A visitor to Boston, a city strongly associated with the events leading up to independence, will certainly come away with a lasting impression of the Fourth of July. The highlight of the day's celebrations is a local orchestra playing a medley of patriotic tunes as one hundred and fifty thousand spectators watch fireworks burst over the harbor.

在七月四日当天有幸身在波士顿的旅客会被这座与美国 独立息息相关的城市所呈现的风貌所打动。当天庆祝活动的 高潮是波士顿交响乐团的爱国歌谣组曲演奏；另外还有超过 十五万观众会集聚港口，欣赏漫天烟火灿烂。

(短文节选,本篇始于：美国独立日)