Activity 3 Listen and read. 听与读。

Tony:The First of October is China's National Day,isn't it,Lingling?

托尼：10月1日是中国的国庆节，是吗，玲玲？

Lingling:Yes. The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. People have celebrated the National Day since then. There are flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.

玲玲：是的。中华人民共和国是在1949年10月1日成立的的。人们从那以后就开始庆祝国庆节了。到处都是鲜花和国旗，我们有三天的假期。

Tony:Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?

托尼：今年的假期你有什么计划吗？

Lingling: Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and we'll stay there until the end of the holiday. While we're staying with our friends, we're going to spend one day in Qingdao. When is your national day,Betty?

玲玲：是的。我和父母要到山东省去拜访一些朋友，而且我们在那里将一直待到假期结束。当和我们的朋友待在一起的时候，我们打算在青岛度过一天的时间。贝蒂，你们的国庆节走什么时候？

Betty: Our national day is called Independence Day. It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since 1777. It's a public holiday,but we only have one day off. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season, and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.

贝蒂：我们的国庆日叫做独立日。在7月4日。我们自从1777年就已经开始庆祝了。它是个公共假期，但我们只放一天假。在那一天，有各种各样的假日活动。它是假期季节的开始，大部分人会在七月或八月的某个时间去度假。

Lingling: And is there anything special on that day?

玲玲：那天会有什么特别的活动吗？

Betty:Well,you can see American flags everywhere. We usually have a picnic somewhere nice. Kids have great fun. We also watch bands play music in public parks.

贝蒂：嗯，你能到处看到美国国旗。我们通常在某个很好的地方野餐。孩子们玩得很开心。我们也会在公园里观看乐队演奏音乐。

Daming:Do you have a national day in the UK, Tony?

大明：托尼，在英国你们有国庆日吗？

Tony: No, we don't-we celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday. And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. 

托尼：不，我们没有——我们有两天的假期庆祝圣诞节。当假期一开始，我一家人就总是到有趣的地方去。