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International Workers’ Day
国际劳动节
May 1 is International Workers’ Day.
五月1日是国际劳动节。
It was born amid massive strikes.
它是在大罢工中产生的。
This holiday originated in the U.S.
这个节日起源于美国
On May 1, 1886, workers flooded Chicago streets to demand an eight-hour workday. The demonstrations lasted for days, punctuated by scuffles between workers and police.
1886年5月1日，工人们涌向芝加哥街头，要求8小时工作制。示威持续了数天，不时出现工人和警察之间的扭打。
In 1889, an international gathering in Paris officially declared May Day a holiday honoring workers’ rights. U.S. President Grover Cleveland feared May Day “would become a memorial to the Haymarket radicals.” He pressed state legislatures to select the September date instead.
1889年，在巴黎的一次国际集会正式宣布五一劳动节为纪念工人权利的节日。美国总统克利夫兰担心五一节“会成为干草市场激进分子的纪念日”。他敦促州议会选择9月作为选举日期。
Whatever the intentions, the creation of a holiday devoted solely to workers was an important achievement for the labor movement.
抛开意图不谈，专门为工人设立假日是劳工运动的一项重要成就。