请活得理直气壮一点、自我一点。生活在美国,遵纪守法,为美国政府纳税,就是对美国的最大贡献和忠诚了。另外宪法不是用来“忠诚”的,价值观不是用来“恪守”的,美国也没什么统一价值观,国内公知忽悠的什么“普世”,那是骗中国老百姓的。不信的放狗查universal values。
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C. Rights and Responsibilities/权力与责任
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them./宪法中有四个关于谁可以投票的修正案。试举一个。
答:Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). /十八(18) 岁以上的公民(可以投票)
答:You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. /您投票不必缴钱(缴投票税)
答:Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) /任何公民都可以投票(男性与女性都可以投票)
答:A male citizen of any race (can vote) 任何种族的男性公民(都可以投票)
*49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 列举一项美国公民才有的责任?
答:Serve on a jury /当陪审员
答:Vote /在联邦选举中投票
50. Name one right only for United States citizens./列举一项美国公民才享有的权利
答:Vote in a federal election /在联邦选举中投票的权利
答:Run for federal office /竞选公职的权利
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 每一个住在美国的人享有的两项权利是什么?
答:Freedom of expression /表达自由
答:Freedom of speech /言论自由
答:Freedom of assembly /集会结社的自由
答:Freedom to petition the government/向政府请愿自由
答:Freedom of worship /宗教崇拜的自由
答:The right to bear arms /持有武器的自由
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 当我们宣誓效忠时,是向什么表达忠诚?
答:the United States /美利坚合众国
答:The flag /国旗
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? /当您成为美国公民时做出的一项承诺是什么?
答:Give up loyalty to other countries /放弃效忠其他国家
答:Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States /护卫美国的宪法及法律
答:Obey the laws of the United States/遵守美国的法律
答:Serve in the U.S. military (if needed) 必要时)加入美国军队
答:Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) /(必要时)为国效劳(为国做重要工作)
答:Be loyal to the United States /效忠美国
*54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? /美国公民必须几岁才能投票选举总统?
答:Eighteen (18) and older /十八(18) 岁以上
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?/美国人参与民主政治的两种方法是什么?(注:回答下列任何两项即可)
答:Vote /投票
答:Join a political party /加入政党
答:Help with a campaign /协助竞选活动
答:Join a civic group /加入公民团体
答:Join a community group /加入小区团体
答:Give an elected official your opinion on an issue /向民选官员提供自己对某项议题的意见。
答:Call Senators and Representatives/拨电给参议员和众议员
答:Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy /公开支持或反对某个议题或政策
答:Run for office /竞选公职
答:Write to a newspaper /向报社投函
*56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? 寄送联邦所得税表的截止日期是哪一天?
答:(每年的)4月15日
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? 所有男性到了哪个年龄必须注册「兵役登记」?
答:At age eighteen (18) /年满十八岁时
答:Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) /十八(18) 岁至廿六(26) 岁之间
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这是入籍誓词
我在这里郑重的宣誓:完全放弃我对以前所属任何外国亲王、君主、国家或主权之公民资格及忠诚,我将支持及护卫美利坚合众国宪法和法律,对抗国內和国外所有的敌人。我将真诚的效忠美国。当法律要求時,我愿为保卫美国拿起武器,当法律要求時,我会为美国做非战斗性之軍事服务,当法律要求時,我会在政府官员指挥下为国家做重要工作,我在此自由宣誓,绝无任何心智障碍、藉口或保留,請上帝帮我。
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.