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1、UncleSumEDITOR:赵海燕张勇邓维娇李光亮王秋秀Speaker:张晓蔚Fornearly100years,thisgrandoldpersonificationoftheUnitedStateshasencouragedyoungmentogooffandgetkilledinawarforthegoodoftheircountry.ButdidyouknowthattheimageofUncleSam,firstdepictedinaU.S.Armyposterin1917,wasbasedonasimilarEnglishrecruitmentpostercreate

2、dthreeyearsearlier?OurgreatestAmericaniconisnothingmorethanacheapknock-offofsomeBritishguysnamedLordKitchenerandJohnBull.Nothingsays“Americanindependence”quitelikeatotalripoffofaniconnativetothecountrywefoughtsohardtodistanceourselvesfrom.Truthbetold,UncleSamdoesn’tevenreallycomparetoLordKitch

3、ener.Hedoesn’thaveKitchener’sawesomemustache,andhiscostumelooksespeciallyridiculouswhenyoustandhimnexttoamanwearingthefulluniformoftheBritishArmy.ButthekickeristhatLordKitchenerwasarealperson–hewasEngland’sWarSecretaryfrom1914to1916.We’dliketogiveUncleSamthebenefitofthedoubt,butthefactofthemat

4、teristhatrealpeople–evendeadpeople–trumpimaginarypeopleeverytime.Formorethan170years,UncleSam'snamehasbeenusedtoevokeAmericanidentity,loyalty,andpatriotism.Nootherimagehasbeenreproducedmoreoftentoswayustowardsacommoncauseorbelief.对于拥有170多年，山姆大叔的名字已被用来唤起美国人的身份，忠诚和爱国精神。没有其他图像已被复制更经常地摇摆朝着一个共同的事业或

5、信仰的我们。ItisgenerallyacceptedthatthecharacterUncleSamgothisnamefromSamuelWilson,asuccessfulmeat-packerfromTroy,NewYorkduringtheearly1800s.Inadditiontobutcheringandpreserving,SamuelandoneofhisbrothersalsomadewoodencaskstotransportthemeatthroughouttheHudsonValley人们普遍接受，得到了他的性格山姆大叔由塞缪尔威尔逊，一个成功的肉从特洛

6、伊，纽约在19世纪初封隔器的名称。除了屠宰和维护，塞缪尔和他的一个兄弟也木桶整个运输哈德逊谷的肉。Duringthewarof1812,whilenortherntroopswereheadquarterednearTroy,theWilsonbrothersreceivedagovernmentcontracttosupplymeattothesoldiers.Samalsobeganworkingasanarmymeatinspector.OnalltheWilsonbrothers'casksofmeat,andonallothercasksthatpassedhisinsp

7、ection,Samstampedtheinitials"U.S."Althoughintendedtostandfor"UnitedStates,"thiscausedsomeconsternationbecausethemoretypicalabbreviationatthetimewas"U.States."在1812年战争，北方军队总部附近被特洛伊，威尔逊兄弟收到了政府合同，供应肉食的士兵。山姆也开始作为一支军队肉类检查工作。在所有的威尔逊兄弟木桶肉，并通过了