口語式短文：雙十國慶日

Double Tenth National Day ：

•  On October 10th of the year 1911, the revolutionary army started the Wuchang Uprising, and finally overthrew the corruptive Qing Dynasty. The Republic of China was founded thereafter.

• 西元 1911 年的十月十日，革命軍發動武昌起義，推翻了腐敗的清朝，建立中華民國。

•  Hence every year on October 10th, the whole nation takes the day off to celebrate the birthday of the Republic of China.

• 因此每年的十月十日，全國放假一天慶祝中華民國生日。

•  Dad says that every country has its national day. Mainland China celebrates its National Day on October 1st. The United States celebrates Independence Day on July 4th. France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14th.

• 爸爸說每個國家都有國慶日，大陸在十月一日慶祝國慶，美國在七月四日慶祝獨立紀念日，法國在七月十四日慶祝巴士底日。

•  Dad says that when he was young, on Double Tenth Day there often was a military review in front of the presidential office building.

• 爸爸說在他年輕的時候，雙十節這天總統府前常有閱兵典禮。

•  After being trained for months, soldiers and college students were arranged in phalanx, and marched past the reviewing stand in goose step.

• 阿兵哥及大專學生經過幾個月的訓練後，排成方陣，以踢正步的方式通過校閱台。

•  Many sophisticated weapons were also displayed in front of the countrymen.

• 許多精良的武器裝備也會展現在國人面前。

•  After Taiwan democratized, there no longer was a military review on the National Day.

• 台灣民主化後，國慶日就不再舉行閱兵典禮了。

•  But there still have been many bustling activities everywhere to celebrate the Double Tenth Day. The most spectacular ones are fireworks displays at night.

• 但雙十節這天各地仍然有許多熱鬧的慶祝活動，最精彩的就是晚間的煙火施放。

•  Last week I saw Mainland China's national day military review on TV. It was splendid. Dad says that ten several years ago, Taiwan's National Day was just like that.

• 上個禮拜我在電視上看到大陸的國慶閱兵，很精彩。爸爸說，台灣十幾年前國慶日就是那個樣子。

發表時間：2009/10/06 著作人：周國華老師