Welcome to 6 Minute English with me Rob…
欢迎大家和我一起来到BBC6分钟
英语，我是Rob、
…and me Neil.
我是Neil。
Today we’re talking about national independence - that’s when one nation is free from control by another country. Neil, can you think of any countries that have become independent?
今天我们来讨论下国家独立--指的是一个国家摆脱了另一个国家的控制，获得自由。Neil，你能想起几个已经独立的国家的名字吗？
Well, Scotland is talking a lot about this at the moment.
苏格兰正在谈论这个。
Yes, it is. It’s a big political issue which we’ll talk more about soon. And of course we’ll be looking at some words related to independence. But let’s start with a question. How well do you know your history? The Declaration of Independence was made by thirteen American colonies that were fighting for
