Father's Day听力原文

Father'sDay听力原文Father'sDay父亲节Father'sDayisafairlynewcelebrationintheBritishcalendarcomparedwithMother'sDay,whichhasbeenaverypopularandwellcelebratedfestivalintheUKforaverylongtime.TheoriginsofthecelebrationareAmericananditwasinspiredbytheactionsofamannamedWilliamSmart.HewasaveteranoftheUSCivilWarandhiswifediedgivingbirthtotheirsixthchild.Heraisedsixchildrenalonewithoutremarrying,whichwasundoubtedlyunusualbackinthosedays.Hisdaughter,SonoraDodd,realisedwhenshewasanadultwhatherfatherhadsacrificedforhischildren.Itwasintheearly1900sandshewasactuallyatchurchoneday,listeningtoasermononMother'sDay.ShethoughtthereshouldalsobeaFather'sDaycelebration.Andsothetraditionwasborn,onthethirdSundayeveryJune,closetotheanniversaryofSonora'sfather'sdeath.BritaintooktheideaofFather'sDayfromtheAmericancelebrationandithasbeencelebratedofficiallysincethe1970s.Father'sDayisneverquitesuchthebigcommercialeventthatMother'sDayis,probablybecauseithasn'tbeeninexistenceforsolong.ButwhatdoBritishpeopledoforFather'sDay?Well,mostpeoplewouldbuytheirfathersacard.ThecardwouldprobablyhaveanicemessageinitsayingwhatagreatDadtheirfatheris.Somepeopledobuypresentsaswell.PopulargiftsforDadsareprobablyties,chocolatesorsocksbecausethesearethingsthatDadscanalwaysuseeveniftheydon'twantthem.Intherun-uptoFather'sDay,orindeedMother'sDay,therewillbeadvertsontheTVgivingusideasofCDsorgadgetswecanbuy.Cardshopswillbefullofmugsorpensandsimilarmerchandisewith'World'sGreatestDad'writtenonthem.SomefamiliesmightdothingstogethertocelebrateFather'sDaylikegoingforameal.Asaspecialtreat,BritishpeoplemightgivetheirDadabitofarest–makehimacupoftea,orevenwashhiscarandmowthelawntomakehimfeelreallyappreciated.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------GLOSSARY词汇 celebration庆祝  inspiredby受启发  CivilWar内战remarrying再婚   sacrificed牺牲   officially正式地inexistence存在   adverts广告   mugs杯子   treat款待origins起源         veteran退役军人raised养育了         undoubtedly毫无疑问的sermon传教         commercial商业性的therun-up…即将到来之际   gadgets小器具，小玩意merchandise商品       mowthelawn除草