英语学习19，五一国际劳动节

2021年5月1日，星期六，晴。

五一劳动节，又称“五一国际劳动节”、“国际示威游行日”，是世界上80多个国家的全国性节日。

1889年7月，由恩格斯领导的第二国际在巴黎举行代表大会。会议通过决议，决定1890年5月1日国际劳动者举行游行，要求改善劳动条件，实行八小时工作制，并决定把5月1日这一天定为国际劳动节。

在中国，中央人民政府政务院于1949年12月作出决定，将5月1日确定为劳动节。这一天，举行盛大的晚会，庆祝劳动取得的成就，表彰卓越贡献的劳动者，而且全国人民休假，享受付出的喜悦。

高尔基曾说，劳动是世界上一切欢乐和一切美好事情的源泉。在这劳动者的节日里，向所有劳动者——致敬！

Saturday, May 1, 2021, sunny.

May Day, also known as May Day and International Day of Demonstration, is a national holiday in more than 80 countries in the world.

The Second International, led by Engels, held a congress in Paris in July 1889. The meeting adopted a resolution deciding to hold a march for international workers on May 1, 1890, calling for the improvement of working conditions and the introduction of an eight-hour working day, and also deciding to designate May 1 as International Labor Day.

In China, the Administrative Yuan of the Central People's Government decided in December 1949 to designate May 1 as Labor Day. On this day, a grand party is held to celebrate the achievements of labor and recognize workers who have made outstanding contributions, and the people of the whole country are on vacation and enjoy the joy of giving.

Gorky once said that labor is the source of all joy and all good things in the world. Pay tribute to all workers during this workers' festival.