Father's Day
父親節
Father's Day is never quite such the big commercial event that Mother's Day is,probably because it hasn't been in existence for so long.
父親節的歷史不如母親節悠久,因此其商業價值遠不如母親節。
Most people would buy their fathers a card.
大多數人會在這一天給父親送卡片
Some people do buy presents as well.
或是買禮物。
Popular gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can always use even if they don't want them.
領帶,巧克力或短襪會是父親最常收到的禮物,因為即使父親不需要這些禮物,他們也能經常使用。
In the run-up to Father's Day,there will be advertisements on the TV giving us ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy.
在父親節前夕,在電視上會打出廣告讓我們有買CD或其他東西的想法。
Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar merchandise with nice messages on them.
卡片商店將充斥著寫滿祝福的杯子或鋼筆及類似的商品。
Some families might do things together to celebrate Father's Day like going for a meal.
另外,有些家庭會選擇聚在一起,如外出吃飯等。
As a special treat, people might give their Dad a bit of a rest-make him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciated.
有些人也會為父親做一些特別的事讓他休息一下,如泡茶,洗車,除草等。