今日热点:罗莎·帕克斯、# GivingTuesday、艾滋病日

AS IT IS 2015-12-02 US Rosa Parks, #GivingTuesday, World AIDS Day, and Psy 今日热点:罗莎·帕克斯、# GivingTuesday、艾滋病日

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Remembering Rosa Parks

On December 1, 1955, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the front of a city bus. She became an icon¹ in the Civil Rights movement in America.

Today is the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks standing² up to racism³. Many people used social media to remember the role she played in American history:

Many on Twitter also remarked on Rosa Park’s impact in today’s Black Lives Matter movement.

#GivingTuesday

December 1 was also #GivingTuesday. The day of giving follows America’s two biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

#GivingTuesday encourages people to volunteer or donate to charities and nonprofit organizations. The 24-hour online movement started in 2012. It uses social media to inspire people to give.

The hashtag #unselfie goes along with #GivingTuesday. Twitter users post messages or photos to tell what causes or organizations they supported on #GivingTuesday. #Unselfie is a play on the word “selfie” and is meant to represent generosity⁴.

#GivingTuesday

December 1 was also #GivingTuesday. The day of giving follows America’s two biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

#GivingTuesday encourages people to volunteer or donate to charities and nonprofit organizations. The 24-hour online movement started in 2012. It uses social media to inspire people to give.

The hashtag #unselfie goes along with #GivingTuesday. Twitter users post messages or photos to tell what causes or organizations they supported on #GivingTuesday. #Unselfie is a play on the word “selfie” and is meant to represent generosity.

World AIDS Day

Around the world on December 1, people marked World AIDS Day. On social media, images of red ribbons took over news feeds. Red ribbons are a symbol of support for people living with HIV. Thirty-seven million people around the world are living with the disease.

The World AIDS Day organization created the hashtag #RethinkHIV. It also created social media posts for people to share, in hopes of helping⁵ people better understand HIV.  

PSY

Three years after his viral music video Gangnam Style, South Korean pop star Psy is back in the spotlight⁶.

He released a new video, Daddy, on Monday. His new album came out on Tuesday. It is called “Psy 7th album.”

Like Gangnam Style the lyrics⁷ of Psy’s new songs are in English and Korean. Fans call his Daddy video just as crazy as his 2012 viral hit.

Daddy received 6 million views on YouTube in 24 hours. Although those are impressive numbers, Psy told AFP he thinks there’s “no chance” that Daddy will reach the success of Gangnam Style.

Gangnam Style was the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views. Today, it is still the most-watched YouTube video ever.

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nonprofit - adj. not done for the purpose of making money

cause - n.  something (such as an organization, belief, idea, or goal) that a group or people support or fight for

generosity - n. the quality of being kind, understanding, and not selfish

viral - adj. relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.

1 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

4 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

7 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。