The Boston Tea Party
波士顿倾茶事件

The Boston Tea Party (initially referred to by John Adams as “the Destruction of the Tea in Boston”) arose from two issues confronting the British Empire in 1765: the financial problems of the British East India Company, and an ongoing dispute about the extent of Parliament's authority, if any, over the British American colonies without seating any elected representation. The North Ministry's attempt to resolve these issues produced a showdown that would eventually result in revolution.
波士顿倾茶事件(最初被约翰·亚当斯称为“波士顿茶的毁灭”)源于1765年的大英帝国所面临的两大问题：一是英国东印度公司的财政问题，二是对英国议会权威的持续争论，因为美洲殖民地没有选举产生的代表。北方政府试图摊牌解决这些问题，结果最终导致革命爆发。

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on 16 December, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company, in defiance of the Tea Act of 10 May, 1773. They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor, ruining the tea. The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution, and the American Revolutionary War began near Boston in 1775.
波士顿倾茶事件是波士顿的“自由之子”们在1773年12月16日策划的一场政治抵抗运动。这些人——有些乔装成美洲印第安人——毁了一整船由东印度公司运来的茶叶，以此抗议1773年5月10日颁布的《茶叶法案》。他们登上船，将整箱整箱的茶叶倾倒进了波士顿海港。英国政府对此事做出严厉回应，且该事件进一步升级引发了美国革命。美国独立战争于1775年在波士顿附近爆发，波士顿倾茶事件是美国革命进程中的关键性事件。

The Tea Party became an iconic event of American history. However, according to historian Alfred Young, the term “Boston Tea Party” did not appear in print until 1834.
根据历史学家艾尔弗雷德·杨的研究，尽管该事件在美国历史上具有标志性意义，但“波士顿倾茶事件”这一术语直到1834年才得以在印刷品上出现。