International Labor Day 国际劳动节
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>’ <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1886. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overwork">overwork</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shorten">shorten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>每年五月的第一天都是国际劳动节，人们将有三天的假期，这是为了纪念1886年芝加哥发生的大罢工。现在，这个节日更重要的意义在于提醒工人们的权益。许多年前，西方国家的工人被迫过度工作，许多年轻人无法忍受之后他们呼吁更多的人在街上示威游行。经过长时间的斗争，他们终于使政府同意缩短工作时间。人们得以享受闲暇时间，大多数人选择旅行，但现在越来越多的年轻人选择呆在家里，因为很多人去旅游就变得很拥挤了。五一是休息的好时候。</p>
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