世界节假日博览 第95期:国际护士节

 Nurses do one of the most important jobs in the world. There is a special day for us to celebrate them. International Nurses Day (IND) is on May 12 every year. Of course, this is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. On IND, nurses take part in different events to highlight the importance of their work. They give ordinary people a chance to learn about the work they do. Many hospitals and clinics organize fund-raising events to highlight the work of nurses. IND was started in the USA in 1965. The International Council For Nurses decided¹ it was important to have a special day to raise awareness² of the important work of nurses. It is also a day for nurses to pat themselves on the back and be proud of doing such a valuable job.

护士是世界上最重要的工种之一。因此为其设立特殊节日。每年的5月12日为国际护士节。那天也是南丁格尔诞辰。护士们会参与各种活动。普通民众有机会了解他们的工作内容。许多医院诊所会组织募捐活动。1965年，国际护士节源自美国。为了突出护士工作的重要性，国际护士理事会决定设立该节日。从业人员也应为此而感到骄傲。

Florence Nightingale is known as the founder³ of modern nursing. She was British, but was born in Italy in 1820. She was named after her birth place, the city of Florence. She went to good schools and her parents thought she would marry a rich gentleman, which is what all good ladies did then. However, she felt the need to help people and became a nurse. Her parents were shocked. She started her nursing career when she was 33. A year later, she went to Turkey to help British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. She worked very long hours into the early hours of the morning and got the nickname⁴ “lady of the lamp”. She greatly improved conditions in the hospital and changed hospital care and nursing forever.

南丁格尔被誉为护士职业创始人。1820年，南丁格尔出生在意大利，但她却是英国人。因在佛罗伦萨出生，便名叫佛罗伦萨。她毕业于巍巍学府，向其它优秀女孩一样，父母认为她一定会嫁给富豪绅士。然而，她乐善好施，成为了一名护士。父母为之震惊。南丁格尔的护士生涯从33岁开始。一年后，她前往土耳其，帮助在克里米战场中受伤的英军士兵。她经常工作到凌晨，并得名“提灯女神”。南丁格尔极大改善了医院状况，医疗护理发展从此得到改善。

1.name after 以…命名

例句: The machine is named after its inventor.

这台机器是以其发明者的名字命名的。

2.need to 需要

例句: You need to touch up the poem. 

你需要给这首诗润色一下。

3.birth place 出生地

例句: Shakespeare's birth place is visited as a shrine⁵.

莎士比亚的诞生地被参观者视作圣地。

4.take part in 参加

例句: When you take part in any performance, you get out as much as you put in. 

你参加任何活动，你投入多少力量就会得到多少收获。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 nickname   

n.绰号，昵称；v.给...取绰号，叫错名字

参考例句：

• She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？

5 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。