Founder of Labor Day
More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.
Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."
But Peter McGuire"s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J, proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday ju
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Your new pen pal,
Dear teacher,
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In the class meeting, we will make some plans about all the subjects, including English. We do have some puzzles and we need your help. So we hope you can set some time aside to be with us in the class meeting. We will feel honored if you can come to attend our class meeting.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours
Jane
Dear Bob,
I’m so glad that you are coming to learn Chinese here. I’ve already found you a house near our school. I’d like to tell you something about it.
You may get on No.ll bus at Fang Cao Street and the next stop is just Jian Xin Chinese School. The house is near the school. It is about 25 square metres. In the bedroom, there is a bed, a sofa standing against the wall and a table near the window. You may find a light on the table and a chair next to it. There are two other rooms connecting the bedroom. The left one is a bathroom and the right one is a kitchen. So you may cook by yourself. The rent for the house is 500 yuan per month.
Hope you’ll enjoy staying here!
Yours,
Li Hua
亲爱的鲍,
我很高兴你要来学中文。我已经找到你在我们学校附近的一所房子。我想告诉你一些关于它的事。
你可能会得到关于No.ll巴士曹芳街,下一站就是建新中文学校。这房子离学校很近。大约25平方米。在卧室里有一张床,一张靠窗的沙发和一张靠窗的桌子。你可以在桌子上找到一个灯,在它旁边有一把椅子。有另外两个房间连接的卧室。左边的是一间浴室,右边的是厨房。所以你可以自己做饭。这房子的租金是每月500元。
希望你会喜欢呆在这里!
你的,
李华
Father's Day
Yesterday was Father's Day. I had planned to give my father a present. But I didn't remember it until in the morning.It was too late to post a card to him. So I decided to buy something. When I was in the department store. I found it was not easy for me to choose something right for him. Suddenly I
got an idea. I ran home and opened my computer. I made a beautiful card and mailed him through the Internet. then I began to make supper. When father came home, he was very glad to find a big meal on the table. then I asked him to check his e-mail. He was amazed to find a beautiful card in his e-mail-box.
What a wonderful surprise!
January 11th
Dear Mr. President,
As a regular student at our college, I have some complaint to make about the canteen service on campus.
Frstly, the canteen environment is very bad. Actually, it is becoming more and more crowded and noisy with an ever larger presence of vocational students every term. Secondly, the canteen workers are bad-mannered. Far from being warm and kind-hearted, they always seem to be cold and rude to us students. Thirdly and most importantly, the dishes at our canteen are too expensive, though they are by no means good quality or delicious. The survey the Student Union carried out last week reveals that on average a student will spend 10 to 12 yuan on meals every day. This is for more than the food expenses of students in the neighborhood colleges.
Nutritious and delicious meals well within the students‘ means are very important for young students. I really wish measures could be taken to improve our canteen service.
亲爱的总统先生,作为一个普通学生在大学,我有一些投诉作出关于校园食堂的服务。首先,餐厅的环境很糟糕。事实上,它正变得越来越拥挤和嘈杂的一个更大的存在对高职高专学生每学期。其次,食堂工人不礼貌。没有温暖和善良,他们似乎总是很冷,对我们无礼的`学生。再次,最重要的是,我们食堂的菜太贵了,但他们绝不是优质美味。调查学生会上周进行显示,平均一个学生会花10到12元每天的饭菜。这是比在附近高校的学生伙食费。营养美味在学生吃饭的青年学生是非常重要的。我真的希望可以采取措施改善我们的食堂服务。
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