世界節(jié)假日博覽 第42期:國際婦女節(jié)

　　International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on March 8 every year. It began as a campaign for better working conditions by women in New York at the turn of the 20th century. The first official IWD was on February 28, 1909. No one knows for sure why the date changed to March 8, but this is the date when thousands of women started annual marches in New York’s streets. The first international women’s conference took place in 1910, in Denmark. Since then, IWD has spread around the world. Today it is an important day to highlight the economic, political and social contributions women have made to our world. Women can now be happier that things are moving in the right direction.

　　每年，全世界會在3月8日這一天來慶祝國際婦女節(jié)。在20世紀之交之時，紐約女性為爭取良好的工作環(huán)境而發(fā)起了抗議活動。國際婦女節(jié)首次在1909年的2月28日舉行。沒有人知道為什么將日期更改為3月8日，但是在3·8這一天，會有上千名女性在紐約街頭舉行一年一度的游行活動。第一次國際婦女會議在1910年的丹麥召開。自此以后，國際婦女節(jié)開始在全世界傳播。如今，該節(jié)日已經(jīng)成為了慶祝女性為世界經(jīng)濟、政治以及社會做出貢獻的最為重要的一天。事情正在向正確的方向發(fā)展，女性應該感到高興。

　　IWD is an official holiday in many countries, including Algeria, China, Cuba, Italy, Poland, Vietnam, and Zambia. All across the world, men give flowers and other gifts to the women in their lives - mothers, wives, girlfriends, sisters, teachers, etc. In Portugal and Romania, women celebrate by having "women-only" dinners. IWD is a big event in India, where people hold celebrations throughout the day. Indian men want to show how important women are to their society. All around the world women are becoming more powerful in business, entertainment, politics and other areas. There are over a dozen nations today with women leaders. However, IWD is still necessary to highlight the inequality millions of women still face.

　　婦女節(jié)在許多國家已經(jīng)成為了官方節(jié)日，包括阿爾及利亞、中國、古巴、意大利、波蘭、越南以及贊比亞。在全世界，男性會在這一天向他們生命中的女性送上鮮花和禮物，她們可能是母親、妻子、女朋友、姐妹以及老師等。在葡萄牙和羅馬尼亞，女性會共享女性專屬晚餐來慶祝該節(jié)日。在印度，婦女節(jié)是一次盛大的節(jié)日，人們會在這一天舉行慶?；顒?。印度男性希望展示女性在社會中的重要地位。全球女性在商業(yè)、娛樂、政治以及其他領域所扮演的角色越來越重要。目前，已經(jīng)有十幾國國家首腦為女性。如今，仍然有上百萬女性遭受著不平等待遇，國際婦女節(jié)仍然需要給予重視。

　　1.take place 發(fā)生

　　例句：When does the wedding come off [take place]?

　　什么時候舉行婚禮?

　　2.at the turn of 之際的

　　例句：At the turn of the century, Africa is trying once more, as it did in independence days, toindustrialize.

　　在這世紀之交，非洲再一次努力實現(xiàn)工業(yè)化，如同在獨立之初所做的那樣。

　　3.around the world 全世界

　　例句：It happens all the time around the world.

　　世界各地隨時都有這種情況發(fā)生。

　　4.make contribution 貢獻

　　例句：What's more, improve our ability to make contribution to the human beings.

　　還有提升自己的能力來為人類做貢獻。

本篇內容翻譯來自可可英語網(wǎng)。