英語四六級必讀美文大綱

Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see whats inside. In America, and in many other countries, one special kind of box contains the future. Its called a ballot box. What people put into the box on election day can change the course oflustory.

驚奇常常是在箱子裏出現：包在彩色包裝紙裏面的生日禮物 朋友寄來牛皮紙包的包裹 不論是怎樣的箱子，人們喜歡打開來看看裏面是什麼。在美國以及其他許多國家，有一個特殊的箱子關係着一個國家的未來，它被稱為投票箱。人們在選舉日投在箱子裏的東西可以改變歷史的走向。

Elections are the lifeblood of a democracy. The word democracy literally means the people rule , an important concept in Americas history. In the mid-1700s, England began passing laws that made the American colorues angry. The colonists had to pay more and more taxes and enjoyed less and less freedom. They felt the govemment of England didnt represent their interests. On July 4, 1776, the colonies declared their independence from England. They wanted to establish a democracy where people could have a voice in government.

選舉是民主的原動力。民主這個字照字面的'意思是人民自主竹，是美國曆史中一個重要的觀念0 18世紀中期，英國開始通過一些使美國殖民地憤怒的法律。殖民地人民必須交付愈來愈多的税，而享有愈來愈少的自由。他們感到英國政府沒有代表他們的權益1776年月4日，殖民地宣佈從英國獨立出去。他們想要建立民主制度，使人們在政府中有發言權。