雅思口语素材：Sweetest Day(美国甜蜜日)
<p> <span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <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></p><p> <span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others . It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.</p><p> <span word="Sweetest">Sweetest</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.</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> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>-<span word="ins">ins</span> <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> is not based on any single groups religious sentiment or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.</p>
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