2018考研英語閲讀:為什麼要過父親節

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　　History of Father’s Day

　　為什麼要過父親節?

History of Father’s Day Festival as seen today is not even a hundred years old. Thanks to the hard work and struggle of Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington that just as we have set aside Mother’s Day to honor mothers we have a day to acknowledge the important role played by the father. However, some scholars opine that Father’s Day history is much older than we actually believe it to be. They say that the custom of honoring dad’s on a special day is over 4,000 years old. There are a few more claims about the Father’s Day origin about which we will learn in this page.

現代父親節的歷史還不到100年。由於華盛頓索諾拉·路易斯的努力爭取，就和我們有專門紀念母親的母親節一樣，我們有了一個特別的日子來紀念父親這一重要角色。但是一些學者認為，父親節的歷史事實上比我們認為的要長得多。他們表示稱，在一個特殊的日子裏紀念父親的習俗已有4000多年曆史。下文就介紹了一些關於父親節起源的説法。

　　Earliest History of Father’s Day

　　一、父親節最早的歷史。

Scholars believe that the origin of Father’s Day is not a latest phenomenon, as many believe it to be. Rather they claim that the tradition of Father’s Day can be traced in the ruins of Babylon. They have recorded that a young boy called Elmesu carved a Father’s Day message on a card made out of clay nearly 4,000 years ago. Elmesu wished his Babylonian father good health and a long life. Though there is no record of what happened to Elmesu and his father but the tradition of celebrating Father’s Day remained in several countries all over the world.

正如許多人所認為的那樣，學者們認為父親節的起源並不是一個現代才有的現象。相反，他們認為父親節的起源可以追溯到巴比倫時代。他們的記錄顯示，在一塊近4000多年前由黏土製成的卡片上，一個名為Elmesu的小男孩刻下了希望父親(巴比倫人)健康長壽的信息。雖然沒有記錄表明Elmesu和他的父親後來怎麼樣，但是慶祝父親節的傳統在全球各地延續了好幾個世紀。

　　History of Father’s Day in US

　　二、美國父親節的歷史。

Modern version of Father’s Day celebration originated in United States of America and thereafter the tradition spread in countries around the world. The world owes thanks to Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd a loving daughter from Spokane, Washington as it is because of her struggle that Father’s Day saw the light of the day.

現代父親節起源於美國，隨後這個傳統在全世界各國都流傳了開來。全世界都要因此感謝來自華盛頓斯波坎的一個可愛女兒索諾拉·路易斯，正是因為她的努力才有了父親節這個節日。

The idea of Father’s Day celebration originated in Sonora’s mind when she per chance listened to Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Fairly mature at the age 27, Sonora pondered if there is a day to honor mother then why not for father? Sonora felt strongly for fathers because of the affection she received from her own father Mr William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran. Sonora’s mother died while childbirth when she was just 16. Mr Smart raised the newborn and five other children with love and care.

慶祝父親節的念頭第一次出現在索諾拉的心中是在1909年，當時她偶然聽到了母親節的佈道。27歲的索諾拉已經相當成熟了，她琢磨着既然有母親節，那麼為什麼沒有父親節?由於受到父親威廉(一個內戰老兵)的影響，索諾拉對父親們很有好感。索諾拉的母親在分娩時去世，當時她只有16歲。後來，父親威廉用愛和關懷將那名新生兒和其他5個孩子撫養長大。

Inspired by Ms Anna Jarvis’s struggle to promote Mother’s Day, Ms Dodd began a rigorous campaign to celebrate Father’s Day in US. The Spokane Ministerial Association and the local Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) supported Sonora’s cause. As a result Spokane celebrated its first Father’s Day on June 19, 1910. Though there was initial hesitation the idea gained gradual popularity all over US and Fathers Day came to be celebrated in cities across the country

受到安娜·賈維斯推動母親節努力的啟發，索諾拉在美國發起了慶祝父親節的運動。斯波坎部長協會和當地的青年會都對索諾拉表示了支持。最終，1910年6月19日，斯波坎慶祝了第一個父親節。雖然最初有點猶豫，但是這一想法逐漸流行起來，全美各地城市都開始慶祝父親節。

Looking at the heightened popularity of Father’s Day in US, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge too supported the idea of a national Father’s Day in 1924 to, "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations". After a protracted struggle of over four decades, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day in 1966. Then in 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father’s Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. Sonora Smart Dodd was honored for her contribution at the World’s Fair in Spokane in 1974. Mrs. Dodd died in 1978 at age 96.

鑑於父親節在美國日益流行起來，1916年時任總統威爾遜批准了這一想法。1924年時任總統卡爾文·柯立芝也對成立全國性父親節的想法表示支持，從而“在父親和孩子之間建立更密切的關係，明確父親們的義務”。在四十多年的`爭取之後，1966年時任總統林登·約翰遜簽署了一份總統聲明，宣佈每年6月第三個星期日為父親節。1972年時任總統尼克松在6月第三個星期日舉行了一場全國性的父親節紀念活動。1974年在斯波坎世界博覽會上，索諾拉因其這一貢獻而受到人們的尊敬。索諾拉最終於1978年去世，享年96歲。

　　Present Day Celebrations

　　三、父親節的禮物。

Father’s Day Festival has gained amazing popularity over the years. The festival is considered to be a secular one and is celebrated not just in US but in a large number of countries around the world including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and India though on different dates. World over people take Father’s Day as an opportunity to thank father and pay tribute to them.

這些年來，父親節受到了極大的歡迎。父親節被認為是一個世俗節日，不僅是美國，包括阿根廷、澳大利亞、比利時、巴西、法國、德國、日本、新西蘭、挪威和印度等國家都會慶祝父親節，雖然日期不相同。世界各地的人們都把父親節作為一個向父親表達感謝和致敬的機會。

On this day children present Father’s Day cards not just to their dads but also grandfathers, uncles, stepfathers or any other person who commands the position of a father in their life. There is also a trend to present Father’s Day gift to dad, most popular of all being necktie. Other popular gift being roses, the official Father’s Day flower. Many people rue that the trend of presenting gifts to fathers has led to over commercialization of the festival relegating the noble idea behind Father’s Day celebration.

在這一天，孩子們不僅會給自己的父親送上賀卡，還會給自己的祖父、叔父、繼父、以及其他任何在他們人生當中擔當過類似父親角色的人送上賀卡。也有在父親節給父親送禮物的趨勢，其中最受歡迎的是領帶。其他受歡迎的禮物還包括玫瑰花——父親節官方花朵就是玫瑰花。但是許多人感歎，父親節送禮物的趨勢被過分商業化了，使得父親節背後的崇高理念蒙塵。