歡樂學習吧

母親節是每年五月份的第二個週日，所以每年的確切日期不盡相同，但我們對母親美好的感謝心意都是一樣的。

母親節是怎麼來的呢？它起源於美國。母親節是由一位名為安娜．賈維斯的小姐所設立的，

為了紀念她的母親。安娜．賈維斯終身未婚，與母親相伴。她的母親不幸在1905年5月第二個星期日過世。

另一方面，安娜．賈維斯看到許多士兵在一次大戰期間為了國家犧牲生命而感到可憐，也使得士兵們的母親與妻子失去依靠。

所以，她和她的朋友開始寫信給一些具影嚮力的權威人士，希望世人能珍惜每個母親對於家庭的貢獻。

很幸運地，她的努力終於有了結果。

1913年，美國國會通過一份議案，將每年5月的第二個星期日定為法定假日。

而威爾遜總統也在隔年發表官方聲言，讓母親節成為全國性的節日，因此「母親節」就廣為世人所接受，

而安娜．賈維斯母親生前最愛的康乃馨也成為了母親節的象徵！

母親節由來的英文版，來練練英文吧！

Mother’s Day originated in the U.S. An American woman, Anna Jarvis, founded Mother’s day to honor mothers.

She remained single throughout her life and had a close relationship with her mother. Unfortunately, her mother died on the 2nd Sunday of May.

At the time Anna Jarvis also felt pity seeing the sacrifice many soldiers made for their country during World War I, and whose mothers and wives lost their contributions to the family.

Therefore, Anna Jarvis and her friends started to write letters to those in influential positions so as to encourage people to cherish every mother’s contribution to their family.

Fortunately, all her hard work paid off.

In 1913, the United States Congress passed the bill and made the 2nd Sunday of May each year an official holiday.

Also in 1914, President Wilson officially declared that Mother’s Day should become a national holiday as well; hence, the tradition of Mother’s Day has been carried on.

Moreover, carnations, Anna Jarvis’s mother’s favorite flowers, have become the symbol of Mother’s Day!

這篇短文有幾個重要單字，一起學習吧！

1. Mother’s Day 母親節

2. pitiful 可憐的；令人同情的

3. sacrifice 犧牲

4. pay off 取得成功；得到好結果

5. carnation 康乃馨

祝全天下的母親，母親節快樂！您永遠是我們生命中最溫暖的陽光！

I LOVE YOU！

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