世界節(jié)假日博覽 第13期:國際大屠殺紀念日

　　January 27 is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is the day on which the world remembers one of the greatest tragedies in human history, the Nazi Holocaust in Germany during World War II. The United Nations created this day in a special Resolution in 2005. Members of the UN General Assembly wanted a day in memory of the 6 million European Jews who perished in the Nazi concentration camps. The day is also to make future generations aware of the horrors of what happened in the camps in the hope that this will prevent future acts of genocide. January 27 is the date in 1945 when the Russian Army liberated the largest such camp, Auschwitz.
　　1月27日是國際大屠殺紀念日。這一天，全球?qū)懹浫祟悮v史中最為悲慘的事件——二戰(zhàn)期間德國納粹大屠殺。2005年，聯(lián)合國在一份特殊決議中設立了這一節(jié)日。聯(lián)合國大會的上百名成員國希望通過設立這一節(jié)日來紀念600萬慘死在納粹集中營中的歐洲猶太人。讓后代銘記集中營慘劇，并希望將來能夠杜絕種族屠殺。1945年1月27日這一天，蘇聯(lián)軍隊解放了一些集中營，比如奧斯維辛。
　　The United Nations holds a week of events that ends on January 27. These include exhibitions on the Holocaust in its New York headquarters, the launch of special websites, concerts and videoed messages from worldleaders and Holocaust survivors. In 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon gave the following speech: “We must go beyond remembrance, and make sure that new generations know this history. We must apply the lessons of the Holocaust to today’s world. And we must do our utmost so that all peoples must enjoy the protections and rights for which the United Nations stands.” Special events also take place at Holocaust museumsin the USA and Israel.
　　聯(lián)合國將會舉辦為期一周的活動，并在1月27日結束。這些包括在紐約總部的大屠殺展覽、開通網(wǎng)站、舉辦音樂會以及觀看來自全球領導人和大屠殺幸存者的影音錄像。2008年，聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文做了如下演講：“我們不僅要銘記，我們還要確保后代能夠記住歷史。我們必須將大屠殺的教訓運用到當今的世界中。我們必須竭盡所能，只有這樣全人類才能夠享受聯(lián)合國所擁護的保護和權力。”特殊活動還會在美國和以色列的大屠殺博物館中舉行。
　　1.concentration camp 集中營
　　例句：But it is no different from any other day in this Nazi concentration camp.
　　但是在德國納粹的集中營里，每一天都我來說都是一樣的。
　　2.in memory of 紀念
　　例句：She set up an educational fund in memory of her mother.
　　她為了紀念她母親設立了一個教育基金會。
　　3.apply to 應用于
　　例句：These regulations apply to everyone, without exception.
　　所有人都要遵守規(guī)定，沒有例外。
　　4.go beyond 勝過
　　例句：This year's sales figures go beyond all our expectations.
　　今年的銷售額完全超出了預期。