆大叔的名字已被用來喚起美國人的身份，字已被用來喚起美國人的身份，忠誠和愛國精神。沒有其他圖像忠誠和愛國精神。沒有其他圖像已被復(fù)制更經(jīng)常地?fù)u擺朝著一個已被復(fù)制更經(jīng)常地?fù)u擺朝著一個共同的事業(yè)或信仰的我們。共同的事業(yè)或信仰的我們。It is generally

6、 accepted that the character Uncle Sam got his name from Samuel Wilson, a successful meat-packer from Troy, New York during the early 1800s. In addition to butchering and preserving, Samuel and one of his brothers also made wooden casks to transport the meat throughout the Hudson Valley人們普遍接受，得到了他的性

7、格山姆大叔由塞繆爾威爾人們普遍接受，得到了他的性格山姆大叔由塞繆爾威爾遜，一個成功的肉從特洛伊，紐約在遜，一個成功的肉從特洛伊，紐約在19世紀(jì)初封隔器世紀(jì)初封隔器的名稱。除了屠宰和維護(hù)，塞繆爾和他的一個兄弟也的名稱。除了屠宰和維護(hù)，塞繆爾和他的一個兄弟也木桶整個運(yùn)輸哈德遜谷的肉。木桶整個運(yùn)輸哈德遜谷的肉。During the war of 1812, while northern troops were headquartered near Troy, the Wilson brothers received a government contract to supply meat to th

8、e soldiers. Sam also began working as an army meat inspector. On all the Wilson brothers casks of meat, and on all other casks that passed his inspection, Sam stamped the initials U.S. Although intended to stand for United States, this caused some consternation because the more typical abbreviation

9、at the time was U. States. 在在1812年戰(zhàn)爭，北方軍隊(duì)總部附近被特洛伊，威爾遜年戰(zhàn)爭，北方軍隊(duì)總部附近被特洛伊，威爾遜兄弟收到了政府合同，供應(yīng)肉食的士兵。山姆也開始兄弟收到了政府合同，供應(yīng)肉食的士兵。山姆也開始作為一支軍隊(duì)肉類檢查工作。在所有的威爾遜兄弟木作為一支軍隊(duì)肉類檢查工作。在所有的威爾遜兄弟木桶肉，并通過了他的所有檢驗(yàn)等木桶，山姆加蓋縮寫桶肉，并通過了他的所有檢驗(yàn)等木桶，山姆加蓋縮寫“美美”雖然意在代表雖然意在代表“美國美國”，這引起了一些驚愕，這引起了一些驚愕，因?yàn)樵诋?dāng)時較為典型的縮寫是因?yàn)樵诋?dāng)時較為典型的縮寫是“美國的國家。美國的國家?！盜n 1961

10、the U.S. Congress acknowledged what political cartoonists had known for years, that Uncle Sam was a national symbol. Congress passed a resolution saluting Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of Americas National symbol of Uncle Sam. 美國國會在美國國會在1961年承認(rèn)了什么政治年承認(rèn)了什么政治漫畫家相識多年，這山姆大叔是國漫畫家相

11、識多年，這山姆大叔是國家的象征。國會通過一項(xiàng)決議，敬家的象征。國會通過一項(xiàng)決議，敬禮禮“作為美國的國家象征祖山姆大作為美國的國家象征祖山姆大叔山姆大叔威爾遜特洛伊，紐約。叔山姆大叔威爾遜特洛伊，紐約?！鄙侥反笫?Uncle Sam) Uncle Sam is used to say that “America or the united states government in the united states, Britain, especially in the use of more. uncle Sam a nickname, the statue of liberty. Ameri

12、cans “Uncle Sam honest, hard-working and industrious as well as patriotism spirit as their pride and the quality. since the spread quickly. the first world war has given rise to the call for the youth of propaganda, popular. in 1961, the united states congress officially recognized uncle Sam in the

13、united nations.Cartoon uncle sam1830s, an American cartoonist had a picture, “Uncle Sam in a long white hair, with a goatee, the star of the priests, dressed in red, white and blue striped trousers three color tuxedo and the united states pattern of stars and stripes (the united states is stars and stripes design） was a tall man. “Uncle Sam the image is by many Americans. in 1961, the united states congress to finally adopted a res