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During a later war in 1812, Wilson gained a position inspecting（n. 检查，视察） meat for US Army forces, working with a man who had signed a contract（n. 合同） with the government to provide meat to the army. Barrels（n. 桶） of meat supplied（v. 提供，供应） to the army were stamped（v. 标记 n. 印记，邮票） “EA-US”, identifying the company (EA) and country of origin (US). According to one story, when a government official visited the plant and asked about the letters, a creative employee told him that US was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. Soon soldiers were saying all Army supplies were from “Uncle Sam”. Barbie dolls is the most famous and best-selling doll in 20th century, which is first on display（n. 展览） at American International Toy Fair in 1959. And now Barbie dolls has been sold to more than 150 countries in the word ,whose total sales is up to one billion dollars .The product is made a series of movies and also adapted to a collection of small games. The Most Expensive Barbie Doll Height — 25 cm Her dress decorated with 881 diamonds totally. $7,700,000 Only One! Break time * American culture 芭比娃娃 Five famous symbols of America： The Statue of Liberty Uncle Sam The Buffalo Nickel American Gothic Barbie The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty which is also called Liberty Enlightening the World is a gift given to the United States by France in honor of 100 anniversary（n. 纪念日） of American independence, standing on Liberty Island in New York . 自由女神像，又称“自由照耀世界”,是法国 赠送给美国独立100周年礼物，位于美国纽约 市自由岛上。 The Statue of Liberty which is also called Liberty Enlightening the World is a gift given to the United States by France in honor of 100 anniversary of American independence, standing on Liberty Island in New York . The Statue of Liberty‘s right hand holds a torch up to 12 meters. The left hand holds “The Declaration of Independence”. Under her feet were broken handcuffs（n. 手铐）, leg irons（n.脚镣） and chains. The Statue of Liberty symbo