每日背诵第四期24
It wasn't until 1910 that the first Mother's Day was proclaimed in the U.S. By the following year, however, each state had created its own observances, as had various nations around the world. American President Woodrow Wilson declared Mother's Day an official national holiday in 1914. Nowadays, on the second Sunday of every May, people everywhere buy flowers, give chocolates, and send cards to the women who have raised them with love, courage, and devotion.
直到1910年，第一个母亲节才由美国政府宣告确立。然而第二年，美国各州仍就纪念仪式各行其是，世界各国也各自为母亲节举办各式各样的活动。1914年，美国总统伍德罗·威尔 逊正式宣布母亲节为国家假日。时至今日，在每年五月的第二个星期日，人们会用鲜花、巧克力、卡片等的礼物，送给用爱和勇气、无私的奉献抚育他们成长的伟大的母亲。
(短文节选,本篇始于：听听妈妈的故事)
