雅思口语素材：Veterans#039; Day(美国老兵纪念日)
<p> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1918, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="rejoiced">rejoiced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armisticewas">armisticewas</span> <span word="signed">signed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p> <span word="November">November</span> 11, 1919 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="asideas">asideas</span> <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Dayin">Dayin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>. <span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span>.</p><p> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1938, 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 11.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1953 <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Emporia">Emporia</span>, <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billintroduced">billintroduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="renaming">renaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. 1971 <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:00 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>, <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>.</p>
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