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World Book and Copyright Day is on the 23rd of April every year. It is also called International Day of the Book or World Book Days. UNESCO started it in 1995 to promote reading, publishing and to raise awareness of and protect copyright. There are several theories to explain why it falls on April 23. One is because William Shakespeare was born and died on this day. Another is because of a festival held since 1923 in Spain to honor the death of Spanish writer Cervantes. Part of Spain's festivities include a two-day ‘readathon’ of Cervantes'book Don Quixote. UNESCO wants to encourage young people in particular to discover the unique pleasures of reading and respect the authors who have helped shape and change our world.
每年的4月23日為世界圖書與版權日。它又被稱之為“世界圖書日”。該節(jié)日由聯合國教科文組織發(fā)起，旨在倡導圖書，出版以及版權保護。至于為什么設立在那天有許多種說法。有說那天既是莎翁的誕辰，又是莎翁的忌日。還有人認為是為了紀念作家塞萬提斯忌日，自1923年起，西班牙就一直舉行紀念活動。活動包括兩天的“閱讀競賽”，比賽內容是閱讀《唐·吉訶德》。教科文組織希望激發(fā)人們，特別是年輕人的讀書欲望，發(fā)現讀書的樂趣，尊重那些曾改變世界的人物。
World Book Day UK began in 1998. Then Prime Minster Tony Blair gave several million schoolchildren a special 1 pound World Book Day token they could use to buy any book in any bookshop in the UK. What happens in your country on World Book Day? What do you think should happen? It's fantastic that we have a day to celebrate books and authors. They have certainly enriched our lives, from childhood to the day we can no longer read. People say that everyone has a book in them. What would you like to write a book about? Most authors who write their first book do so thinking no one will ever read it. Many publishers were not interested in J.K Rowling's first story about a boy called Harry Potter. Didn't he become famous?
英國“世界讀書日”開始于1998年。首相托尼·布萊爾為數百萬小學生分發(fā)了1英鎊“圖書日”代金券，他們能在英國任意書店購買任意圖書。你的國家如何慶祝“世界讀書日”？你認為應該如何舉辦？我們能為圖書和作家創(chuàng)立紀念日，這太美妙了。從兒時到老年，它們充實了我們的生活。所有人都擁有書籍。如果讓你寫書，你會寫些什么？對于絕大多數作家來說，他們在創(chuàng)作處女作時都曾想過這本書或許會無人問津。許多出版社對J.K.羅琳的“哈利·波特”故事不感冒。然而他沒有成功嗎？
譯文屬可可英語原創(chuàng)，未經允許，不得轉載。
