五一劳动节和“调休” May 1 Labor Day and “Switched Days Off”

Hello everyone! In this episode, I talk about May 1 Labor Day—China’s upcoming “5-day” holiday, which in fact is only 3 days because during the two weeks before and after the holiday, people need to work for 6 days (one weekend day each week) to make up for the “lost” 2 days that make the holiday 5 days. 大家好，大家这周过得怎么样？我们学校刚过了春假，在暑假以前基本没有假期了。不过在中国，马上要有一个小长假：那就是五一劳动节，在每年的5月1日。五一劳动节是一个国际节日，是世界上80多个国家的劳动节。国际劳动节起源于1886年的美国，是为了纪念当时美国各地的工人为了要求八小时工作日举行的罢工运动。 劳动 láodòng: labor起源于 qǐyuán yú: ori...