汉考克的签字
Hancock's Signature
Because he wrote his name so that it could be read easily, John Hancock has a place in the dictionary.
John Hancock was a wealthy man who helped the patriots in the American Revolution.He was president of the Continental Congress.He was also governor of Massa-chusettsand one of the first men to sign the Declaration of Independence.Yet he is remembered best for his large signature.
The story is told that when Hancock sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, he said that he would write his signature large enough for John Bull to read without his glasses.（John Bull stands for England, as Uncle Sam stands for the United States.）Hancock's signature on the Declaration is four and three-quarters inches long――an inch longer than his usual signature.
Today John Hancock can be used to mean any person's signature.
汉考克的签字
由于约翰・汉考克把他的名字写得易于辨认，所以他在词典中得以占据一个位置。
约翰・汉考克是一位富翁，在美国革命中曾帮助过爱国者。他是大陆会议的主席，也是马萨诸塞州的州长，是首批在独立宣言上签名的人之一。然而，他主要还是因他那硕大的签名而为人们所铭记。
传说当汉考克坐下来在独立宣言上签名时，他说他要把名字写得很大，以便让“约翰牛”不戴眼镜就看得清楚（约翰牛指英国，如同山姆大叔指美国一样）。约翰・汉考克在独立宣言上的签名有4.75英寸长――比他通常的签名长了1英寸。
今天，“约翰・汉考克”可以用来指任何人的签名。
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