世界节假日博览 第13期:国际大屠杀纪念日

　　January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is the day on which the world remembers one of the greatest tragedies in human history, the Nazi Holocaust in Germany during World War II. The United Nations created this day in a special Resolution in 2005. Members of the UN General Assembly wanted a day in memory of the 6 million European Jews who perished in the Nazi concentration camps. The day is also to make future generations aware of the horrors of what happened in the camps in the hope that this will prevent future acts of genocide. January 27 is the date in 1945 when the Russian Army liberated the largest such camp, Auschwitz.
　　1月27日是国际大屠杀纪念日。这一天，全球将铭记人类历史中最为悲惨的事件——二战期间德国纳粹大屠杀。2005年，联合国在一份特殊决议中设立了这一节日。联合国大会的上百名成员国希望通过设立这一节日来纪念600万惨死在纳粹集中营中的欧洲犹太人。让后代铭记集中营惨剧，并希望将来能够杜绝种族屠杀。1945年1月27日这一天，苏联军队解放了一些集中营，比如奥斯维辛。
　　The United Nations holds a week of events that ends on January 27. These include exhibitions on the Holocaust in its New York headquarters, the launch of special websites, concerts and videoed messages from worldleaders and Holocaust survivors. In 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon gave the following speech: “We must go beyond remembrance, and make sure that new generations know this history. We must apply the lessons of the Holocaust to today’s world. And we must do our utmost so that all peoples must enjoy the protections and rights for which the United Nations stands.” Special events also take place at Holocaust museumsin the USA and Israel.
　　联合国将会举办为期一周的活动，并在1月27日结束。这些包括在纽约总部的大屠杀展览、开通网站、举办音乐会以及观看来自全球领导人和大屠杀幸存者的影音录像。2008年，联合国秘书长潘基文做了如下演讲：“我们不仅要铭记，我们还要确保后代能够记住历史。我们必须将大屠杀的教训运用到当今的世界中。我们必须竭尽所能，只有这样全人类才能够享受联合国所拥护的保护和权力。”特殊活动还会在美国和以色列的大屠杀博物馆中举行。
　　1.concentration camp 集中营
　　例句：But it is no different from any other day in this Nazi concentration camp.
　　但是在德国纳粹的集中营里，每一天都我来说都是一样的。
　　2.in memory of 纪念
　　例句：She set up an educational fund in memory of her mother.
　　她为了纪念她母亲设立了一个教育基金会。
　　3.apply to 应用于
　　例句：These regulations apply to everyone, without exception.
　　所有人都要遵守规定，没有例外。
　　4.go beyond 胜过
　　例句：This year's sales figures go beyond all our expectations.
　　今年的销售额完全超出了预期。