雅思口语素材：International Left-hander#039;s Day(国际左撇子节)
<p> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Left">Left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span></p><p> <span word="August">August</span> 13</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Goran">Goran</span> <span word="Ivanisevic">Ivanisevic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songwriter">songwriter</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="McCartney">McCartney</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Fidel">Fidel</span> <span word="Castro">Castro</span> ?</p><p> <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lauren">Lauren</span> <span word="Milsom">Milsom</span>, <span word="organiser">organiser</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mondays">Mondays</span> <span word="Left">Left</span>-<span word="Handers">Handers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> 2001 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 13, 2001.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span>, <span word="Milsom">Milsom</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Michelangelo">Michelangelo</span>, <span word="Leonardo">Leonardo</span> <span word="da">da</span> <span word="Vinci">Vinci</span>, <span word="Jimi">Jimi</span> <span word="Hendrix">Hendrix</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pablo">Pablo</span> <span word="Picasso">Picasso</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="August">August</span> 13, 1976 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Lefthanders">Lefthanders</span> <span word="International">International</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="myths">myths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misconceptions">misconceptions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span></p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Left">Left</span>-<span word="Handers">Handers</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="superiority">superiority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lefties">lefties</span> , <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="artists">artists</span>, <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handers">handers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p>
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