3月12日植树节的由来：纪念孙中山生前积极倡导植树造林（中英文对照版）
今天是3月12日，植树节，我看到google的首页也变成了植树节的样式，虽然我们现在一代的年轻人已经不再关注和在乎这样的节日了，不过，我们还是要了解它的一些基本含义的。下文中将介绍植树节的由来，是中英文对照版的，大家可以学习一下：
Arbor Day (from the Latin arbor, meaning tree) is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.
植树节（Arbor Day，arbor来自拉丁文，即树的意思），是鼓励组织和个人植树、爱树的节日。
It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton（美国农业部长）. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.
植树节最早于莫顿于1872在美国内布拉斯加州提出。首个植树节于1872年4月10举办，人们在当天估计种了100万棵树。
Arbor Day has been a traditional holiday in the Republic of China since 1927. In 1914, the founder of the agricultural college at Nanking University（南京大学）suggested to the now-defunct Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry that China should imitate（效仿）the practice in the United States of Arbor Day. The holiday would be held the same day as the Qingming Festival. However, for unknown reasons, the suggestion was not made through the formal process, so nothing came from this original request.
从1927年开始，植树节成为中华民国的传统节日。1914年南京大学农学院的创办人（斐义理）向农林部提出，希望中国仿效美国设立植树节，时间定在与清明节同一天。然而，这个提议不知何故，未能正式审议通过，最终不了了之。
After the successful conclusion of the Northern Expedition（北伐）, the now-defunct Ministry of Agriculture and Minerals（农矿部）formally petitioned the Executive Yuan（行政院）to establish Arbor Day to commemorate the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen（孙中山）, the Father of Modern China. He had been a major advocate of afforestation in his life, because it would increase people’s livelihoods. The Executive Yuan approved Arbor Day in the spirit of Dr. Sun that year and has since been celebrated on March 12 for this purpose.
北伐成功之后，当时的农矿部呈请行政院，鉴于国父孙中山先生生前积极倡导国家造林运动，以改善民生，因此，提议每年的3月12日，即孙中山先生逝世的当天为植树节。行政院当年就通过了这一提议，将每年的3月12日定义植树节，以纪念孙中山先生。
People’s Republic of China (Mainland China) In 1981, the fourth session of the Fifth National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China adopted the “Resolution on the unfolding of a nationwide voluntary tree-planting campaign”. The People’s Republic of China celebrates Arbor Day on March 12.
1981年，中华人民共和国五届人大第四次会议通过了《关于开展全民义务植树运动的决议》，将每年的3月12日定为植树节。
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