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International Women's Day

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ID: 0449 Intermediate
It's been said that "behind every great podcast is a great woman," and we can testify to that. So, for Jenny, Colleen, Eileen, Amber, (Aric on Thursdays) and more, a lesson on the history of "International Women's Day" is the least we can do.
Jenny, John
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三八妇女节 sān bā fùnǚjié International Day for Women
庆祝 qìngzhù to celebrate
游行 yóuxíng to march
争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for
今天又不是周末你怎么会休息
jīntiān 今天yòu 又bù 不shì 是zhōumò 周末nǐ 你zénme huì 怎么会xiūxi 休息
It’s not the weekend today, how come you’re off?
今天是三八妇女节呀难道国外不庆祝吗
jīntiān 今天shì 是sān bā fùnǚjié 三八妇女节yā 呀nándào 难道guówài 国外bù 不qìngzhù 庆祝ma 吗
Today is International Women's Day. Are you saying that they don’t celebrate it overseas?
我从来没听说过这个节日为什么三月八号是妇女节啊
wǒ 我cónglái 从来méi 没tīngshuō guo 听说过zhège 这个jiérì 节日wèishénme 为什么sānyuè bā hào 三月八号shì 是fùnǚjié 妇女节ā 啊
I have never heard of that holiday. Why is March 8th the International Women’s Day?
这是为了纪念一百多年前三月八日纽约女工游行为自己争取平等的工作待遇久而久之全世界很多国家的妇女都在这天举行类似的活动1949年新中国一成立政府就把三月八日定为妇女节全国女性放假半天在这一天还有各种庆祝和纪念活动呢
zhè 这shì 是wèile 为了jìniàn 纪念yībǎiduō 一百多nián 年qián 前sānyuè bārì 三月八日Niǔyuē 纽约nǚgōng 女工yóuxíng 游行wèi 为zìjǐ 自己zhēngqǔ 争取píngděng 平等de 的gōngzuò 工作dàiyù 待遇jiǔérjiǔzhī 久而久之quán shìjiè 全世界hěn duō 很多guójiā 国家de 的fùnǚ 妇女dōu 都zài 在zhè tiān 这天jǔxíng 举行lèisì 类似de 的huódòng 活动949 1949nián 年xīn Zhōngguó 新中国yī chénglì 一成立zhèngfǔ 政府jiù 就bǎ 把sānyuè bārì 三月八日dìng wéi 定为fùnǚjié 妇女节quánguó 全国nǚxìng 女性fàngjià 放假bàn tiān 半天zài 在zhè 这yī 一tiān 天hái 还yǒu 有gèzhǒng 各种qìngzhù 庆祝hé 和jìniàn huódòng 纪念活动ne 呢
It’s to commemorate March 8th, over 100 years ago, when female workers marched in their quest for equal treatment in the workforce. Over time, many women of countries all around the world would hold similar activities on this day. In 1949, as soon as China’s new government was established, it declared March 8th to be Women’s Day. All women in the country get a half-day holiday. On this day there are also all kinds of celebrations and commemorative activities.
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