Holidays are happy days for all of us. 假期对我们所有人来说都是快乐的日子。

When we speak of them, we think of turkey dinners, parades and bands, picnics and presents. 当我们谈论假期时，会想到火鸡晚餐、游行和乐队、野餐和礼物。

Often on holidays we go to visit our friends and relatives, or they come to spend a few days with us. 通常，我们在假期去拜访亲友，或是他们来找我们一起度过几天的时光。

But did you ever stop to think that most holidays are "remembering days" as well as happy days? 但你是否曾想过，大多数快乐的假期也都是值得“纪念的日子”？

In our own lives and in the life of our country, important things have happened that we do not want to forget. 在我们自己的生活和国家发展的历程中，发生过一些我们不想遗忘的重要事件。

Fourth of July reminds us every year of the long and brave struggle our country went through to win its freedom. 每年的七月四日提醒我们，我们的人民为赢得自由而经历的漫长而英勇的斗争。

On Washington's Birthday we think of that great American, our first President, who so wisely and unselfishly led our people in their fight for liberty. 在华盛顿诞辰纪念日，我们想起了那位美国人民心中的伟人，我们的第一任总统，他用智慧的头脑和无私的胸怀带领人民为自由而战。

So with Thanksgiving Day, Mother's Day, Christmas, and Memorial Day—they all are set apart so that we may not forget the good things that have come to us, 对于感恩节、母亲节、圣诞节和阵亡将士纪念日，这些节日散布在全年的不同时间，让我们不会忘记我们已经拥有的美好事物，

and the brave, unselfish men and women who have done so much to make our country and the world a happier place in which to live. 我们也会记住那些勇敢、无私的人们，他们为使我们的国家和世界成为更幸福的居住地做出了太多的贡献。

In this, the last Part of your book, you will read stories and poems that tell of some holidays that we so much enjoy. 在这本书的最后一部分中，你将读到很多故事和诗歌，讲述我们非常喜欢的一些节假日。

As you read, try to see how each story and poem tells the true meaning of the holiday. 你在阅读时，试着看看每个故事和诗歌如何讲述假期的真正含义。