#5. How American’s Celebrate Their 4th of July

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This weekend, on Saturday, July 4^th, America celebrated their 244^th birthday! As an American, my local Chinese friends often asked me “Teacher Leslie, how do most Americans usually celebrate their 4^th of July holiday?” So, I thought that answering this question would be an appropriate topic for this week’s article.
这个周末，即7月4日，星期六，美国庆祝了自己的244岁生日！ 作为美国原住民，我经常被本地中国朋友问到“老师莱斯利，美国人通常如何庆祝7月4日假期？” 因此，我认为回答这个问题将是合适本周的话题。

Unsurprisingly, like with most other popular American holidays, food & booze plays a large part in this holiday’s celebration. Since the weather on July 4^th in most of the states is usually pretty hot and sunny, most Americans like to leverage the chance to get together and celebrate by throwing a party and letting their hair down outside with their friends and family with a picnic or BBQ in their backyards or some local park. With that in mind, what kinds of food might you guess are popular on July 4^th?
毫不奇怪，就像在美国其他大多数受欢迎的假期中一样，食物和酒精饮料在这个假期的庆祝活动中起着很大的作用。 而且由于7月4日美国大部分地区的天气通常非常炎热和晴天，因此大多数美国人都喜欢借此机会聚一聚，搞个party，放松一下，在后院或一些当地公园与朋友和家人一起野餐或烧烤，以庆祝户外活动。 考虑到这一点，您认为7月4日会流行哪种食物？

Food that pops into my mind includes BBQ ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, fried chicken, corn-on-the-cob, coleslaw, potato salad, watermelon, lemonade, beer, and, course, apple pie. If you guessed any of these foods, then maybe you know more about this holiday celebration than you thought, great job! 😊
立即出现在我脑海中的食物包括烧烤排骨，汉堡包，热狗，炸鸡，烧烤鸡，玉米棒子，凉拌卷心菜，土豆沙拉，西瓜，柠檬汁，啤酒，当然还有苹果派， 如果您猜不到其中任何一种食物。那么也许您对这次节日庆典的了解比您想象的要多，干得好！ 😊

While food & drink certainly play a big part of America’s modern-day July 4^th fun, besides party-goers enjoying picnics and barbecues (BBQ), we Americans also usually participate in some other traditional activities such as parades, fireworks, and outdoor concerts.
当然，饮食当然是美国7月4日现代娱乐活动的重要组成部分，除了去派对的人享受野餐和烧烤外，我们美国人通常还参加其他一些传统活动，例如游行，烟火和户外音乐会。

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