父親節(jié)相關(guān)的英語口語練習
6月的第三個星期天
父親節(jié)在美國
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official
day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special
.
父親節(jié)的來源
The origin of Father's Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father's Day ceremony
was held in Vancouver, Washington.
父親節(jié)的推廣
The president of the Chicago branch of the Lions' Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated
the first Father's Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek's own birthday!
Regardless
of when the first true Father's Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding
father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.