【话匣子英语】西方的劳动节

（单词翻译）

劳动节是做什么的，劳动节当然不需要劳动，不能单单从字面意思看。这一天西方人是怎么过的呢，他们也是不工作休息，户外烧烤、篝火晚会，来个彻底的放松吧。

Maura: Today we are going to talk about summertime and Labour Day.

Jessie: Right! That makes sense because it is almost the end of summer.

Maura: Right! So, what is Labour Day?

Jessie: Well, Labour Day is a holiday in Canada and the US. It happens on the first Monday of September.

Maura: Exactly! So, it is a holiday in Canada and the US. And what do people normally¹ do on Labour Day?

Jessie: Well, despite the name Labour Day—people actually do not do labour, they relax. They have a break from labour, or work.

Maura: Right, so they treat Labour Day as a regular holiday: people relax, they go to the beach, travel with family.

Jessie: Lots of people barbecue, eat outside.

Maura: Yeah, sometimes they have fireworks. So, the Labour Day is a fun day.