世界節(jié)假日博覽 第94期:母親節(jié)

Mother's Day is an important day all around the world, even though it started in North America and Europe. Not all countries celebrate it on the same day, but the most popular day is the second Sunday in May. It is, of course, a day to honour our mothers and make them feel extra special. A punctuation point about the day is that most countries choose the singular possessive “Mother’s Day”, with the apostrophe before the 's’ to show that each family honours their mother, rather than all of the world’s mothers. Young children get especially excited about Mother’s Day and put a lot of effort into making cards and presents for their Mums, or Moms in America. For mothers, it is like having a second birthday.
盡管它起源北美和歐洲，但母親節(jié)在全球享有重要地位。慶祝時間各國并不統(tǒng)一，但多數(shù)會在5月的第二個周日慶祝。我們會在這天感恩母親，讓她們感受到特殊對待。關(guān)于母親節(jié)的英文符號，多數(shù)國家采用單數(shù)名詞“Mother's Day”，“s”前的單引號想要表達(dá)的是，每個家庭感恩自己的母親，而非全天下的母親。兒童對母親節(jié)尤為興奮，在準(zhǔn)備禮物和賀卡上煞費苦心。對于母親來說，母親節(jié)就像是她們的第二個生日。


Mother's Day in the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, etc. means mothers usually get the day off from housework. It is common for children to cook for their mother so she can have breakfast in bed. She also receives presents, flowers and cards. In America, Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants, as children take their Mums to lunch and/or dinner. Americans spend a lot on this day over $2.5 billion on flowers and $70 million on Mother’s Day cards. In Sweden, people buy small plastic flowers and the money raised goes to help needy mothers and their children. Many people are against the idea of Mother’s Day as it is upsetting for children (and adults) who have lost their mother. Spare a thought for them this Mother's Day.
在美國、加拿大、英國以及澳大利亞等國家，母親通常會在這天擺脫家務(wù)煩惱。孩子們通常會給母親做飯，母親可以在床上享用早餐。還會收到禮物、鮮花以及賀卡。在母親節(jié)那天，美國餐廳將迎來全年最忙碌日，孩子們會帶母親去餐廳吃午餐或晚餐。這天的消費也很大，鮮花收贏25億美元，賀卡收贏7000萬美元。在瑞典，人們購買小型塑料花，所得收入將捐給需要幫助的母親和兒童。因該節(jié)日會讓那些失去母親的兒童（或成人）不安，許多人抵制母親節(jié)。我們這次也要為他們想想。