World Milk Day世界牛奶日

游余

It’s a well-known fact that milk is rich with calcium1. It is good for yourteeth and bones2. June 1st is the date to celebrate World Milk Day. And， ofcourse， this is a celebration that can take place anywhere in the world，because milk is a global3 food！

The use of milk in food and drink has been happening for thousands ofyears. Milk isn’t only for drinking. It’s an important ingredient4 for manytypes of foods， such as butter， cream， ice-cream， cheese， bread， cakes and somuch more. It’s also one of the cheapest foods to buy. Some of the largestproducers5 of milk are the United States， India， and China.

World Milk Day started to be celebrated all over the world from June 1st，2001. Over six billion people in the world have milk and foods made from milk.It’s no surprise to celebrate this healthy， delicious food！ You can get the daystarted with a glass of milk.

There are also many activities you can join in to celebrate the day. Forexample， in New York State， USA， several organizations6 have gotten togetherto provide7 a free gallon8 of milk to the people in their local community whovisit a cow farm. In Brussels， Belgium， it was about hosting a toast to9 milkfrom people all around the world. For those who have some free time withkids， it is a good idea to visit a cow farm and learn something about how themilk comes out.

No matter what the activities are， celebrating World Milk Day can be lotsof fun！

眾所周知，牛奶富含鈣。它對(duì)你的牙齒和骨骼有益。6 月1 日是慶祝世界牛奶日的一天。當(dāng)然，這是一個(gè)可以在世界各地舉行的慶典活動(dòng)，因?yàn)榕Ｄ淌且环N全球性的食物！

牛奶在食品和飲料中的使用已經(jīng)有數(shù)千年的歷史了。牛奶不僅僅是用來(lái)喝的。它是許多類型食物的重要原料，如黃油、奶油、冰淇淋、奶酪、面包、蛋糕等等。這也是最便宜的食物之一。幾個(gè)最大的牛奶生產(chǎn)國(guó)是美國(guó)、印度和中國(guó)。

從2001 年6 月1 日起，世界各地開始慶祝世界牛奶日。全世界有60 多億人喝牛奶，吃由牛奶制成的食物。慶祝這種健康美味的食物并不奇怪！你可以從喝一杯牛奶開始新的一天。

你也可以參加許多活動(dòng)來(lái)慶祝這一天。例如，在美國(guó)紐約州，幾個(gè)組織聯(lián)合起來(lái)為當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)參觀奶牛農(nóng)場(chǎng)的人免費(fèi)提供一加侖牛奶。在比利時(shí)布魯塞爾，有人舉辦了一場(chǎng)來(lái)自世界各地的人們?yōu)榕Ｄ潭杀幕顒?dòng)。對(duì)于那些有空閑時(shí)間陪孩子的人來(lái)說(shuō)，去奶牛農(nóng)場(chǎng)參觀牛奶的生產(chǎn)過(guò)程是個(gè)好主意。

無(wú)論是什么活動(dòng)，慶祝世界牛奶日都可以是充滿樂(lè)趣的。

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：daysoftheyear.com）