结束了端午假期(The Dragon Boat Festival)，今天就是五月份的最后一天啦。回顾这个月，你收获了什么呢?
明天开始，六月就拉开了序幕，为何不在今天做个30天的计划，看月底可以完成啥？
最近几天放假有些懈怠，未能更文，但是玩儿得很开心，希望明天开始一个月里继续坚持更文和学习提升，一起加油~
明天“六一儿童节”，那么世界上的孩子是不是都在这一天过节呢？其实不是，不同国家有着不同的日子来庆祝儿童节(Children’s Day)。
我在一家外文网站Deccan Herald上看到了一篇文章，介绍不同国家的儿童节(Different countries celebrate Children's Day on different dates)，分享给大家原文，其中重点表达也列举出来，一起学习~
India, which celebrates Children's Day on November 14 to mark the birth anniversary of its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is among several other countries to dedicate a day exclusively for kids.
这段话说印度的儿童节设在11月14日，是为了纪念印度开国总理贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁的生日。
注意句子结构，which引导非限制性定语从句，主干部分是India is among several other countries，而to结构表目的。dedicate动词，“贡献，奉献”。
With an aim to celebrate the spirit of children and their talent, the United Nations General Assembly in 1954 recommended that all countries around the world should set aside a day for this purpose.
注意with an aim to 表示“为了...”，相当于in order to或者for the purpose of doing，注意“联合国大会”的表达，另外set aside表示“留出，空出”。
Suggesting that every country should observe the day which it considers appropriate, the UN body(机构) said, "Children's Day would be seen as a symbol of worldwide fraternity (友爱) and understanding and also be an opportunity to promote the welfare of kids".
注意这个长句结构，前面的suggesting引出的分句是现在分词作状语，其中observe不是“观察”的意思，而是表示“庆祝”。
Initially(最初) International Children's Day began in Turkey on June 1, 1920, and was later adopted by Geneva(日内瓦) during 1925 World Conference. Whereas, every year November 20 is celebrated as Universal Children's Day.
土耳其最早庆祝国际儿童节，时间是1920年6月1日，日内瓦其次，不过每年的世界国际儿童节定在11月20日。
While, Pakistan(巴基斯坦) celebrates November 20 as Children's Day and organises special programmes dedicated to them, China marks the day on June 1 which was earlier celebrated as Dragon Boat Festival in the country.
这句话说得是巴基斯坦在11月20日庆祝儿童节，而中国则在6月1日（端午节之后）。注意while表示对比性转折，“dedicated to them”是过去分词作定语，修饰programmes.
In Britain, August 30 has been chosen for this purpose. On the day, a two-day carnival (嘉年华) is organised in London in which all the school-going children participate.
英国的儿童节在8月30日，届时会举行两天的嘉年华，上学孩子都可参加；
Children's day, which is celebrated on May 5, is also known as 'Kodomo no Hi'(日语里的“儿童节”) in Japan. On the occasion, mothers prepare special dishes of rice like 'Kashiwamochi'(柏饼) for their children.
日本的儿童节在5月5日，母亲会为孩子准备好吃的。（不过据我了解，日本其实有三个儿童节，3月3日女孩节，5月5日男孩节，还有个所有孩子的三五七节，简直太棒。）
接下来的几段分别介绍了美国、澳大利亚、德国、墨西哥和新加坡的儿童节时间，感兴趣的小伙伴可以继续阅读~
The United States has selected first or second Sunday of the month of June to celebrate the spirit of children who are future of the nation. It also marks the whole week as the Family Week.
Australia has declared (宣布) Children's Day on the first Sunday of July, while it celebrates last week of October as Children's week. It holds cultural activities on the occasion and collect funds for the disadvantaged (弱势的) kids by selling cards for the day.
Before its unification, Germany had two days on which Children's day would be celebrated. While in east Germany, it was known as International Children's Day and celebrated on June 1, west Germany marked it as World Children's Day on September 20. Now most parents celebrate the day on June 1.
However in Mexico, the occasion, which is known as "El Dia Del Nino (墨西哥语中的“儿童节”), is marked on April 30. This day children go to school to attend a fiesta (圣日) and are given gifts by the school authorities. They also participate in a special parade(游行) organised for them.
In Singapore, it's October 1 which is a holiday for kids and every school celebrates it in different ways by organising fairs, cultural programmes and parade.
每天进步一点点，共勉~
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