美国的退伍军人节是什么？
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World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in France on June 28, 1919.
第一次世界大战于1919年6月28日在法国签署《凡尔赛条约》后正式结束。
However, fighting had stopped seven months earlier with an armistice, or an agreement to stop fighting, between the Allied nations and Germany on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
然而，战斗早在七个月前就已停止，盟国与德国在第十一个月第十一天第十一个小时达成了停战协议，即停止战斗的协议。
The date, November 11, is now remembered as Veterans Day, a holiday to thank and honor all who served in the United States military.
11月11日如今被定为退伍军人节，这是一个感谢和表彰所有在美国军队服役过的人的节日。
The celebration first started on November 11, 1919, as Armistice Day.
庆祝活动最初于1919年11月11日作为停战日开始的。
At the time, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson said the day “will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory…” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says there were plans to observe the day with parades, public meetings, and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m.
当时，美国总统伍德罗·威尔逊表示，这一天“将充满对那些为国捐躯者的英雄气概的庄严自豪，以及对胜利的感激之情……”美国退伍军人事务部表示，曾有计划通过游行、公众集会以及从上午11点开始短暂停业来纪念这一天。
In 1926, the U.S. Congress officially recognized November 11, 1918, as the end of World War I. And in 1938, the body passed legislation to make the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday.
1926年，美国国会正式承认1918年11月11日为第一次世界大战的结束日。1938年，国会通过立法，将每年11月11日定为法定假日。
Known as “Armistice Day,” it was a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I.
被称为“停战纪念日”，这是专门用来纪念第一次世界大战老兵的日子。
After American involvement in World War II and the Korean War, at the urging of veterans’ organizations, Congress changed the law in 1954 to call it Veterans Day to honor American veterans of all wars.
在美国参与第二次世界大战和朝鲜战争之后，在退伍军人组织的敦促下，国会于1954年修改法律，将其更名为退伍军人节，以纪念所有战争中的美国退伍军人。
The date for Veterans Day was changed in 1968 with the signing of the Uniform Holiday Act.
退伍军人节的日期在1968年随着《统一假日法》的签署而改变。
With the law, Congress intended to create a three-day weekend for Americans by moving the holiday to a Monday in November.
通过这项法律，国会打算将节日移至11月的某个星期一，从而为美国人创造一个三天周末。
Many states and veterans’ organizations did not agree with this decision.
许多州和退伍军人组织并不认同这一决定。
They continued to celebrate the holiday on November 11, leading to confusion.
他们继续在11月11日庆祝这个节日，这导致了混淆。
So, Congress returned the holiday to its original date.
因此，国会将假日恢复到了原来的日期。
Many Americans are confused about Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the other holiday honoring military service, which is observed on the last Monday in May.
许多美国人对退伍军人节和阵亡将士纪念日感到困惑，后者是另一个致敬军旅的节日，在五月的最后一个星期一举行。
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says that both holidays “were established to recognize and honor the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.”
美国退伍军人事务部表示，这两个节日“都是为了表彰和致敬曾身穿美国武装部队制服服役的男女军人而设立的”。
Memorial Day is set aside as a day for remembering and honoring those who died in the service of their country.
阵亡将士纪念日被设立为一个缅怀和纪念为国捐躯者的日子。
For most Americans, it also marks the unofficial start of summer and a popular weekend for vacationing.
对大多数美国人来说，它也标志着夏季的非正式开始，是一个受欢迎的度假周末。
Veterans Day is largely intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military, living or dead, and in wartime or peace.
退伍军人节主要是为了感谢和表彰所有在军队中光荣服役的人，无论他们是健在还是已故，也无论是在战时还是和平时期。
To ensure that people remember Veterans Day, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Barack Obama signed the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act in 2016.
为了确保人们铭记退伍军人节，美国国会在2016年通过并由巴拉克·奥巴马总统签署了《退伍军人节默哀法案》。
The law called on the people of the United States to observe a two-minute national moment of silence on Veterans Day at 2:11 p.m.
该法律呼吁美国人民在退伍军人节下午2点11分默哀两分钟。
Eastern Standard Time across all states and territories of the United States.
美国所有州和领地的东部标准时间。
I’m Mario Ritter, Jr.
我是小马里奥·里特。
Hai Do wrote this report for VOA Learning English.
Hai Do为VOA学英语撰写了这篇报道。
