美國生活點滴-40【八月名稱的由來】

美國生活點滴-40【八月名稱的由來】

What is the Month, August derived from?

  Augustus Caeser    

   Gaius Julius Caesar

 

             Julius Caesar (凱撒大帝)- 不経一事不長一智

August is known for many thigs, including the dog days of summer, National Watermelon Day(Aug. 3) and National Smile Week (Aug5-11). But there are many other fun facts associated with summer’s last full month. August is named after Augustus Caeser, founder and the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who was posthumously adopted by his materal great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar.

英文八月這個字有許多著名的事，包含夏天的狗節，8月13日的全國西瓜節、和8月5-11日的全國微笑周。但還有許多其他與這個夏天最後的一個月相關的趣事。八月這個字是記念古羅馬帝國創建者和首位皇帝，他是父親亡故後，被其母親叔公Gaius Julius Caesar所收養的遺腹子。

In the first Roman Calender, Augus was actually the sixth month of the year.  It was originally 30 days in length, but an extra day was added so that it would equal the number of days in July, who was named Julius Caesar.

在羅馬人首次的月曆中，Augus -八月這個月份是六月。原先只有30天。但後來增加一天，以便與七月份相同日數。而July-七月此字乃紀念凱撒大帝。

August has two birthstones: peridot and sardonyx.  Peridot is among the oldest known gemstones and is green in color. Sardonyx, whi is lesser-known, is a white and brown-banded gemstones once believed to have mystical powers. 

八月份有兩個出生紀念寶石：綠寶和螺絲狀瑪瑙。綠寶是最早出名的寶石之一。螺絲狀的瑪瑙則是具有白棕色條紋，曾有人相信它具有神奇力量。

   

                    绿宝石                                                      白棕色宝石

The official flower for August is the gladious. These vertical growing flowers were named from the Latin “gladius”,” meaning a sword.

八月正式的花是劍蘭。這些垂直生長的花，源自拉丁文-gladius, 即寶劍之意。

                                     

                                                   

  

                          8月3日 西瓜節                                                    8月微笑周

Fans of Elvis Presley also mourn each Aug. 16^th, the day the famed singer died in 1977.

貓王之歌迷也在8月16日，紀念這位亡故的名歌星

                           

Edited by Justin Lai(編)

08/04/2020