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  April Fools' Day 愚人 节   April Fools' Day is an annual custom on  April 1 st consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" at the recipient. Mass media can be involved in these pranks, which may be revealed as such the following day. The day is not a public holiday in any country. The custom of setting aside a day for playing harmless pranks upon one's neighbor has been relatively common in the world historically. 愚人 节是每年 4 月 1 日的 习俗，内容包括恶作剧和恶作剧。玩笑的人常常通过喊 “ 愚人 节！ ” 来揭露他 们的行为。在收件人处。大众媒体可能会参与这些恶作剧，第二天可能会被揭露。在任何国家 / 地区， 这一天都不是公共假日。在历史上，在世界上比较普遍的习惯是留出一天来对邻居玩无害恶作剧 。

 Possessive adjectives 所有格形容 词  -        This is  her  ring. This ring is  hers . ‘her’ and ‘hers’ are possessive forms. Possessives are of two kinds:  possessive pronouns  and  possessive adjectives . Possessive  adjectives  go  before  nouns. Possessive  pronouns  are used  alone . ‘her’ is possessive adjective, whereas, ‘hers’ is possessive pronoun. -         This is  his  cap. This cap is  his.  <note that both possessives are ‘his’> -         This is  their  car. This car is  theirs .   -         这是她的戒指。这枚戒指是她的。 “ 她 ” 和 “ 她 ” 是所有格形式。 所有格有两 种 ：所有格代 词和所有格形容词。 所有格形容 词排在名词之前。所有格代词单独使用。 “ 她 ” 是所有格形容 词，而 “ 她 ” 是所有格代 词。 -         这是他的帽子。这顶帽子是他的。 < 请注意，所有所有格均为 “ 他的 ” > -         这是他们的车。这辆车是他们的 。 My book is better than her (book). My book is better than hers. 当使用所有格形容 词 （她） 时 ，必 须 在其后跟随一个名 词 。因此，在 “ 我的 书 比她的 书 更好 ” 一句中的 “ 她 ” 之后， “ 书 ” 一 词 是必需的（尽管是重 复 的）。但是， 对 于所有 格代 词 （她）而言，其后的名 词 是多余的，因 为 它 应该 已 经 存在。从上下文可以理解。例如， “ 这 是我的 书 ，那是你的 书 。 “ 那是你的

Spring and International Day of Poetry 春季和国 际诗歌 日 What a wonderful initiative! I've just found out that   March 21 is International Poetry Day   as called by Julius Meinl, a coffee-roasting company since 1862 and sponsored by UNESCO.   If one is a poet, one of its poems   could pay for a coffee   in any of the 1,100 cafes in Continental Europe as well as in UK, the USA or Australia. 多 么美妙的 创举！我刚刚发现 3 月 21 日是国 际诗歌日，由朱利叶斯 · 梅因（ Julius Meinl ） 发起，这是一家自 1862 年以来由 联合国教科文组织赞助的咖啡烘焙公司。 如果一个人是 诗人，那么其中一首诗就可以在欧洲大陆以及英国，美国或澳大利亚的 1100 家咖啡 馆中的任何一家咖啡馆买杯咖啡 。   LITTLE THINGS By Julia Fletcher Carney Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. (The first verse) 小 东西 朱莉 娅 · 弗莱 彻 · 卡尼（ Julia Fletcher Carney ） 一小滴水， 小沙粒， 创造强大的海洋 和宜人的土地。 （第一 节经文 ）   ABOUT THE AUTHOR 关于作 者 Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney, born Julia Fletcher (April 6, 1823, Lancaster, Massachusetts – November 1, 1908, Galesburg, Illinois) was an American e

 St. Patrick’s Day 圣帕特里克 节   Today's Saint Patrick's Day celebrations have been greatly influenced by those that developed among the Irish Diaspora, especially in North America. Until the late 20th century, Saint Patrick's Day was often a bigger celebration among the Diaspora than it was in Ireland. 今天的圣帕特里克 节庆祝活动受到爱尔兰侨民特别是北美地区散发者的影响。直到 20 世 纪末，散居侨民中的圣帕特里克节通常比爱尔兰的庆祝活动更大 。 Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, Irish traditional music sessions, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. There are also formal gatherings such as banquets and dances, although these were more common in the past. Saint Patrick's Day parades began in North America in the 18th century but did not spread to Ireland until the 20th century. The participants generally include marching bands, the military, fire brigades, cultural organizations, charitable organizations, and so on. 庆祝活动通常包括公共游行和节日，爱尔兰传统音乐表演以及穿着绿色服装或三叶草。也有正式的聚会，例如宴会和舞蹈，尽管这些聚会在过去更为普遍。圣帕特里克节游行始于 18 世

International Women's Day  -  8 March   On this day it is customary for men to give the women in their lives– friends, mothers, wives, girlfriends, daughters, colleagues, etc.– flowers and small gifts (although too many this seems cloyingly old-fashioned and rather to miss the point). 在 这 一天，男人 习惯 性地 给 女人 们 一生一世的礼物，例如朋友，母 亲 ，妻子，女友，女儿，同事等。 观 点）。 International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March around the world. It is a focal point in the movement for  women's rights . 3 月 8 日，世界各地 庆 祝国 际妇 女 节 （ IWD ）。它是 妇 女 权 利运 动 的重点。 After the  Socialist Party of America  organized a Women's Day in  New York City  on February 28, 1909, German delegates  Clara Zetkin ,  Käte Duncker ,  Paula Thiede  and others proposed at the  1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference  that "a special Women's Day" be organized annually.  After women gained suffrage in  Soviet Russia  in 1917, March 8 became a national  holiday  there.  The day was then predominantly c