“五一劳动节”英语知多少?

作者:徐亚辉    发布时间:2021/5/3 14:48:00    浏览:2114


 

国际劳动节的来历

51日是国际劳动节。这是全世界劳动人民的节日。这一天,庆祝活动在世界各地举行。80多个国家庆祝国际劳动节。

The History of the International Labor Day

On 1st May 1886, a strike and demonstration of large scale happened in America, which involved 35 thousand persons. Then it was repressed by the police and two demonstrators were shot. The situation got worse: more people died because of the confrontation between the government and the people.

188651日,美国芝加哥发生了大规模的罢工和示威,有35千人参加。随后,罢工遭到警察的镇压,两名示威者遭到枪击。情况变得更加糟糕,更多的人因为和政府对抗而死亡。

To remember the great labor movement, the protests of workers broke out all over the world. This was the predecessor of the International Labor Day. In July 1889, the Second International leaded by Friedrich Engels held a congress in Paris which decided to set 1st May as the International Labor Day.

为了纪念伟大的劳工运动,抗议活动在世界各地爆发。这是国际劳动节的前身。18897月,由恩格斯领导的第二国际组织在巴黎召开了一次会议,决定将51日定为国际劳动节。

The International Labor Day in China

The celebration of the International Labor Day in China can be traced back to 1918. On 1st May 1920, the first commemorative activity was held. All industrial cities held huge demonstrations and gatherings. On the eve of the International Labor Day in 1921, a song named The May Day Memorial Song was created and it was spread all over China.

在中国,国际劳动节的庆祝活动可以追溯到1918年。192051日,举行了第一次纪念活动。所有的工业城市都举行了大规模的示威和集会。1921年国际劳动节前夕,一首名为“五一纪念歌”的歌曲被创作出来,传遍了中国。

From 1998 to 2007, people had a seven-day holiday, which was called the golden week because the tourist industry and the retail industry were boosted during the holiday. Since 2007, the holiday has changed from 7 days to 3 days, and it is called small golden week.

1998年到2007年,人们有七天的假期,这被称为黄金周,因为旅游业和零售业在节日期间都得到了发展。从2007年开始,这个节日从7天变成了3天,被称为“小黄金周”。

劳动节英语怎么说?

资本主义国家不庆祝"五一劳动节"的,因此,要么说五一:"May day" 。 如果你一定要说,就说"国际工人节" international worker's day 不然老外不懂。

如果用"labor day"就不恰当了,在美国labor day是九月份,如果你对美国人说labor day,他们会搞错的。

例句:

Tomorrow is May Day. We are going to make a day of it.

明天是五一劳动节,我们准备痛痛快快玩一天。

They designated May 1st as International Labour Day to be observed by the workers of all countries.

他们把“五·一”定为“国际劳动节”,成为各国工人的节日。

The girl chosen queen of a May Day festival.

被选作国际劳动节女王的女孩。

美国劳动节背景阅读:

此节源于美国芝加哥的工人大罢工。188651日,芝加哥的20多万工人为争取实行八小时工作制而举行大罢工,经过艰苦的流血斗争,终于获得了胜利。

为纪念这次工人运动,1889714日,由各国马克思主义者召集的社会主义者代表大会,在法国巴黎隆重开幕。大会上,与会代表一致同意:把51日定为国际无产阶级的共同节日。这一决议得到世界各国工人的积极响应。189051日,欧美各国的工人阶级率先走上街头,举行盛大的示威游行与集会,争取合法权益。

从此,每逢这一天世界各国的劳动人民都要集会、游行,以示庆祝。

从“五一劳动节”学“假期”英语

“五一劳动节”可以把它叫作May Day(五一),Labour Day(劳动节),或是最正式的叫法International Workers' Day(国际劳动节)。老外会倾向于”May Day“,而对国人来说Labour Day更准确一些。接下来我们来一起学习holiday这个词。

或许你会觉得holiday这么简单有什么好学的?其实越简单越容易让你掉以轻心。就最基本的来说,你知道a holidaytwo holidays分别是什么意思吗?

