壹蘋派生活美語　走訪各國歡慶父親節

　　Every year, people celebrate their amazing dads on Father’s Day. They often do this by buying them small gifts or taking them out for a meal. However, did you know that different countries celebrate this special day on different dates and sometimes with different traditions? The idea of Father’s Day in the US came about during the early 1900s. The holiday was started by a grateful daughter named Sonora Smart Dodd. Dodd’s father brought her up on his own after her mother died.

　　每年，人們會在父親節這天頌揚他們了不起的爸爸。他們經常買小禮物給爸爸或帶他們出去吃飯。然而，你知道不同國家會在不同的日期慶祝這個特殊的日子，有時還會採用不同的傳統嗎？在美國，父親節的主意起源於二十世紀初期。這個節日是由一位心存感激的女兒發起，她名叫索諾拉．史馬特．陶德。陶德的母親過世之後，她父親便獨自將她撫養長大。

生活必備字詞：

tradition　n. 傳統

traditionally　adv. 傳統地

celebrate　vt. 頌揚，讚美；慶祝

bring sb up　　將某人撫養長大

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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見八月號。