1989年12月8日,第44届联合国大会通过一项决议,宣布1994年为“国际家庭年”(International Year of the Family),并确定其主题为“家庭:变化世界中的动力与责任”, 其铭语是“在社会核心建立最小的民主体制”。
1993年2月,联合国社会发展委员会又作出决定,从1994年起,每年5月15日为“国际家庭日”(International Day for Families) 。设立“国际家庭日”旨在改善家庭的地位和条件,加强在保护和援助家庭方面的国际合作。
5月15日国际家庭日
Lish:The weather is becoming warmer and warmer! Have you taken a picnic with your friends? Eng : I have planned to, but I am busy with reading the cultural dictionary in recent time.英格: 我本来打算去了,但是我最近一直在研读文化辞典。
Lish: The book you brought last time?丽斯:就是你上次带的那本书?
英格:是啊。
Lish: I know Mother's Day occurs on the second Sunday in this month. "Professor Eng", would you tell me the origin of that day?丽斯:我知道这个月的第二个星期日是母亲节。“英格教授”,可以告诉我母亲节的起源吗?
Eng: (Open the dictionary) I'm glad to. In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Miss. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass ever year.英格:(打开辞典)荣幸之至。在美国, 1872年在朱丽亚·沃德·豪建议下设立了母亲节。这一节日是为在战争中失去了亲人的母亲们而设的,纪念她们为和平所做出的牺牲。每逢这一天,豪小姐还会在波士顿举行母亲节的庆祝大会。
Lish:You are so well-read!丽斯:您可真是博学多才啊!
Eng:Thank you for your praising!In this month, there is another famous day,do you know?英格:谢谢你的表扬!这个月还有一天是非常有名的日子, 你知道吗?
丽斯:哪一天啊?
英格:5月15日。
丽斯:我不知道啊。
Eng: International Family Day! This day highlights the importance of families.英格:国际家庭日!这一天是为了强调家庭的重要性。
Lish: Well, Do you know what the word "family" means?丽斯:那你知道“family”这个单词意味着什么吗?
Eng: I think a family is a group of persons whose members love and try to help each other.英格:我觉得家庭就是一个团体,成员们爱护对方并且全力帮助彼此。
Lish: You are partly right. Look at this card! (On the card there is a line of words.)丽斯:你说对一半吧。看看这张卡片!(卡片上有一行字。)
Eng:"(F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU!"英格:“爸爸和妈妈,我爱你!”
Lish:What a classical sentence!丽斯:多经典的一句话啊!
Eng: If we are all flowers, our families are our gardens. It is a place where we can get protected. As gardeners, our parents sacrifice a lot for us.英格:如果我们都是鲜花,那么家庭就是我们的花园。家庭是我们避风的港湾。我们的父母就像园丁一样为我们牺牲很多很多。
Lish: No matter what happens to us, our families will shelter us from the storm.丽斯:无论发生什么事情,我们的家都会为我们挡风遮雨。
Eng: May every family happy!英格:祝愿每一个家庭都幸福!
Lish: Happy International Family Day!“母亲节快乐”英语可不是Happy Mothers' Day!错哪了?