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| El Cuatro de Julio |
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| We celebrate the fourth of July because it is Independence Day. |
| Celebramos el 4 de Julio porque es el Día de la Independencia. |
| On July 4, 1776, America declared its independence from England. |
| El 4 de Julio de 1776, Norteamérica declaró su independencia de Inglaterra. |
| The U.S. declared independence from England more than 200 years ago. |
| Los Estados Unidos declararon la independencia hace más de 200 años. |
| Usually, each city has a celebration in a park. Bands play music in the parks. |
| Normalmente, cada ciudad tiene una celebración en un parque. Bandas de música tocan en los parques. |
| People eat a picnic lunch. People eat hot dogs and hamburgers in the parks. |
| La gente come su almuerzo en un día de campo. La gente come hot dogs y hamburguesas en los parques. |
| And there are fireworks at night. The fireworks are spectacular. |
| Y hay fuegos artificiales en la noche. Los fuegos artificiales son espectaculares. |
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| fourth |
cuarto (4) |
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usually |
normalamente |
| we celebrate |
celebrantamos |
each |
cada |
| independence |
indepenscia |
play |
tocar |
| day |
dia |
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eat |
comer |
| declared |
declaro |
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there are |
hay |
| fireworks |
fuegos artificiales |
at night |
denoche |
| more than |
mas que |
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spectacular |
espectacular |
| ago |
hace |
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| When is Independence Day? |
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| ¿Cuándo es el día de la Independencia? |
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| U.S. Government |
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| The president is elected by a majority of the people. |
| El Presidente es elegido por la mayoría de votos de la gente. |
| The president is elected for four years. The term of office is four years. |
| El Presidente es elegido por cuatro años. El término del cargo es de cuatro años. |
| George Washington was the first president. |
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| George Washington fué el primer presidente. |
| George Washington was a general in the war for independence. |
| George Washington fué un general en la guerra de independencia. |
| George Washington is called the Father of Our Country. |
| George Washington es llamado el Padre de Nuestro País. |
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| US |
Estados Unidos |
office |
cargo |
| government |
gobierno |
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general |
general |
| elected |
elegado |
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war |
guerra |
| majority |
mayoria |
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is called |
llamado |
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termino |
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Father |
padre |
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| Who was the first president? |
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| ¿Quién fué el primer Presidente? |
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| Who is the president today? |
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| ¿Quién es el Presidente actualmente? |
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