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词汇表 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