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dStates.Peopleportray(刻画)himasatallmanwithwhitehairandbeard.Hisclothesarered,whiteandblue,andhewearsatophat.pletelycertainofhowitwascreated,butit’eptedthatUncleSamwasnamedafterSamuelWilson.Inthewarof1812,somemeatpackerssuppliedmeatforthearmy.OneofthesemeatpackerswasSamuelWilson.Hewasaverykindman.EveryonelikedhimandcalledhimUncleSam.SamuelWilsonstamped(印上标记)theboxesofmeatforthearmywithabig“US”—fortheUnitedStates.Oneday,somegovernmentofficialscametolookoverWilson’scompany.Theyaskedaworkerwhatthe“US”ontheboxesstoodfor(代表).Asajoke,theworkeransweredthatitstoodforthenameofhisboss,UncleSam.Manypeoplegottoknowthisjoke.SoldiersbegansayingthattheirfoodcamefromUncleSam.Beforelong,peoplecalledallthingsthatcamefromthegovernment“UncleSam’s”.Now“UncleSam”eawell-knownnicknameoftheUSgovernmentintheworld.10