紀念35年前的遇難者
Events were held in Taipei and elsewhere across the world on June 4 to honor those that died during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
今年六月四日，台北和世界各地舉行活動，紀念1989年天安門廣場事件中喪生的人們。
hold(v.)舉行elsewhere(adv.)在別處(pron.)別處across(prep.)橫越、穿過、與…相交差、遍及…各處honor(v.)向⋯致敬、使增光、給…以榮耀(n.)信譽、信用maid of honor伴娘Your Honor閣下(對法官或某些高級官員的尊稱)in honor of…紀念、向某人表敬意massacre(n.)大屠殺、慘敗(v.)屠殺、使慘敗Holocaust(n.)(二次大戰時納粹對猶太人的)大屠殺slaughter, butcher(v.)屠殺、殘殺
This year was the 35th anniversary of the incident, in which as many as several thousand protesters demanding democracy in China were killed by the Chinese military in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
今年是這起事件35週年紀念，當時在北京天安門廣場及周邊，多達數千名呼籲民主的抗議者被中國軍方殺害。
anniversary(n.)週年紀念wedding anniversary結婚週年紀念日tragedy(n.)悲劇protestor(n.)抗議者、抗議人士protest(v.)抗議，後面可接against、aboute.g. Crowds of pacifists protested against the war.成群的和平主義者抗議這場戰爭demand(v.)要求democracy(n.)民主、民主制度democratic(adj.)民主的
The event in Taipei took place outside of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
台北的紀念活動在中正紀念堂外舉行。
take place舉行(活動)
It was held to not only remember those that died 35 years ago but also to show the responsibility of citizens in promoting democracy.
舉行這次活動不僅是為了紀念35年前的遇難者，更是為了彰顯公民在推動民主中的責任。
citizen(n.)公民senior citizen老年人global citizen全球公民citizenship(n.)公民身份promote(v.)促進advocate(v.)提倡、擁護、主張
Organizers said that more than 6,000 people joined this year.
主辦單位表示，今年有6,000多人參與活動。
participate in參與
RFA News reported that this Taipei event is very important as Taiwan is the only place left in the Chinese-speaking world that holds a public gathering in honor of what the Taiwanese simply call “June 4th.”
自由亞洲電台報導，台北這次的活動非常重要，因為台灣是華語世界唯一仍舊舉行公開集會以紀念「六四」的地方。
as(conj.)因為in honor of sb.向某人致敬
A large event used to be held in Hong Kong but is no longer allowed due to the city’s strict security laws.
香港曾舉行過一次大型紀念活動，但由於香港嚴格的安全法而不再允許舉辦。
allow(v.)准許strict(adj.)嚴格的
Outside of Taipei, similar “June 4th” events took place in the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands and Australia.
除了台北，美國、加拿大、荷蘭和澳洲等地也舉辦了類似的「六四」紀念活動。
beyond(prep.)超過、在…之外
In addition to those attending to honor the dead, these international events were also joined by protestors still demanding democracy in China.
除了紀念逝者外，這些國際活動還有繼續呼籲中國民主的抗議者參與其中。
victim(n.)受害者along with和…一起、除某事物之外the deceased死者