英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 90

 Wk 27 (4 July 1776)

Declaration Of Independence ApprovedThis Week in History13 British colonies in North America claim independence from Great Britain.

 

In 1776, during the War for Independence, the Second Continental¹ Congress, comprised of representatives from 13 British colonies in North America, approved the "Declaration of Independence" as drafted by Thomas Jefferson. The document claimed that if a government was tyrannical, the people had a right to overthrow² it, and because of Great Britain's oppressive acts against them, the colonies had the right to declare themselves free and independent states.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。