Unit 6 Connect
第六單元 連接
Lesson 46: Mothers and Fathers Are Special
第46課： 媽媽和爸爸是特別的
THINK ABOUT IT!
想一想
When is Mother's Day?
母親節是在什么時候？
How do people celebrate it?
人們怎樣慶祝？
What about Father's Day?
父親節呢？
How did Mother's Day start?
母親節的起源是什么？
In North America,
在北美，
people do special things for their mothers and fathers on one day each year.
人們每年中在一天為他們的爸爸和媽媽做特別的事。
Mother's Day is in May -- right about now!
母親節在五月——就在最近！
If you do something special for your mother this month,
這個月如果你為你的媽媽做了特別的事情，
you can think about millions of people in North America doing the same thing.
你可以想象在北美有幾百萬的人跟你做同樣的事情。
What day is Mother's Day?
母親節是哪一天？
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May every year.
母親節是每年五月的第二個星期天。
How do people celebrate it?
人們是怎樣慶祝的呢？
People give presents to their mothers.
人們送給他們的母親禮物。
Sometimes children make a special breakfast for their mothers.
有時孩子們為他們的母親做一次特別的早餐。
They also try to help their mothers all day,
他們還會整天都盡力幫助母親，
so their mothers can rest.
這樣他們的母親就可以休息了。
When was the first Mother's Day?
第一個母親節是什么時候？
In England in the 1600s,
在十七世紀的英國，
people celebrated "Mothering Sunday."
人們慶祝“拜望雙親日”。
In the United States,
在美國，
a woman named Anna started Mother's Day in the early 1900s,
一位叫做安娜的婦女發起了二十世紀早期的母親節，
after her own mother had died.
就在她自己的母親死后。
She asked the president of the United States to make it a special day.
她要求美國總統將它作為一個特殊的日子。
She wanted children to say "thank you" to their mothers,
她想要孩子們對他們的母親說“謝謝”，
while their mothers were still alive.
當他們的母親依然活著的時候。
Do other countries have Mother's Day?
其他國家有母親節嗎？
Many countries of the world celebrate Mother's Day,
世界上許多國家都慶祝母親節，
but not all of them celebrate it in May.
但不是全都在五月慶祝。
Is there Father's Day?
有父親節嗎？
In North America, Father's Day is the third Sunday of June.
在北美， 父親節是六月的第三個星期天。
People give their fathers presents.
人們送給他們的父親禮物。
On Father's Day, fathers can do whatever they want!
在父親節， 爸爸們可以他們做想做的任何事情。
How did Father's Day start?
父親節是怎樣開始的？
The first Father's Day was in 1910 in the United States.
第一個父親節是在1910年的美國。
Mrs. John Dodd wanted a special day for her father.
約翰夫人想要為他的父親申請一個特別的日子。
Her father was her hero.
她的父親是她心目中的英雄。
Since his wife had died young,
他的妻子早逝后，
he alone had taken care of his five children.
他獨自撫養他的五個孩子。
Look! I got something for my mother for Mother's Day.
看！ 我給媽媽準備了禮物過母親節。
It's in this box!
就在這個盒子里！
What's in the box?
盒子里是什么呢？
Candy!
糖果！
Parents have always worked hard for their children.
父母總是會為了自己的孩子辛勤工作。
On Mother's Day and Father's Day, children say "thank you".
在母親節和父親節，孩子們要說“謝謝”。
On Father's Day, you can say "thank you" to your grandfather, too!
在父親節的時候，你也可以對祖父、外祖父說聲“謝謝”。
LET'S DO IT!
做一做！
Make a card or write a letter to your mother or father.
為你的媽媽或爸爸做張卡片或寫封信。
Tell her or him why you think she or he is special.
告訴他或她為什么你覺得她或他很特別。