Sweetest Day（美国甜蜜日）
<p><span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orphaned">orphaned</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="associates">associates</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="helpfulness">helpfulness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> (克利夫兰--美国城市) <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>-<span word="ins">ins</span> (卧病在床的人) <span word="too">too</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span>, <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="remembrances">remembrances</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Clevelanders">Clevelanders</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>". <span word="In">In</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="broadened">broadened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="remembrance">remembrance</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> (感情) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deed">deed</span> <span word="enriches">enriches</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span>, <span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tangible">tangible</span> (切实的) <span word="way">way</span>.</p>
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