Boston Tea Party

中文含义：波士顿茶党，指1773年美国独立战争前夕，波士顿殖民地居民对英国政府征收的茶叶税发动的一次反抗行动。

英语词性：Proper Noun

美式音标： /ˈbɒstən ˈti ˈpɑr.ti/

同义词：Boston Tea Party was also known as the Tea Crisis or the Boston Tea Party Riot.

易混淆单词：Boston Harbor – a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, located in the northeast city of Boston, and Boston massacre – a conflict between British soldiers and Boston colonists on March 5, 1770, in which five colonists were killed.

双语例句：

1. In 1773, tensions mounted when British Parliament passed the Tea Act, allowing the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies and exempting it from paying taxes in Britain. This led to the Boston Tea Party, a key event in the American Revolution.

1773年，英国议会通过茶法案，允许英国东印度公司直接向殖民地出售茶叶，并免除在英国支付税款。这导致了波士顿茶党，这是美国独立战争中的关键事件。

2. The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of civil disobedience that ignited the American Revolution and contributed to the formation of the United States.

波士顿茶党是一次重要的公民不服从行为，点燃了美国独立战争，促进了美国的形成。