Ｔｈａｎｋｓｇｉｖｉｎｇ　Ｄａｙ感恩节

刘　平

Q: A turkey (火鸡) is running. Whats happening？Why does the turkey run away?

一只火鸡在慌慌张张地赶路。发生了什么事？为什么这只火鸡要逃跑？

A: Because today is Thanksgiving Day. People eat roast (烤) turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

因为今天是感恩节，人们在感恩节时要吃烤火鸡。

Q: When did Thanksgiving Day start？感恩节开始于何时？

A: There is a story about it.

Some Pilgrims (清教徒) aboard the Mayflower arrived (到达) in America on December 11, 1620.

During the first winter, they didnt have enough (足够的) food. They had lost 46 of the original (最初的) 102 who sailed (航海) on the Mayflower.

In the next spring, 91 Indians (印第安人) helped them with their planting (播种，耕). They had a good harvest (收获). They decided (决定) to celebrate (庆祝) with a feast —including (包括) those 91 Indians. This “thanksgiving” feast was not repeated the

following year. In 1863, President (总统) Lincoln proclaimed (宣布)

the last Thursday in November as a national (国家的) day of

Thanksgiving.

这里有一个故事。

1620年12月11日，“五月花”号船载着一些清教徒来到北美洲。

第一个冬天，他们没有足够的食物。原本乘“五月花”号(来

到这里)的102名清教徒中有46人死了。

第二年春天，他们在印第安人的帮助下开始播种并且取得了很好的收成。他们决定和那91名印第安人一起好好庆祝一下。但是，这个“感恩”的节庆在来年没有继续进行。后来，林肯总统把每年11月的第四个星期四定为国家规定的节庆——感恩节。

Q: What will be on the dinner table?

(感恩节那天)餐桌上将会有什么？

A: Turkey! And many other delicious foods—pumpkin pies, nuts，cranberry sauce and corn. You can enjoy them with your family and friends！

火鸡！还有很多别的美味食物——南瓜派、坚果、红莓酱和玉米。

你可以和你的家人、朋友一起享受这些美食！

Q: Do you know how many poor (可怜的) turkeys are roasted?

你知道每年有多少只可怜的火鸡成了感恩节的盘中餐吗？

A: Over 60 million！But one turkey will be lucky (幸运的). The President of America will set only one turkey free.

超过6亿只！但是总有一只很幸运，美国总统每年都要放生一只火鸡。

听了小Q和小A的对话后，你对感恩节了解多少了？试一试，回答下面的问题：

1. Whats the main (主要的) food on Thanksgiving Day?

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2. When did Thanksgiving Day start？

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3. When is Thanksgiving Day?

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4. How many turkeys are roasted on Thanksgiving Day?

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5. 在感恩节这天你做了什么有意义的事情？（中英文都可以）

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