Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month(翻译)

Thursday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.
周四标志着美国全国拉丁文化月的开始。

Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15.It celebrates the history and culture of people with ancestry in Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.
美国人要在9月15日到10月15日期间庆祝拉丁文化月。祖先在西班牙、墨西哥和美洲某些讲西班牙语国家的人们共同庆祝他们的历史文化。

The observance started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week.
这个庆祝活动始于1968年，被命名为“拉丁文化周”。

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.
对于拉丁美洲的一些国家来说，9月15日是重要的日子。其中，哥斯达黎加、萨尔瓦多、危地马拉、洪都拉斯和尼加拉瓜五国会在这一天庆祝他们的独立。

In addition, Mexico and Chile mark the anniversary of their independence within the 30-day period.
此外，墨西哥和智利将会在接下来一个月之内，开展独立周年纪念日活动。

The hashtag #HispanicHeritageMonth trended Thursday on social media in the United States.
周四，#拉丁文化月#成为了美国社交媒体的热门话题。

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 to the United States when she was a child.
一名推特用户写道，“为自己感到骄傲，为自己带来的文化感到骄傲。#拉丁文化月#这个话题不但教授了人们，还能展示自己的自豪感。”歌手卡米拉·卡贝略港是美国女子组合“五美”的一名成员。她为了纪念拉丁文化月的第一天，分享了她与自己家人的故事。她年幼时，全家移民到了美国。

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.
她写道，“我是墨西哥籍古巴人，我很自豪，这个国家是移民而来的，这里的人们足够勇敢去创立一个新的国家。”她的评论在推特上被转发近15000次。

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.”
许多人都对这个感人的故事做出回应。其中一人写道，“这个故事和我家人的故事很像，我读的过程中止不住地流泪。”

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.
美国一些国会议员用不同的方式纪念拉丁文化月的开始。他们提出了一项法案，在华盛顿特区创立拉丁裔美国人博物馆。这所博物馆将会是史密森学会的一部分。

The bill has support from the country’s two main political parties.
美国两大政党均支持此法案。

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.
周四，皮尤研究中心公布了美国西班牙裔人口最新统计信息。报道显示，美国共有5700万西班牙裔。占总人口的18%。

The center also said that Hispanics are the second-fastest-growing group in the country, after Asians.
皮尤研究中心还称，西班牙裔是美国增长第二迅速的人口，仅次于亚裔。

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

I’m Marsha James.
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