江西 戴劍國(guó)

◆語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀

父親節(jié)是感恩父親的節(jié)日，最廣泛的日期是在每年6月的第三個(gè)星期日。節(jié)日里有各種各樣的慶祝方式，大部分都與贈(zèng)送禮物、家族聚餐或活動(dòng)有關(guān)。這一天，孩子通常一大早就起床給父親做一頓豐盛的早餐，端到父親的床頭，感謝父親的養(yǎng)育之恩。你想知道父親節(jié)的由來(lái)嗎？

Father’s Day,contrary to popular misconception,was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.In fact when a“Father’s Day”was first proposed there were no Father’s Day cards!

The origin of Father’s Day is not clear.Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908.Others say the first Father’s Day ceremony was held in Vancouver,Washington.

Regardless of when the first true Father’s Day occurred,the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs.John B.Dodd of Spokane,Washington.Mrs.Dodd first proposed the idea of a “Father’s Day”in 1909.She wanted a special day to honor her father William Smart,whose wife died while giving birth to their sixth child.Mr.Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State.It was after Mrs.Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19,1910 in Washington.And it was in 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson declared the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day.In 1972,President Nixon officially signed a parliamentary resolution for the establishment of Father’s Day.This festival has finally been established in the form of law and has been used to this day.

Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father,but all men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers,uncles,grandfathers,and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day.

◆詞語(yǔ)積淀

misconception/,m?sk?n'sep?(?)n/n.誤解；錯(cuò)覺

manufacturer/,m?nju'f?kt?(?)r?(r)/n.制造商；制造廠

ceremony/'serim?ni/n.典禮；儀式

regardless of不管；不顧

newborn/'nju:b?:n/adj.（嬰兒）新生的；n.嬰兒

rural/'r??r(?)l/adj.鄉(xiāng)下的；農(nóng)村的

parliamentary/,pɑ?l?'mentri/adj.議會(huì)的；國(guó)會(huì)的

resolution/rez?'lu??(?)n/n.決議；決心

honor/'?n?(r)/v.尊敬；對(duì)……表示敬意

◆典句賞析

1.She wanted a special day to honor her father William Smart,whose wife died while giving birth to their sixth child.她希望有一個(gè)特殊的日子來(lái)向她的父親——威廉·斯瑪特表示敬意，他的妻子在生他們第六個(gè)孩子時(shí)因難產(chǎn)而死。

whose用作關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，并在從句中作定語(yǔ)；give birth to是固定詞組搭配，意為“生（孩子）；分娩”。

【即時(shí)嘗試】他住在一個(gè)窗戶面朝南的房間里。

2.It was after Mrs.Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.多德太太成年后才意識(shí)到她的父親一個(gè)人養(yǎng)大孩子所表現(xiàn)的力量和無(wú)私。

It was...that...是表強(qiáng)調(diào)的句型，意為“正是……；那是……”，強(qiáng)調(diào)after引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；raise one’s children是常見的詞組，意為“撫養(yǎng)……孩子”。

【即時(shí)嘗試】正是因?yàn)樗×耍运蛱鞗]來(lái)上學(xué)。

3.Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father,but all men who act as a father figure.父親節(jié)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為向父親及所有扮演父親角色的人表達(dá)敬意的節(jié)日。

not only...but(also)...為并列連詞，意為“不但……而且……”，連接兩個(gè)并列成分，also可省略。not only...but(also)...連接兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的人稱和數(shù)與其最近的主語(yǔ)保持一致。

【即時(shí)嘗試】不但是學(xué)生們，而且老師也反對(duì)這個(gè)計(jì)劃。

譯文助讀

父親節(jié)與普遍的誤解不同的是，它并非是一個(gè)為了幫助賀卡制作廠商銷售更多賀卡的節(jié)日。事實(shí)上，當(dāng)“父親節(jié)”的提議首先被提出時(shí)，父親節(jié)賀卡根本就不存在。

父親節(jié)的起源尚不清楚。有人說(shuō),它始于1908年在西弗吉尼亞州的教會(huì)服務(wù)。還有人說(shuō)，第一個(gè)父親節(jié)儀式在華盛頓的溫哥華舉行。

無(wú)論父親節(jié)從哪年開始，這一節(jié)日最積極的倡導(dǎo)者要屬華盛頓州斯波坎的約翰·布魯斯·多德夫人了。多德夫人在1909年首先提出了設(shè)立“父親節(jié)”的提議。她希望有一個(gè)特殊的日子來(lái)向她的父親——威廉·斯瑪特表示敬意，他的妻子在生他們第六個(gè)孩子時(shí)因難產(chǎn)去世。斯瑪特先生在華盛頓州東部鄉(xiāng)下的農(nóng)場(chǎng)里獨(dú)自養(yǎng)大了六個(gè)孩子。多德太太成年后才意識(shí)到她的父親一個(gè)人養(yǎng)大孩子所表現(xiàn)的力量和無(wú)私。

1910年6月19日，人們?cè)谌A盛頓慶祝了第一個(gè)父親節(jié)。林登·約翰遜總統(tǒng)于1966年宣布每年6月的第三個(gè)星期天為父親節(jié)。1972年，尼克松總統(tǒng)正式簽署了建立父親節(jié)的議會(huì)決議。這個(gè)節(jié)日終于以法律的形式確定了下來(lái),并一直沿用至今。

父親節(jié)現(xiàn)已成為向父親及所有扮演父親角色的人表達(dá)敬意的節(jié)日。繼父、伯父、祖父及所有成年男性都將在父親節(jié)受到尊敬。