大学英语作文：五一国际劳动节
五一国际劳动节 The International Worker’s Day
The international workers’day, also known as May day, is celebrated on the first day on May. There are more than eighty countries celebrate this festival since 1889. People may know that the worker’s day is about having a rest on that day, but most of them don’t know how this day comes from and the story behind it.
五一国际劳动节，又称为五一节，在每年的5月1日庆祝。从1889年开始，全球共有超过八十个国家庆祝这一节日。人们可能会认为劳动节就是在5月1日放假，不用上班，但大多数人不知道劳动节是怎么来的以及它背后的故事。
In the late of 18 century, the cruel capitalists in order to make more money, they demanded their employers to work all day, but only paid them with low salaries. In America, the workers had to work at least 14 hours a day, sometimes, they even worked as long as 18 hours. Due to the unfair payment, the works knew that they had to stand up and fight for their rights, or all of them will die young. Then the workers started to go on strike, demanded that the reasonable working hours should be 8 hours a day. However, the capitalists did not pay attention to the workers’demand. The workers had to fight for their rights for themselves. On may 1st, 1886, the United States and Canada’s worker unions got together to start the biggest strike. After that day, the law had passed the rules that the workers’working hours would be 8 hours per day. This strike had made a different. The worker did not need to suffer from the long working hours with low payment.
在18世纪末，残酷的资本家为了创造更多的价值，他们要求工人们整天工作，却给工人支付极少的报酬。在美国，工人们每天至少要工作14个小时，有时候，他们甚至要工作长达18个小时。因为不合理的报酬，工人们深知只有站起来反抗才能获取自己的合法权益，免得他们就会过劳死。工人们开始罢工，要求每天的合理工作时间为八小时。然而，资本家们却不理会工人们的要求。工人们只有继续争取自己的权益。在1886年5月1号，美国和加拿大的工作团体聚集在一起，发起了有史以来的罢工。从那之后，法律通过了每天工作8小时的条例。这次罢工改变了历史。工人们不用再次忍受长时间的工作以及少得可怜的报酬。
The international worker’s day aims to memorize the spirit of brave and show our honor to the former workers. Because they had make great contribution to today’s happiness.
五一劳动节的目的在于纪念劳动者坚强勇敢的精神以及向前辈劳动人民的尊敬。因为他们付出了太多的努力来换取我们今日的幸福。
Happy workers’day !
五一劳动节快乐!
劳动节英文介绍
Labor Day， the first Monday in September， is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength五一劳动节的由来， prosperity， and well-being of our country.
Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance， there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire， general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor， was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire"s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire， a machinist， not Peter McGuire， founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire， later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson， N.J.， proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday， September 5， 1882， in New York City， in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later， on September 52008年劳动节放假， 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday， as originally proposed， and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen"s holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations， and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
Labor’s Day is on May 1st. Labor’s Day is an international day for workers. Working is glorious， and we should respect workers. The Labor’s Day is workers’ holiday and workers can enjoy themselves to their heart’s content. Many people choose to travel. And some others will go to the cinema. Some will go to parks. And others will stay at home.
五一的由来
五一国际劳动节简称五一节，在每年的5月1日。它是全世界劳动人民的共同节日。关于“五一节的由来”是这样的：
此节源于美国芝加哥的工人大罢工。1886年5月1日，芝加哥的20 多万工人为争取实行八小时工作制而举行大罢工，经过艰苦的流血斗争，终于获得了胜利。为纪念这次工人运动，1889年7月14日五一节，由各国马克思主义者召集的*者代表大会，在法国巴黎隆重开幕。大会上，与会代表一致同意：把5月1日定为国际无产阶级的共同节日。这一决议得到世界各国工人的积极响应。1890年5月1日，欧美各国的工人阶级率先走上街头，举行盛大的..与集会，争取合法权益。从此，每逢这一天世界各国的劳动人民都要集会、.，以示庆祝。
中国人民庆祝劳动节的活动可追溯至1918 年。是年，一些革命的知识分子在上海、苏州等地向群众散发介绍“五一”的传单。1920年5月1日，北京、上海、广州等城市的工人群众走上街头举行了声势浩大的.、集会。新中国成立后，我国于1949 年12月将“五一”定为法定的劳动节。
1921年“五一”前夕，在北京的共产主义小组成员邓中夏等人创办的长辛店劳动补习学校里，工人们学唱《五一纪念歌》。其歌词是：“美哉自由，世界明星，拼吾热血，为他牺牲五一节，要把强权制度一切扫除净，记取五月一日之良辰。红旗飞舞，走光明路，各尽所能劳动节放假几天，各取所需，不分贫富贵贱，责任唯互助，愿大家努力齐进取。”这首雄壮有力的歌，是由长辛店劳动实习学校的教员和北京大学的进步学生共同创编而成的。
Labor Day： How it Came About; What it Means
Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country五一节，" said Samuel Gompers， founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man"s prowess over man， of strife and discord for greed and power劳动节放假， of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day……is devoted to no man， living or dead， to no sect， race， or nation."
五一劳动节的习俗英文版
中国人民庆祝劳动节的活动可追溯至1918 年。是年，一些革命的知识分子在上海、苏州等地向群众散发介绍“五一”的传单。1920年5月1日，北京、上海、广州等城市的工人群众走上街头举行了声势浩大的.、集会。新中国成立后，我国于1949 年12月将“五一”定为法定的劳动节。
中国五一劳动节习俗
Labor's Day is on May 1st. Labor's Day is an international day for workers. Working is glorious, and we should respect workers. The Labor's Day is workers' holiday and workers can enjoy themselves to their heart's content. Many people choose to travel. And some others will go to the cinema. Some will go to parks. And others will stay at home.
世界各国的劳动节习俗：
●俄罗斯：.、集会、娱乐一个都不少
自国际上设立劳动节以来，俄罗斯一直比较重视这个特别的节日。“五一”这天，俄罗斯全国放假，并举行各种庆祝活动及群众性.。
过去，上述活动主要是由政府组织，.队伍中包括各企业、机关的代表。现在，除政府统筹的庆祝活动外，各种不同政见的非政府组织、劳工团体，都会在这一天自发举行各种庆祝活动，既可以借这个机会充分阐述各自的政见，又能扩大本组织的影响。
一般来说，“五一”.的队伍要先穿过城市的主要街道、广场，最后在古老的或者宽阔的中心广场举行大型集会和庆典。同时，俄罗斯各地的各种俱乐部还会举行内容丰富、色彩缤纷的娱乐活动，人们的节日情绪很高。
●加拿大：9月劳动节标志夏天结束
同为北美国家，加拿大与美国一样也是在每年9月的第一个星期一庆祝劳动节。在渥太华、多伦多等城市，每年劳动节时都会举行.和集会，以此表彰工会组织下的工人对加拿大社会所做出的贡献。 另外，比较与众不同的是，在大多数加拿大人的概念中，这个9月的劳动节标志着夏天的结束。一般情况下，家长们会利用劳动节的假期给孩子买新学期的学习用品，商家也往往借机促销文具。