資料來(lái)源：《英語(yǔ)暢談世界文化》




每天一分鐘，我們一起玩轉(zhuǎn)世界文化。山姆叔叔已經(jīng)成為了美國(guó)的代名詞，第一次世界大戰(zhàn)中曾出現(xiàn)過(guò)“山姆大叔”號(hào)召美國(guó)青年當(dāng)兵的宣傳畫(huà)，流傳很廣。 1961年，美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)正式承認(rèn)“山姆大叔”為美國(guó)的民族象征。
童鞋們注意引號(hào)不寫(xiě)，是英式拼寫(xiě)哦~~

Hints:
America
Uncle Sam
U.S.
American
Brother Jonathan喬納森兄弟
Yankee Doodle 洋基傻子
Samuel Wilson
Troy
N.Y. Wilson
It's nice to see you in the library doing some reading, what are you looking at? I'm reading about America and Uncle Sam. Before I started this book I thought that Uncle Sam was a real person, perhaps the uncle of a president or something. He is a popular U.S. symbol, usually seen in cartoons. He has long white hair, a beard and very interesting clothing. Yes, he wears a swallow-tailed coat, a waistcoat, tall hat with a star, and striped trousers. Just like the American flag. But do you know his appearance came from two other symbols in American folklore? I know that, Brother Jonathan and Yankee Doodle. The name "Uncle Sam" was often used to describe the American government. Very good. But do you know when this started and why? It was in 1812, during the war. They said "Uncle Sam" because of the letters U.S. on the soldiers' uniforms. That's right. But some people also say that the name came from Samuel Wilson, of Troy, N.Y. Wilson, whose nickname was Uncle Sam, was an inspector of army supplies.