Thirty-nine elaborate parade floats will celebrate a variety of themes, from the bicentennial of the war for Mexican independence to American major league baseball.

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It's this kind of wealth that allow them to fight this long, hard war of independence, which they finally win.

这些所带来的财富,就成了他们为之奋斗的原动力,使得他们在艰苦的独立战争中获得胜利

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