A: My American friend invited me to a barbecue party on Saturday to celebrate the “Semiquincentennial” — the 250th anniversary of US independence.
B: So how was the US founded?
A: In 1620, a group of Brits — most of whom were Puritans regarded as “separatists” — sailed to North America aboard the “Mayflower” ship.
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B: I know that with the help of the Indians, they started a new life there. Then what happened?
A: The 13 British colonies in North America later jointly signed the “Declaration of Independence” on July 4, 1776. In 1789, George Washington was elected the first US President.
A: 我的美國朋友約我週六去他家開烤肉派對，慶祝美國獨立250週年！
B: 美國是怎麼建國的啊？
A: 在1620年有一群英國人——其中大部分是被視為「分離主義者」的清教徒——搭乘著「5月花號」航向北美洲。
B: 聽說他們在印地安人幫助下，在那裡展開了新生活，後來呢？
A: 後來北美13個英屬殖民地在1776年7月4日，簽署《獨立宣言》而建國，喬治華盛頓則在1789年當選美國第一任總統。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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