【大家说英语】 第224期:庆祝父亲节

 Lesson 3 News¹ 第三课 实时新闻

August 7 8月7日

Celebrating² Fathers 庆祝父亲节

Happy Father's Day! 父亲节快乐！

Many countries celebrate³ Father's Day on the third Sunday in June. 许多国家都在六月的第三个星期日庆祝父亲节，

But in Taiwan, Father's Day is on August 8. 可是台湾的父亲节是在八月八日。

Why? Because the Chinese word for August 8 sounds like the word for father, baba. 为什么呢？因为在中文里，八月八日听起来像爸爸。

How do people celebrate Father's Day? 人们如何庆祝父亲节呢？

Some buy their dad a gift. 有些人会买礼物送给爸爸，

It may be something to wear or a special treat⁴. 可能是衣物或者特别的点心；

Others⁵ take their dad out for a meal⁶. 有些人会带爸爸出外用餐；

Some people like to plan⁷ an activity⁸. 有些人则是喜欢规划家庭活动，

Then the family can spend time with their dad. 这样全家人就都能够有时间和爸爸在一起。

Why is there a special day for fathers? 为什么会有父亲的特别节日呢？

Because fathers are important⁹. 因为父亲很重要，

Fathers provide¹⁰ for their children. 父亲供应子女的需要。

They work so their families can have food, clothes and a place to live. 他们努力工作，好让家人能有食物可以吃、有衣服可以穿、有房子可以住；

Fathers protect¹¹ their families and keep them safe, too. 父亲也会保护家人的安全；

Fathers are also teachers. 父亲还是老师，

They teach their children to make good decisions¹². 他们教导子女做出好的决定；

Good fathers believe¹³ in their children. 好爸爸对自己的子女有信心，

They help them grow up to be good adults¹⁴. 他们会协助子女成长为正直的成年人。

Fathers are an important part¹⁵ of their children's lives. 父亲是儿童生命中很重要的一个角色，

They help their children succeed¹⁶ and learn useful¹⁷ skills¹⁸. 他们帮助子女获取成功并且学习有用的技能。

Good fathers encourage¹⁹ their children. 好父亲会鼓励子女，

They help them when life²⁰ is hard. 也会在人生不顺遂的时候帮助他们。

They are glad when good things happen to their children. 子女如果有好的际遇，父亲会为他们感到高兴。

Fathers also teach their children to be confident²¹. 父亲还会教导子女对自己有自信。

Fathers always love their children, and their children know that. 父亲深爱自己的子女，而他们的子女也知道这一点。

A good father makes life better for his children. 好父亲会让子女的人生过得更好。

Thank your father this Father's Day! 今年父亲节好好感谢你的父亲吧！

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 celebrating   

庆祝（现在进行时 ing形式）

参考例句：

• People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob. 庆祝停战的人们象一群狂欢的暴民。
• The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. 这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

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 treat   

n.宴请，款待，请客；vt.视为，对待，论述，治疗，款待；vi.交涉，谈判，协商，款待，作东

参考例句：

• As you treat me,so will I treat you.我将象你对待我那样对待你。
• We had better treat it as a joke.我们最好把它当作玩笑。

5 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。

6 meal   

n.膳食，一餐，谷物粗粉；vi.进餐

参考例句：

• Did you enjoy the meal?你喜欢这顿饭吗？
• Mother cooked us a good meal.妈妈给我们做了一顿可口的饭。

7 plan   

n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲

参考例句：

• What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
• I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。

8 activity   

n.活动

参考例句：

• Their activity came to a full stop.他们的活动完全停止了。
• Do you like the activity?你喜欢这个活动吗？

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。

10 provide   

vi.供给，提供；vt.提供；规定；准备

参考例句：

• He had to provide for five children.他要供养五个孩子。
• They would not provide any details.他们不愿提供任何细节。

11 protect   

vt.保护，投保；vi.提供保护

参考例句：

• We protect you from danger.我们保护你不受危险。
• An umbrella will protect you from the rain.雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

12 decisions   

n.决定( decision的名词复数 )；果断；决议；（法院的）判决

参考例句：

• Let's not make any hasty decisions. 我们不要匆忙作决定。
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。

13 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

14 adults   

n.成年的人或动物( adult的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Adults are often immune to German measles. 成人往往对风疹有免疫力。
• Many Chinese adults dress their children in brilliant orange, red and pink. 很多中国的成人给他们的孩子穿鲜艳的橘黄色、红色和粉色的衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

16 succeed   

vt.成功，继承，继续；vi.接替，有作为

参考例句：

• It was a good try but it didn't succeed.这是一个很好的尝试，但没有成功。
• If he has no children, who will succeed?如果他没有孩子，谁将继位？

17 useful   

adj.有用的；有益的

参考例句：

• The horse is a useful animal.马是有用的动物。
• He's a useful member of the team.他是该队的一名强手。

18 skills   

技能( skill的名词复数 )； 熟练； 巧妙； 擅长

参考例句：

• They were inducted into the skills of magic. 他们被传授魔术。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

19 encourage   

v.鼓励，激励，支持

参考例句：

• They often encourage the students with prizes.他们经常用奖品来鼓励学生。
• His parents encourage him in his studies.他父母鼓励他在学习上用功。

20 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

21 confident   

adj.确信的，自信的，有信心的

参考例句：

• I am confident in him.我对他有信心。
• We need a confident leader to overcome these difficulties.我们需要一个有信心的领导者来克服这些困难。