世界节假日博览 第122期:加拿大日

 Canada Day is on July the 1st every year. Canadians all around the world celebrate the day when their nation became a country on July 1, 1867. Today, it is a federal national holiday. Many Canadians call it “Canada’s birthday”. Canada Day recognizes the British North America Act of 1867. This united Canada as a single country made up of four provinces. The holiday was not widely celebrated¹ until the early 20th century and was actually called Dominion² Day until 1982. The first official celebrations took place in 1917, which was the golden anniversary of nationhood. Canada's centennial in 1967 marked the start of Canada Day being celebrated with real pride. Dominion Day officially changed to Canada Day on October 27, 1982.

每年的7月1日为加拿大日。全球加拿大人庆祝该节日，1867年7月1日，加拿大正式成为自治领。如今，它已经成为了联邦假日。许多加拿大人称之为“加拿大生日”。加拿大日承认1867年《英属北美条约》。独立的加拿大自治领由四省组成。该节日直到20世纪初才被广泛认可，1982年之前被称之为“自治领日”。并于1917年首次成为官方庆祝节日，那年加拿大自治迎来五十年纪念。1967年，加拿大自治迎来百年纪念，人们可以真正自豪地庆祝该节日。1982年10月27日，“自治领日”正式更名加拿大日。

Canada Day is a time for Canadians to party. There are festivals and events all across the country. Canadian communities around the world also join in the fun. Most of the celebrations are outdoors. They include parades, fireworks displays and music concerts. There are also citizenship³ ceremonies for people becoming new citizens. Canada Day is quite a colourful occasion and it celebrates the nation’s multi-ethnicity. Canada is a very cosmopolitan⁴ country, so you can expect to see flags from all around the world being waved as well as the Canadian flag. Not every Canadian is happy on this day. Many people in the French-speaking province of Quebec see no reason to celebrate. They want their own independence from Canada.

加拿大日是加拿大人民欢聚的日子。全国举办欢庆活动。全球加拿大社区欢聚一堂。多数庆祝活动安排在室外。包括游行、烟火展示以及音乐会。还有加拿大入籍宣誓仪式。加拿大日可谓丰富多彩，庆祝本国多种族文化。加拿大是国际化城市，除了加拿大国旗，你还可以见到其它国家国旗飘扬飞舞。不是所有人都乐意庆祝该节日。在法语聚集区魁北克省，许多人无理由庆祝该节日。他们希望从加拿大独立出去。

1.federal holiday 联邦假日

例句：Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in1971.

阵亡将士纪念日被宣布为联邦节日于1971年。

2.made up of 由…组成

例句：Speech is made up of sound waves that vary in frequency and intensity⁵.

语音是由不同频率和强度的声波组成的。

3.take place 发生

例句：A total solar eclipse is due to take place some time tomorrow.

明天某个时刻会发生日全食。

4.all around the world 全世界

例句：There were television crews and pressmen from all around the world.

来自世界各地的电视工作者和新闻记者齐聚一堂。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

3 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

4 cosmopolitan   

adj.世界性的，全世界的，四海为家的，全球的

参考例句：

• New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.纽约是一个高度世界性的城市。
• She has a very cosmopolitan outlook on life.她有四海一家的人生观。

5 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。