胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇223

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　　223 Don't Tread on Me
"Don't Tread on Me" were the words on an early flag of the United States. Though the founding revolutionaries were virtually on trial for treason, they did not tremble before that treacherous¹ monarch² George III. Showing no trepidation³, they fought in the trenches⁴, showing tremedous bravery. Their treasure .. bravery produced strong tremors⁵ and began a trend of revolution that's soon trickled⁶ into all the colonies. Revolution became transient in the minds of the people. From his trove⁷ of power in Britain, the king showed himself to be a mighty⁸ trespasser⁹ as he trespassed¹⁰ upon the rights of the Americans. The colonies would not pay tribute to him so long as he treated them as a trivial tributary¹¹. Relying on tribal¹² notions of warfare¹³, they acted as a tribe, going anywhere and pulling any trigger in order to let freedom ring.
The sad part is, though there is Shalby Foot's famous trilogy of US Civil War, there is, as of yet, no counterpart series that treats the American revolutionary war. There are a few good books written about what was undoubtedly¹⁴ the USA's greatest moment. The problem is length. Whereas, most books about American history could be trimmed. Revolutionary war books need to be longer. We could use more than a one-volume account of the war that made the founding of America possible. The reasons are legion, but the most important is that without an indepth history the slogans of war will be made to seem trite¹⁵. This is no trifling¹⁶ matter. Looking back at the founding principles can only instill pride in the heart and a boost to the intellect. Some professor needs to take a multi-volume look at this most important aspect of history.