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中英文本
Mother's Day is an important day all around the world, even though it started in North America and Europe. Not all countries celebrate it on the same day, but the most popular day is the second Sunday in May. It is, of course, a day to honour our mothers and make them feel extra special. A punctuation point about the day is that most countries choose the singular possessive “Mother’s Day”, with the apostrophe before the ‘s’ to show that each family honours their mother, rather than all of the world’s mothers. Young children get especially excited about Mother’s Day and put a lot of effort into making cards and presents for their Mums, or Moms in America. For mothers, it is like having a second birthday.
尽管它起源北美和欧洲,但母亲节在全球享有重要地位
Mother's Day in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, etc. means mothers usually get the day off from housework. It is common for children to cook for their mother so she can have breakfast in bed. She also receives presents, flowers and cards. In America, Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants, as children take their Mums to lunch and/or dinner. Americans spend a lot on this day over $2.5 billion on flowers and $70 million on Mother’s Day cards. In Sweden, people buy small plastic flowers and the money raised goes to help needy mothers and their children. Many people are against the idea of Mother’s Day as it is upsetting for children (and adults) who have lost their mother. Spare a thought for them this Mother's Day.
在美国、加拿大、英国以及澳大利亚等国家,母亲通常会在这天摆脱家务烦恼
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重点讲解
1.excited about 对..兴奋
例句:This is why we are so excited about this research.
这也是为什么我们对此项研究如此兴奋
。2.all around the world 全世界
例句:Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan.
世界各国的王室成员和政府首脑齐聚日本
。3.take sb to 带某人去
例句:I will take you to the park.
我带你去公园
。4.a lot of 许多
例句:We have grown a lot of beautiful roses this year.
今年我们栽种了许多漂亮的玫瑰
。