Happy English Language Day! English Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 – the date when tradition says William Shakespeare was born. Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. His plays continue to be published, performed in theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death.
英语节快乐！英语节是每年的4月23日，据说这是莎士比亚的诞辰。莎士比亚被称之为最伟大的英语作家。在他去世近400年后，他的戏剧还在出版，在戏院演出，和在电影中看到。
Many people consider English as the unofficial "world language" because it is so widely used. English is the main language of business and aviation. It is the most widely used language on the Internet and social media.
许多人将英语视为非官方的世界语言，因为它应用是如此广泛。英语是商业和航空业的主要语言，也是互联网和社交媒体上应用最广泛的语言。
The first English Language Day was the result of work by the United Nations. A few years ago, the U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the U.N.'s six official languages. The aim was to celebrate multilingualism – the use of different languages around the world – and different cultures. Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all six official languages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
第一个英语节的出现是联合国努力的结果。几年前，联合国教科文组织为联合国六种官方语言各自创造了语言日。这样做的目的是为了庆祝世界上不同语言的应用，即多语制，以及不同文化。另一个目的是在联合国中推广所有六种官方语言的平等应用。另五种语言是阿拉伯语、汉语、法语、俄语和西班牙语。
The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010. That day, a number of events were held at the U.N.'s headquarters in New York City. This year, the TOEFL program has announced plans for a ‘live' question and answer chat on the social media website Facebook. TOEFL is also known as the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The group says the program is for students interested in learning more about its test and the English language.
联合国于2010年4月23日庆祝其首个英语日。这天，位于纽约市的联合国总部举行了一系列活动。今年，托福项目已经宣布计划在社交媒体网站Facebook上举行在线问答活动。托福又被称之为“检定非英语为母语者的英语能力考试”。该组织表示，该项目是针对的是不仅对其考试和英语感兴趣的学生。
To improve your understanding of American English, you have come to the right place: 51voa.com. Everyday, you will find news and information in easy to understand English. Our stories and audio podcasts are based on a 1,500-word vocabulary, listed in our Learning English Word Book.
为了提高你对美式英语的理解，你来对了地方：51voa.com。每天你都能找到易于理解的英语新闻和信息。我们的新闻和音频播客是基于慢速英语词汇表列出的1500个词汇。
You can find classic "American Stories" on the website every Friday, Universal Time. On Saturdays, you can find "Everyday Grammar," our newest series. It answers common questions about the language.
你可以在世界时间的星期五在网站上找到经典的美国故事节目。周六你可以找到每日语法节目，这是我们最新的节目系列。它回答了关于语言的常见问题。
For English learners who want to learn through videos, we offer "Learning English TV," "News Words" and "English in a Minute." In addition, you are invited to take part in "Talk2US," our Skype interactive program for English learners. This show is normally produced four days a week. A list of production times and the subjects can be found on our website.
对希望通过视频学习的英语学习者，我们提供了慢速英语视频，新闻词汇和一分钟英语节目。此外，我们也邀请你参加Talk2US节目，这是针对英语学习者的Skype互动节目。该节目通常每周制作四期。制作时间和主题表可以在我们的网站上找到。
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我是吉姆·特德（Jim Tedder）。(51VOA.COM对本文翻译保留全部权利，未经授权请勿转载，违者必究！)