省亲

我们可以把这称作一次省亲。

We can call it a visit .

都柏林在今晚为有着爱尔兰血统的黑人美国总统举行了省亲欢迎会。

A homecoming welcome in Dublin tonight for a black American president embracing his distant Irish ancestry .

期间按规定每四年才能有十多天的时间回老家省亲。

According to the regulations concerned , he has only a couple of weeks ( more than ten days ) every four years to visit his relatives .

后来，在17世纪初的英格兰，人们有一个惯例，就是在每年六月的第四个星期天庆祝省亲节。

Later , in the 1600 's , in England there was an annual observance called " Mothering Sunday . " It was celebrated during June , on the fourth Sunday .

为迎接元妃省亲，贾府上下开邕忙碌，还专修了一座大观园。

The Jia family relaxed after hearing the news . In order to welcome the homecoming imperial concubine ， the Jia family became busier and built a garden of grand views for the occasion .

在省亲节那一天，通常与雇主住在一起的仆人了，被劝说回家和他们的母亲团聚。按照惯例，他们要带一块特殊的蛋糕回家庆祝。

On Mothering Sunday , the servants , who generally lived with their employers , were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers . It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion .