核心畫面

You can think of Independence Day as one empty square on a calendar that every country fills in with its own date. Whatever date goes in, the square always holds the same event: from this day, we are no longer ruled by another country. Once the square is clear, the American Fourth of July is simply the square as the United States fills it in.

可以想成日曆上有一個空格,每個國家都把它填在自己的日期上。不管填的是哪一天,格子裡裝的事情都一樣:從這一天起,我們不更多收起可以想成日曆上有一個空格,每個國家都把它填在自己的日期上。不管填的是哪一天,格子裡裝的事情都一樣:從這一天起,我們不再被別的國家統治。看懂這個空格,美國的七月四日就只是美國把格子填在那一天而已。

One branch

一個國家自己的那一天

兩個意思其實是同一個格子,差別只在有沒有先填好日期。

noun · B1

The day each year when a country celebrates the date it stopped being ruled by another country, usually as a public holiday with flags, parades and fireworks.

獨立紀念日