一天假期和两天假期的意思?

这么想就错了。a holiday并非a day,因为holiday的意思是一段时间的假期,并非是一天假期。就算假期持续2天,也算作a holiday

Holiday: a time of rest from work, school etc.

更进一步说,two holidays并不是指“两天假期”,而是“两次假期”的意思。还有,holidays除了是复数之外,还被用来表示持续很久的长假(如暑假)。

不知道刚才的这个小知识点,有没有让你收起一些对holiday这个单词的轻视?如果你想学习更多的有关说法,就来看看这14组词吧。

Phrase 1: public holiday /national holiday / legal holiday

分别是公假、国定假日、法定假日的意思。其实这3个单词在基本就是一个概念,但其中public holiday比较常见,legal holiday最不常见。

Phrase 2: a brief holiday(休息一两天的)短假

Phrase 3: holiday mood休假情绪,“假期综合症”

Phrase 4: summer holidays 暑假

Phrase 5: winter holidays寒假

Phrase 6: Roman holiday 并非指“罗马假日”,指的是辛灾乐祸

Phrase 7: on holiday在休假

Phrase 8: holiday abroad出国度假

Phrase 9: walking holiday徒步旅行

Phrase 10: holiday brochure假日指南,旅游手册

Phrase 11: holiday resort度假胜地

Phrase 12: holiday snap度假照片,纪念照

Phrase 13: holiday romance度假中的浪漫邂逅

Phrase 14: enjoy your holiday节日愉快

五一劳动节相关英语词汇

1.Labour for public good  公益劳动

2.labor and social seurity 劳动保障

3.rehandling duplication of labor 重复劳动

4.fruit of labor 劳动成果

5.labor contract law 劳动合同法

6.physical work / manual work 体力劳动

7.manpower demand forecasting 人才需求预测

8.systems engineering for manpower 人才系统工程

9.Labor and Social Security Bureau 劳动和社会保障

10.labor arbitration 劳动仲裁international labor day(may day) 五一劳动

11.labor force, manpower 劳动力

12.labor legislation 劳动法

13.labor intensive 劳动密集型

14.labour disputes 劳动争议

15.labour discipline  劳动纪律

16.labor of love 义务劳动  

17. reeducation through labor 劳动教养

18.labor economics 劳动经济学

19.working capacity labor capacity 劳动能力

20. labour handbook  劳动手册

21. paid labour 有偿劳动         

五一劳动节相关谚语

1He that will not work shall not eat.不劳动者不得食。

2A work ill done must be twice done.未做好的活,需要重新做。

3As you sow you shall mow.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

4As is the workman so is the work.什么工人出什么活。

5A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)

6The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟有虫吃。

7Food given by another person is only a throat tickler, but food gained by the labour of ones own hand is the food which satisfies.(Australian proverb)人家给的食物只能使嗓子眼舒服,而亲手劳动得来的食物则使人心满意足。(澳大利亚谚语)

8Labour is often the father of pleasure.勤劳常为快乐之源。

9Little strokes fell great oaks.水滴石穿。

10He that will not work shall not eat.不劳动者不得食。

11An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。

12Few words,many deeds.少说话,多做事。

13no songno supper.不劳无获。

14practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

15Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动,叫天何用。

16No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。

17Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

这些谚语无一不说明了劳动的重要性,看看你可以做的家务活有哪些?

cook rice 煮饭

fried dish 炒菜

wash dishes 洗碗

wash clothes 洗衣服

mend clothes 缝补衣服

sweep the floor 扫地

mop the floor 拖地

water flowers浇花

wash dishes洗碗

make dinner/cook做饭

tidy (up) the room整理房间

mop the floor 拖地

clean windows擦窗户

take out the trash 倒垃圾

hang the clothes out 晾衣服

clean the table 收拾桌子

dust the furniture 掸去家具灰尘  

看完此文,是不是觉得更了解劳动节啦?

让我们愉快地劳动吧:)


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