(来源：EnglishCN.com)

Father’s Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a “father’s day” was first proposed there were no Father’s Day cards!
    父亲节与普遍的误解不同的是，它并非是一个为了帮助贺卡制作厂商销售更多贺卡的节日。事实上，当“父亲节”的提议首先被提出时，父亲节贺卡根本就不存在。

Mrs. John B Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a “father’s day” in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father William, whose wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn ;and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
    华盛顿州的约翰·布鲁斯·多德夫人在1909年首先提出了设立“父亲节”的提议。多德夫人希望有一个特殊的日子来向她的父亲———威廉·斯玛特表示敬意。他的妻子在生他们第六个孩子时因难产而死。斯玛特先生在华盛顿州东部乡下的农场里独自养大了六个孩子。多德太太成人后她才意识到她的父亲一个人养大孩子所表现的力量和无私。

The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19,1910 in Washington. And it was in 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson officially declared the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day.
    1910年的6月19日人们在华盛顿庆祝了第一个父亲节。林登·约翰逊总统最终于1966年宣布每年六月的第3个星期天为父亲节。

Father’s Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day.
    父亲节现在已经成为向父亲及所有扮演父亲角色的人表达敬意的节日。继父，伯父，祖父所有成年男性都将在父亲节受到尊敬。


【父亲节的祝福语】

  HAVE A VERY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.祝您有个快乐的父亲节。

  YOU ARE THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD.您是世界上最好的爸爸。

  I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE MY DAD.真高兴您是我爸爸。

  HAVE THE BEST FATHER'S DAY EVER.祝您有个最棒的父亲节。

  THIS IS FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME.这是为了感谢您为我所做的一切。

  YOU HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU.在我需要您的时候，您总是在那里。

  I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.我爱您胜过一切。

  HOW COULD I BE SO LUCKY TO HAVE A DAD LIKE YOU.我竟是如此幸运，能有像您这样的父亲。

  ALL MY LOVE TO THE DEAREST FATHER IN THE WORLD.将我全部的爱，献给我最亲爱的爸爸。

  YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO PATIENT WITH ME.您对我总是那么地有耐心。

  YOU ARE THE BEST, DAD.爸爸，您是最好的。

  OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE YOU.这些年来，虽然我们常有意见不合的地方，但我一直敬爱着您。

  YOUR EXPERIENCE AND GUIDANCE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN APPRECIATED.您的经历和引导，一直让我衷心感激。