【大家说英语】 第146期:儿童节

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April 3 4月3日

Children's Day 欢乐儿童节

Moms and dads think about their kids² every day. 妈妈和爸爸每天都会想着他们的孩子们。

But there is one day when everyone thinks about children. 不过，有一天却是所有人都会想到儿童，

That day is called Children's Day. 这一天叫做儿童节。

Different places celebrate³ Children's Day on different dates. 不同的国家庆祝儿童节的日子也不一样，

November 20 is Children's Day in many places around the world. 世界上许多地方的儿童节订在十一月二十日。

Some countries work on this day. 有些国家在这一天仍要上班，

Other countries get a day off⁴! 有些国家在这一天则是会休假！

Everybody⁵ has rights. 每个人都有权利。

On Children's Day, we think about children's rights. 在儿童节这一天，我们会思考儿童的权利，

Kids can learn about their rights. 孩童可以学习知道他们的权利。

Children are the future⁶. 儿童是未来，

Every child should be safe. 每个儿童都应该在安全的环境长大，

Children should be healthy, too. 儿童也应该有健康的身体，

And every child should feel loved. 而且每个儿童都应该受到疼爱。

But some children are not safe, healthy or loved. 不过，有些儿童却在不安全、不健康，或是没有受到疼爱的环境成长。

Children's Day is a great day to help them. 儿童节就是帮助这些儿童的好日子。

Some people visit sick children in hospitals on Children's Day. 有些人会在儿童节探访医院里的病童，

Others⁷ help poor children. 另外有些人会帮助贫穷的儿童。

There are many fun things for kids to do on Children's Day. 孩子在儿童节当天可以做许多好玩的事情。

Some cities have fairs⁸ just for kids! 有些城市会举办专供儿童参加的园游会！

Go to a zoo or museum. 到动物园或博物馆去吧，

They often make Children's Day special, too. 这些地方通常也会为儿童节举办特别活动。

Kids are important⁹. 孩童很重要，

Remember that on Children's Day! 在儿童节要记得这一点！

1 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

2 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

3 celebrate   

vt.庆祝；颂扬，赞美；vi.庆祝，过节

参考例句：

• On October lst we celebrate our National Day.十月一日我们庆祝国庆。
• We want to celebrate his birthday.我们要庆祝他的生日。

4 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

5 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

6 future   

adj.将来的，未来的；n.将来，未来

参考例句：

• We are still on the way of future.我们还在未来的路上。
• We all work hard in the interests of our future.我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作。

7 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

8 fairs   

n.集市( fair的名词复数 )；商品交易会；职业介绍会；（旧时）牲畜市场

参考例句：

• They will be exhibiting their new designs at the trade fairs. 他们将在商品交易会上展出他们新的设计。
• Prices at the fairs are stable with a slight decline. 价格稳中有降。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。