(单词翻译:单击)
HOLIDAYS ARE REMEMBERING DAYS
节日是回忆往事
Of course you look forward to holidays with great pleasure. You probably can hardly wait for Christmas, your birthday, and Fourth of July.
你当然很期待假期的到来。你可能等不及圣诞节、生日和七月四日了。
Such days mean good times, presents, picnics, parades, and often visits with friends or relatives.
这样的日子意味着美好的时光，礼物，野餐，游行，经常与朋友或亲戚一起参观。
But these days have a meaning that is deeper than that of merely having a good time.
但现在的意义比仅仅享受美好时光更深刻。
Why is it that throughout our land factories, stores, schools, and offices are closed, and everyone takes part in some kind of celebration?
为什么在我们的土地上，工厂、商店、学校和办公室都关门了，每个人都参加某种庆祝活动？
The reason is that great events have happened in the history of our nation and of the world, events which people want ever to remember.
原因是我们国家和世界历史上发生了重大事件，人们想永远记住这些事件。
Fourth of July is set aside so that we shall not forget the long, hard struggle through which our nation went in order to win its freedom.
我们挑出了7月4日，这样我们就不会忘记我们国家为争取自由而进行的长期艰苦斗争。
Armistice Day and Memorial Day remind us of the brave men who have given their lives in defense of our country.
停战纪念日和阵亡将士纪念日使我们想起为保卫国家献出生命的勇士。
On Washington's Birthday and Lincoln's Birthday we honor those great leaders of our people.
在华盛顿和林肯的生日，我们向我们人民的伟大领袖致敬。
So, every holiday has its own special meaning. Holidays are happy days for us all, and they should be;
所以，每个节日都有其特殊的含义。假期对我们大家来说都是快乐的日子，也应该是；
but we should not forget the deeper meaning that each has.
但我们不应该忘记每一个都有更深层次的含义。
If we are happy and comfortable today, it is because others have worked, braved dangers, and perhaps even suffered for us.
如果我们今天快乐舒适，那是因为别人为我们工作，冒着危险，甚至可能为我们受苦。
We want to honor them every year. In this last part of your book you will read stories and poems
我们每年都要向他们致敬。在你书的最后一部分，你将读故事和诗歌
which tell of some holidays that we so much enjoy.
它告诉我们一些我们非常喜欢的假期。
As you read, try to see how each story and poem expresses the true meaning of the holiday.
当你阅读时，试着看看每个故事和诗歌是如何表达节日的真正意义的。
