100.Name two national U.S. holidays.
100.说出美国的两个全国节日的名字。
Answer: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day; Presidents' Day; Memorial Day;
答案:元旦;马丁·路德·金日;总统日;阵亡将士纪念日;
Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas
独立日;劳工节;哥伦布日;退伍军人节;感恩节;圣诞节
Explanation: The United States has 10 national holidays, or days when all people who work for the national government and most other people do not have to go to work.
解释:美国有10个全国节日,或所有在国家政府工作的人以及大多数人都不用上班的时候。
These holidays are usually on a Monday or Friday so that people can enjoy a three-day weekend, where they have three days in a row (or right after each other) away from work.
这些节日通常是在周一或周五,这样人们就能享受三天的周末,也就是他们能连续(或紧挨在一起)三天不用上班。
Some of the holidays are found in other countries.
有的节日其他国家也有。
For example, New Year's Day is the first day of the year and is celebrated almost everywhere.
例如,元旦是一年的第一天,绝大部分地方都会庆祝这一节日。
Labor Day is a day to honor (or recognize and respect) workers.
劳工节是向劳动者致以敬意(或认可和尊重)的节日。
Independence Day, in July, is the day when the United States became a country.
七月份的独立日是美国成为一个国家的节日。
And Christmas is the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
圣诞节是基督徒庆祝耶稣基督诞生的日子。
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