高一英语外研选修6课件：3.1IntroductionVocabularyReading.pptx

Module 3　Interpersonal Relationships—Friendship友谊是人类最纯洁的感情,是生命中最珍贵的礼物。生命因为有了友谊才更精彩,为了表达朋友之间的情谊,美国专门设立了友谊日。When is Friendship Day?Human beings are social creatures and have always valued the importance of friends in their lives.To celebrate this noble feeling they decide to have a day set aside for friends and friendship.Accordingly,first Sunday of August was declared as a holiday in US in honor of friends by a Proclamation1 made by US Congress2 in 1935.Since then,World Friendship Day is being celebrated every year on the first Sunday in the month of August.This beautiful idea of celebrating Friendship Day was joyfully accepted by several other countries across the world.And today,many countries including India,celebrate the first Sunday of August as Friendship Day every year.Celebrating Friendship Day in a traditional manner,people meet their friends and exchange cards and flowers to honor their friends.Many social and cultural organizations celebrate the occasion and mark Friendship Day by hosting programs and get together.It may be noted that some associations3 celebrate Friendship Day in an entirely different time of the year and with different customs.For instance National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August.Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in August.International Friendship Month is February.Old Friends,New Friends Week is the third week of May.However,what is remarkably same is the idea behind the celebration of the day.Everywhere,people express love for their friends and cherish their presence in life.Friendship helps to bring peace to the globe—another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day in the year,what better day to honor them than Friendship Day.单词注释1.proclamation n.宣告,声明2.congress n.议会3.association n.团体,协会难句剖析Accordingly,first Sunday of August was declared as a holiday in US in honor of friends by a Proclamation made by US Congress in 1935.译文:因此美国国会在1935年通过了一项公告,将八月的第