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International Women's Day

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ID: 0449 Intermediate
It's been said that "behind every great podcast is a great woman," and we can testify to that. So, for Jenny, Colleen, Eileen, Amber, (Aric on Thursdays) and more, a lesson on the history of "International Women's Day" is the least we can do.
Thu Mar 08 2007 | Jenny, John
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三八妇女节 sān bā fùnǚjié International Day for Women
庆祝 qìngzhù to celebrate
游行 yóuxíng to march
争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for
今天又不是周末，你怎么会休息？
jīntiān yòu bù shì zhōumò ，nǐ zénme huì xiūxi ？
It’s not the weekend today, how come you’re off?
今天是三八妇女节呀。难道国外不庆祝吗？
jīntiān shì sān bā fùnǚjié yā 。nándào guówài bù qìngzhù ma ？
Today is International Women's Day. Are you saying that they don’t celebrate it overseas?
我从来没听说过这个节日。为什么三月八号是妇女节啊？
wǒ cónglái méi tīngshuō guo zhège jiérì 。wèishénme sānyuè bā hào shì fùnǚjié ā ？
I have never heard of that holiday. Why is March 8th the International Women’s Day?
这是为了纪念一百多年前三月八日，纽约女工游行，为自己争取平等的工作待遇。久而久之，全世界很多国家的妇女都在这天举行类似的活动。1949年新中国一成立，政府就把三月八日定为妇女节，全国女性放假半天。在这一天还有各种庆祝和纪念活动呢。
zhè shì wèile jìniàn yībǎiduō nián qián sānyuè bārì ，Niǔyuē nǚgōng yóuxíng ，wèi zìjǐ zhēngqǔ píngděng de gōngzuò dàiyù 。jiǔérjiǔzhī ，quán shìjiè hěn duō guójiā de fùnǚ dōu zài zhè tiān jǔxíng lèisì de huódòng 。949 nián xīn Zhōngguó yī chénglì ，zhèngfǔ jiù bǎ sānyuè bārì dìng wéi fùnǚjié ，quánguó nǚxìng fàngjià bàn tiān 。zài zhè yī tiān hái yǒu gèzhǒng qìngzhù hé jìniàn huódòng ne 。
It’s to commemorate March 8th, over 100 years ago, when female workers marched in their quest for equal treatment in the workforce. Over time, many women of countries all around the world would hold similar activities on this day. In 1949, as soon as China’s new government was established, it declared March 8th to be Women’s Day. All women in the country get a half-day holiday. On this day there are also all kinds of celebrations and commemorative activities.
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