CNN News: 美國陣亡將士紀念日

Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. Welcoming our viewers around the world to the last broadcast of our Spring season. Fridays are awesome.

大家好，我是卡爾·阿祖茲。歡迎世界各地的朋友觀看今日我們的節目。本次節目是我們春季節目最后一期。周五太棒了!

Many Americans have a three-day weekend coming up. Since 1971. the Memorial Day Holiday has been observed on the last Monday in May. It's come to symbolize the unofficial beginning of summer. A time of cookouts and family reunions, a time when Americans can wear white shoes again according to an old-fashioned fashion rule. But the true meaning of the holiday is in remembrance, Memorial Day is a tribute to all Americans who died serving in their nation's conflicts. It started during the Civil War when mourners used flowers to decorate the graves of those who'd been killed in battle.

許多美國人即將迎來一個為期三天的周末。自1971年以來，陣亡將士紀念日被定為5月的最后一個星期一。它已經成為夏季非正式開始的象征。這是一個野餐和家庭聚會的時間，也是美國人又可以穿白鞋的時候，這是一個過時的時尚法則。但是這個節日的真正意義是為了紀念陣亡將士，紀念日是向所有在國家沖突中犧牲的美國人致敬。它開始于內戰期間，當時哀悼者用鮮花來裝飾陣亡將士的墳墓。

That gave rise to the holiday known as Decoration Day. It was marked in states that fought for the Union and the Confederacy. After World War I, which ended in 1918. the holiday's name was changed to Memorial Day and it became a time to remember servicemen and women who'd been lost in every war. Flags are placed in their honor. Parades and church services, public events are held. The president traditionally lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. That can take place on Veterans Day as well. But while that holiday recognizes everyone who served in the Armed Forces, Memorial Day focuses on those who gave their lives in service.

這就產生了一個被稱為“裝飾日”的節日。為聯邦和南部邦聯而戰的各州都標明了這一點。在1918年結束的第一次世界大戰之后，這個節日的名字被改為陣亡將士紀念日，它成為了一個紀念在每場戰爭中喪生的男女軍人的日子。國旗代表了他們的榮譽。游行、教堂服務、公共活動都會舉行?？偨y向阿靈頓國家公墓的無名烈士墓敬獻花圈。這也可以發生在退伍軍人節。但是這個節日是為了紀念所有在武裝部隊服役的人

The respects paid at Arlington are mirrored in cemeteries and communities all across America. This year Memorial Day coincides with another historic date. One of America's worst outbreaks of racial violence occurred on May 31st, 1921. It's known as the Tulsa Race Massacre or the Tulsa Race Riot.

美國各地的公墓和社區都表達了對阿靈頓國家公墓的敬意。今年的陣亡將士紀念日恰逢另一個具有歷史意義的日子。美國最嚴重的種族暴力事件之一發生在1921年5月31日。它被稱為塔爾薩種族大屠殺或塔爾薩種族暴亂。

Historians believe it started with an accusation against a black man. A confrontation between black and white mobs. The fatal shooting of a white protestor and then widespread destruction of an African American neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. There's a lot of mystery around it. No one knows who actually fired the first shot. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, estimates of the number killed range from 30 to 300. mostly African Americans. Here's CNN Contributor Chris James.

歷史學家認為，它始于對一名黑人的指控。黑人和白人暴徒之間的對抗。一名白人抗議者被槍殺，然后是俄克拉荷馬州塔爾薩的一個非裔美國人社區被廣泛破壞。事件有很多蹊蹺的地方。沒人知道是誰開的第一槍。據《大英百科全書》估計，被殺的人數在30到300人之間，大部分是非洲裔美國人。CNN撰稿人克里斯·詹姆斯報道。