雅思口语话题素材：儿童节

　　雅思口语中有描述关于文化的不同，童年，经历等等不同的话题，但是有时候一个话题可以引用同一个素材!现在，我们就来看看 六一儿童节的材料。儿童节在世界各地都有庆祝。

　　Childrens Day is celebrated in many parts of the world. It is a day to highlight the dignity of children and their need for love, care, and respect, and instill in the children a sense of independence and national pride. It is also a day to honor adults that have contributed to improving the lives of children.

　　儿童节的来源。

　　In August 1925, some 54 representatives from different countries gathered together in Geneva, Switzerland to convene the first World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children, during which the Geneva Declaration Protecting Children was passed. The proclamation made a strong appeal for the spiritual needs of children, relief for children in poverty , prevention of child labor, reassessing the way that children are educated and other issues related to the welfare of children around the world.

　　儿童引起各国的关注。

　　After the conference , various governments around the world designated a day, different in each country, as Childrens Day, to encourage and bring joy to children as well as to draw the attention of society to childrens issues.

　　儿童节的意义。

　　Universal Childrens Day is on November 20. First proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1954, it was established to encourage all countries to institute a day, firstly to promote mutual exchange and understanding among children and secondly to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the worlds children.

　　儿童节选在6月1日。

　　Many countries like China chose to celebrate the International Childrens Day on June 1, which has been established in November 1949 at the International Democratic Womens League Council held in Moscow. The Day, which is also called the First of June, is explained as an international memorial day that exists upon the purpose of securing lives and rights of children and encouraging their happiness and health.

　　台湾儿童节有所不同。

　　However, Womens/Childrens Day is celebrated in Taiwan on April 4. This day marks the restoration of Taiwan to Chinese rule in 1945 after half a century of Japanese occupation.

　　日本儿童节也不一样。

　　May 5 is Childrens Day in Japan. It became a national holiday in 1948, but it has been a day of celebration in Japan since ancient times. It was traditionally a festival for boys. Girls have their own festival, held on March 3.

　　印度儿童节也不在6月1日。

　　In India, the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Childrens Day every year, on November 14.

　　土耳其儿童节大不同。

　　April 23 is the National Sovereignty and Childrens Day in Turkey. It was Mustafa Kemal Aataturk, the Father of the Republic of Turkey who loved children so much, that started the Day, the same date when the Republic of Turkey was founded. On the Day, certain children are selected to take over the places of the government and even a lucky kid is the president of Turkey for a whole day!