文档介绍：UNCLE SAM
Uncle Sam Recruiting Poster
The image above presents a rousing illustration of the venerable "Uncle Sam", as he appeared in a World War I Army Recruiting poster.  We will examine how this popular image came about, and how "Uncle Sam" became the popular symbol of the United States.
左边的图片介绍了古老的“山姆大叔”扶正祛邪画像,因为他在第一次世界大战征兵海报出现。我们会研究这个流行的形象是怎么来的,以及“山姆大叔”如何成为美国流行的象征。
It is generally accepted that the character Uncle Sam got his name from Samuel Wilson, a essful meat-packer from Troy, New York during the early 1800s. In addition to butchering and preserving, Samuel and one of his brothers also made wooden casks to transport the meat throughout the Hudson Valley.
人们普遍接受,人物山姆大叔是从塞缪尔威尔逊得到了他的性格的。塞缪尔威尔逊是一位19世纪初来自纽约特洛伊的成功肉类包装商。除了进行肉类屠宰和保鲜,塞缪尔和他的一个兄弟也制造木桶来运输哈德逊谷的肉。
During the war of 1812, while northern troops were headquartered near Troy, the Wilson brothers received a government contract to supply meat to the soldiers. Sam also began working as an army meat inspector. On all the Wilson brothers' casks of meat, and on all other casks that passed his inspection, Sam stamped the initials "." Although intended to stand for "United States," this caused some consternation because the more typical abbreviation at the time was "U. States."
在1812年战争,当北方军队将总部设在特洛伊附近时,威尔逊兄弟收到了与政府订下供应肉食给士兵的合同。作为一支军队肉类检查员,山姆也开始检查工作。在所有的威尔逊兄弟木桶肉,和其他通过了他所有检验的木桶,山姆都在盖上首字母“”。虽然意在代表“United States”,这引起了