A Father’s Day Hashtag: PutYourDadInABand

Sunday, June 19, is Father’s Day in the United States.
在美国，本周末（即6月19号）是父亲节。

It is a day where children honor fathers for all of the sacrifices they have made.
在这天，孩子们纪念父亲们所做出的所有贡献。

Father’s Day was first celebrated in the U.S. in about 1910.Sonora Louise Smart Dodd of Washington state got the idea for the event.
第一次庆祝父亲节大约是在1910年。灵感源自华盛顿州的多德夫人。

She was listening to a speech about Mother’s Day and decided that fathers should be recognized, too.Her father raised six children by himself.
她当时在听一个有关母亲节的演讲，然后决定也应当为父亲们庆祝父亲节。她的父亲独自抚养了6个孩子。

Father’s Day did not catch on with the general public right away because many people thought it was just another chance for stores to sell gifts.It was not until 1972 that Father’s Day became a national holiday in the U.S.
父亲节并没有很快流行起来，因为很多人都认为这不过是商店另外一个售卖礼品的商机。直到1972年，父亲节才成为美国全国性节日。

This Sunday is a time to thank fathers for doing nice things throughout the year.Maybe your dad gave you a gift, or helped pay for your education.Maybe he picked you up at school or took you on trips around the country.
本周末是感谢父亲一年所作奉献的日子。或许，你的父亲曾给你买过礼物或者为你缴纳学费。或许，他曾接你上下学或者带你四处旅行。

Many American families celebrate Father’s Day by gathering for dinner or organizing a family event.
很多美国家庭庆祝父亲节时都会聚在一起吃饭或者组织一次家庭活动。

Some children give presents to their fathers.The magazine Men’s Journal suggests that you give dad a nice briefcase, a tool like a hammer or bottle opener, or perhaps a book with directions on how to prepare tasty meals on a barbecue grill.
有的孩子则会为父亲买礼物。《男性月刊》建议为父亲买个漂亮的公文包，或者诸如锤子一类的工具，或者开瓶器，又或者是如何准备美味烤肉的说明书。

But the holiday is not that serious.So some people decided to have fun on Twitter in honor of Father’s Day.On Friday, the hashtag #PutYourDadInABand started trending.
但这个节日并没有那么严肃。因此很多人决定在推特网上纪念父亲节。本周五，话题#让父亲融入乐队 开始流行起来。

The aim was to use Father’s Day as the inspiration to change a band’s name.
其目标在于根据父亲节的灵感，改变乐队的名字。

One person took the band Mumford and Sons and changed the name into “Mumford and I’m Disappointed in You, Son.”
有人选取了乐队芒德福和儿子们（Mumford and Sons），并将其名字改为“芒德福及我对你很失望，儿子。”

Another person must have remembered what his father used to say to him and a sibling, going with the expression “U2 Better Behave.”
另外一个人肯定记住了父亲曾经对家里的两个孩子所说的话，“你们两个要好好表现”。

The Twitter user @Gentleman_John went with “Sir Fix-a-Lot” and “Old Manfred Man.”
推特用户Gentleman_John也将父亲称为“万能先生”和“老曼弗雷德”。

And that’s What’s Trending Today.
以上是今日新鲜事。

I’m Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell为您报道。