? The history of Mother’s Day

By Claudia/趙厚軍（譯）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

母親節(jié)，是感謝母親的節(jié)日。在母親節(jié)這天，人們通常會(huì)向母親贈(zèng)送賀卡或康乃馨等禮物，以表達(dá)對(duì)母親的敬意。可你知道母親節(jié)的由來嗎？

The history of Mother's Day can be gone back to the times of ancient Greeks,when people held festivities to honor Rhea,the mother of thegods.The early Christians celebrated the Mother's festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary,the mother of Christ.Interestingly,later on an orderstretchedthe holiday to include all mothers,and named it as the Mothering Sunday.The Englishcolonistslived in America stopped the tradition of the Mothering Sunday because of a little time.In 1872 Julia Ward Howe set up a day—Mother's Day,for mothers dedicated to peace.

In 1907,Anna Jarvis,a Philadelphia school teacher,began amovementto set up a national Mother's Day in honor of her mother,Ann Maria Jarvis.She asked for the help of hundreds of law officials and famous businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers.The first Mother's Day celebration was a church service honoring Anna's mother.Anna handed out her mother's favorite flowers—thecarnations.Anna's hard work finally paid off in the year of 1914,when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.

Slowly and gradually,Mother's Day became a very popular and gift-giving activity increased.All thiscommercializationof the Mother’s Day made Anna angry,she believed that the day's feeling was being lost.

Although Anna worries about it,Mother's Day hasflourishedin the United States.Actually,the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year.

Today Mother's Day lives on and has spread to many other countries throughout the world.They celebrate Mother's Day at different times during the year,but some such as Denmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

◆詞語積淀

god/ɡ?d/n.神；上帝

stretch/stret?/v.伸展；延伸

colonist/?k?l?n?st/n.殖民地定居者

movement/?mu:vm?nt/n.運(yùn)動(dòng)

carnation/kɑ:?ne??n/n.康乃馨（花名）

slowly and gradually逐漸地

commercialization/k??mз???la??ze??n/n.商業(yè)化

flourish/?fl?r??/v.昌盛；繁榮

◆典句賞析

1.The history of Mother's Day can be gone back to the times of ancient Greeks,when people held festivities to honor Rhea,the mother of the gods.母親節(jié)的由來可追溯到古希臘時(shí)期，當(dāng)時(shí)，人們舉行慶典紀(jì)念眾神之母瑞亞。

該句為復(fù)合句。when引導(dǎo)的是非限制性定語從句，對(duì)先行詞進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充說明；go back是固定詞組，意為“追溯；回到”。

【即時(shí)嘗試】我喜歡與杰克交談，他很聰明。

2.She asked for the help of hundreds of law officials and famous businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers.她請(qǐng)求數(shù)百名立法者和知名商人的幫助，創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)特殊的日子來紀(jì)念母親們。

該句為簡(jiǎn)單句。ask for是固定詞組，意為“請(qǐng)求；要求”，后面接名詞或代詞；the help of意為“……的幫助”，其中help是名詞。

【即時(shí)嘗試】瑪麗要求給她時(shí)間來考慮這件事。

3.Although Anna worries about it,Mother's Day has flourished in the United States.盡管安娜對(duì)此很擔(dān)憂，但母親節(jié)已盛行于美國(guó)。

該句為復(fù)合句。although意為“盡管”，引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語從句；worry about是固定詞組，意為“為……而擔(dān)心”，介詞about不要誤用為for。

【即時(shí)嘗試】你不必為你的朋友擔(dān)心。

（答案見第63頁）

譯文助讀

母親節(jié)的由來可追溯到古希臘時(shí)期，當(dāng)時(shí)，人們舉行慶典紀(jì)念眾神之母瑞亞。早期的基督徒是在大齋節(jié)的第四個(gè)周日慶祝母親節(jié)來紀(jì)念基督的母親瑪麗。有趣的是，后來的一項(xiàng)命令使這一節(jié)日意義延伸至所有的母親，并將這一日命名為“母親節(jié)”。在美國(guó)定居的英國(guó)殖民者由于缺少時(shí)間而停止了（慶祝）這項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。1872年朱麗婭·沃德·霍為那些致力于和平的母親們?cè)O(shè)立了一個(gè)節(jié)日——母親節(jié)。

1907年，費(fèi)城的一位教師，安娜·賈維斯，為紀(jì)念她的母親安·瑪利亞·賈維斯，發(fā)起了一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，要求設(shè)立一個(gè)全國(guó)性的母親節(jié)。她請(qǐng)求數(shù)百名立法者和知名商人的幫助，創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)特殊的日子來紀(jì)念母親們。第一個(gè)母親節(jié)的慶祝活動(dòng)是在一個(gè)教堂為安娜母親舉辦的。當(dāng)時(shí)，安娜送了她母親最喜愛的花——康乃馨。安娜的努力終于在1914年得到了回報(bào)，時(shí)任總統(tǒng)伍德羅·威爾遜宣布將五月的第二個(gè)周日作為全國(guó)性的節(jié)日，以紀(jì)念母親們。

漸漸地，母親節(jié)變得非常流行，送禮活動(dòng)也日趨增加。但是所有這些商業(yè)化的活動(dòng)激怒了安娜，她認(rèn)為這一天的意義都被扼殺了。

盡管安娜對(duì)此很擔(dān)憂，但母親節(jié)已盛行于美國(guó)。事實(shí)上，這一天已成為一年當(dāng)中最受歡迎的日子了。

如今，母親節(jié)依然存在，并已傳播到世界上許多的國(guó)家，他們都會(huì)在一年的不同時(shí)間里慶祝母親節(jié)。但有些國(guó)家如丹麥、芬蘭、意大利、土耳其、澳大利亞和比利時(shí)依舊在五月份的第二個(gè)周日慶祝母親節(jié)。