时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(九)月


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AS IT IS 2016-09-16 Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage 1 Month


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Thursday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.


Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15. It celebrates the history and culture of people with ancestry 2 in Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.


The observance started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week.


September 15 is an important day for many Latin American countries. Five of them -- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua -- celebrate their independence on that day.


In addition, Mexico and Chile mark the anniversary of their independence within the 30-day period.


The hashtag #HispanicHeritageMonth trended Thursday on social media in the United States.


One Twitter user wrote, “Be proud of who you are and the culture you bring to the table. #HispanicHeritageMonth is about teaching others & showing pride.”


Singer Camila Cabello is part of the American singing group Fifth Harmony. To mark the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, she published a story about her family. They immigrated 3 to the United States when she was a child.


She wrote, “I am so proud to be Cuban-Mexican. This country was built on immigrants. People who were brave enough to start over.”


Her comments have been retweeted almost 15,000 times on Twitter.


Many people reacted to the emotional story. One person wrote, “This story is so similar to my family's and I couldn't stop crying while reading.”


Several U.S. lawmakers marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in a different way. They offered a bill to create an American Latino Museum in Washington, DC. The proposed museum would be part of the Smithsonian Institution.


The bill has support from the country’s two main political parties.


Also on Thursday, the Pew Research Center published the latest information about the Hispanic population of the United States. It reported that 57 million Hispanics live in the U.S. That represents 18 percent of the total population.


The center also said that Hispanics are the second-fastest-growing group in the country, after Asians.


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bring to the table - expresson. to provide something that will be a benefit to others



n.传统,遗产,继承物
  • The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
  • We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。
n.祖先,家世
  • Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
  • He is an American of French ancestry.他是法国血统的美国人。
v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 );移民
  • He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
  • Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句
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