世界节假日博览 第131期:父母节

 　　Everyone knows Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but not many people know about Parents’ Day. This started in July 1994. President Bill Clinton signed a law that made the fourth Sunday of July a day we can celebrate both of our parents. The law says Parents’ Day is for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing¹ of children”. The day came about because of campaigning by religious leaders. They decided² it was important to have a day to promote responsible parenting. Parents must also celebrate their children on this day. One important theme is to strengthen the idea of the traditional, two-parent family. Campaigners say the increase in one-parent families is leading to a rise in social problems.

　　所有人都知道母亲节和父亲节，但许多人还不知道有父母节。父母节开始于1994年的7月。克林顿总统签署法案，将7月的第四个周日定为父母节。据该法案表示，此节日旨在认识养育儿女的艰辛，为父母提供支持和鼓励。宗教人士的不断宣扬是该节日设立的原因。他们认为该节日可宣扬父母责任感。在这一天，父母也可以为自己的孩子庆祝一番。该节日的重要主题之一就是巩固传统意义上的双亲家庭。活动人士称单亲家庭的不断增加将加重社会问题。

　　Parenthood is the most important responsibility any of us can have. The parent-child relationship is the most powerful human bond³. Becoming and being a parent brings countless⁴ joys and happiness. It becomes the responsibility of every parent to uphold⁵ their duty of raising their God-given gift with love, care and support. Being a parent can be an almost life-long endeavour. One of the most popular activities in many communities is to honor⁶ "Parents of the Year". It is an almost impossible decision to make because there are so many truly wonderful parents. Make sure that on this Parent’s Day, your parents and children know exactly how special and important they are.

　　父母肩负着最重要的责任。亲子关系是人类的重要纽带。成为父母的你会享受无尽的快乐和幸福。每一位父母都有责任用爱，关怀和支持来养育子女。父母几乎是一部终身奋斗史。最为热闹的社区活动要数“年度父母”评选。由于优秀父母太多，我们几乎很难做出最终决定。在父母节，父母和子女都要认识到自己那特殊而又重要的地位。

 

1 rearing   

v.饲养( rear的现在分词 )；养育；抚养；抬起

参考例句：

• She spends a lot of time rearing animals. 她花费大量时间饲养动物。 来自辞典例句
• Soviet women carry the main burden of shopping, homemaking and child rearing. 苏联的妇女承担的主要义务就是采购，做家务及抚养孩子。 来自辞典例句

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

4 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

5 uphold   

vt.举起，支撑，赞成

参考例句：

• We will loyally uphold the principles of the United Nations.我们将忠实地维护联合国的原则。
• It's up to the government to uphold the rights of individual citizens.政府有责任维护各个公民的权利。

6 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。