Taiwan Celebrates Its National Day

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Hi students! Today is a special day for Taiwan. It's Double 10 Day, also called Taiwan's National Day.
今天是雙十國慶！

October 10th in Taiwan is a day of parades. Military jets fly over people's heads. And at night, people get to see great fireworks.
今天會有遊行、戰鬥機表演，還有煙火秀！

Almost every country in the world has a national day. There are only two countries that don't have a national day. One of those countries is Denmark. The other is Great Britain.
全世界只有丹麥跟英國沒有國慶日。

Some countries even have more than one national day each year.
有些國家還不只有一個國慶日！

Ukraine has 3 national days: in January, July, and August!
烏克蘭有三個國慶日，一月、七月，跟八月都有！

What are some other national days? For Americans, it's July 4th. July 4th celebrates when America became independent. Before that, America was part of England. July 4th is also called Independence Day.
美國的國慶日是七月四號，又叫做獨立紀念日。這一天是美國從英國獨立出來的日子。

July 1st is Canada's national day. This national day is called Canada Day. It celebrates the date that Canada became a country, on July 1, 1867.
加拿大的國慶日在七月一號，也是國家成立的日子。

Taiwan's national day is different from America's or Canada's. But they all have fireworks!

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Vocabulary
你都怎麼慶祝雙十節，會出去玩嗎？

1. national 國家的
   What do Americans do on their National Day? 美國人在國慶日都做什麼？
   They usually get together and barbecue. 他們通常會聚會烤肉。

2. country 國家
   Every country should celebrate its birthday. 每個國家都應該慶祝生日。
   I think most countries do. 我想大部分國家都會的。

3. fireworks show 煙火秀
   My favorite National Day event is the fireworks show. 我最喜歡的國慶活動是煙火秀。
   Me too! The show is magical. 我也是。煙火秀很神奇的。

4. October 十月。
   I love October. 我喜歡十月。
   Because of the Double Ten Day? 因為雙十節嗎？
   No, because the weather is the best in October. 不是，是因為十月天氣最好。

你喜不喜歡十月呢？來讀單字。
national 國家的
country 國家
fireworks show 煙火秀
October 十月

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Quiz

1. Which is true?
   A: All countries have national days
   B: Some countries have more than one national day
   C: No countries have national days

2. Why is Denmark mentioned?
   A: It has two national days
   B: It does not have a national day
   C: It has the same national day as America

3. Which country's national day is July 1st?
   A: Canada
   B: The United States
   C: Denmark

Answers

1. B
2. B
3. A