世界節(jié)假日博覽 第11期:澳大利亞國慶日

　　Australia Day is celebrated annually on January the 26th. It is an official national holiday and most Australians take the day off work. All schools close. Australia Daycommemorates the creation of the first British settlement in Australia in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip, the very first Governor of New South Wales, set up a community to run a prison in what is now Sydney. The earliest records of Australia Day date back to 1808. Not all Australians celebrate this day. Many Aboriginal Australians do not like the idea of a dayto celebrate the British landing. Aborigines have dubbed the 26 January as "Invasion Day" or "Survival Day". The latter name celebrates the fact that the Aboriginal peoples and culture have not been wiped out.
　每年的1月26日是澳大利亞國慶日。國慶日是官方假期，絕大部分澳大利亞人會在這一天休息，學校放假。澳大利亞國慶日慶祝的是1788年英國在澳大利亞建立了第一個殖民區(qū)。新南威爾士州首任總督亞瑟·菲力浦在如今的悉尼設(shè)立監(jiān)獄。最早的澳大利亞國慶日可追溯到1808年。并不是所有的澳大利亞人都慶祝這一節(jié)日。許多澳洲土著居民并不喜歡慶祝英國人登陸的日子。土著人將這一天稱為“侵略日”或是“生存日”，說明土著人和土著文化依然存在。
　　The Prime Minister announces the Australian of the Year on the eve of Australia Day. This goes to the Australian who has made a "significant contribution to the Australian community and nation and is an inspirational role model for the Australian community". There are many other celebrations across the country, including many spectacular fireworks displays. The biggest one is in Perth, capital of Western Australia. Sydney holds a tall ships race in its world famous harbour. Other state and territory capitals hold their own celebrations. Australia’s Prime Minister usually makes a speech to the nation and talks about what being an Australian means and how proud Australians should be of their country.
　　首相宣布澳大利亞年度獎將在澳大利亞國慶日前夕公布。獎項將頒給社區(qū)和那些為國家做出卓越貢獻的人，以及那些成為澳大利亞精神模范。全國將為國慶節(jié)將舉辦多種慶祝活動，包括盛大的煙火表演。其中最大的煙火表演在西澳洲的首府佩斯。悉尼將在世界著名的海港舉辦高桅橫帆船比賽。其他州和地區(qū)首都也將擁有自己的慶祝方式。澳大利亞首相經(jīng)常會在這一天進行演講，并談?wù)撽P(guān)于成為澳大利亞人的意義，以及澳大利亞人應(yīng)該為生活在這個國家感到驕傲等話題。
　　1.fireworks display 煙火表演
　　例句：A young, glittering collection of stars looks like a fireworks display.
　　年輕的星體簇猶如煙花匯演。
　　2.tall ship 高桅橫帆船
　　例句：The Boy Scouts of America are auctioning off a 101-year-old wooden tall ship, once used to teach sailing techniques and maritime history, because it needs costlyrepairs.
　　近日，美國童子軍組織打算在網(wǎng)上拍賣具有101年歷史的阿爾戈斯號高桅橫帆船，該船過去曾被用來教授航海知識，但由于該組織拿不出巨額修理費對帆船進行維護，只能“忍痛割愛”將其賣掉。
　　3.role model 模范
　　例句：They say it is time to elect a women president, believing such a victory will serve as a role model for the next generation.
　 他們說是時候選舉一個女總統(tǒng)了，相信這女總統(tǒng)會給下一代起表率作用。
　　4.dub as 認為
　　例句：Some people dub China as "The Bicycle Kingdom". Yet in the past, you could hardly see anyone from this kingdom in the international cycling events.
　　有人將中國稱為是自行車王國，然而，在幾年前國際自行車賽場上卻沒有國人的身影。