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新标准大学英语3下 Unit5 WritingThreeThankYouLettersAlexHaley1Itwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfivehundredpoundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.写三封感谢信亚利克斯?黑利那是在二战期间的1943年，我是个年轻的美国海岸警卫队队员。我们的船，美国军舰军市一号已出海多日。多数船舱装着成千上万箱罐装或风干的食品。其余的船舱装着不少五百磅重的炸弹，都小心翼翼地放在垫过的架子上。我们的目的地是南太平洋图拉吉岛上一个规模很大的基地。2IwasoneoftheMurzimsseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolkashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.我是军市一号上的一个厨师，跟岸上的人一样，那个感恩节的上午，我们忙着在准备一道以烤火鸡为主的传统菜肴。3Well,asanycookknows,itsalotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.当厨师的都知道，要烹制一顿大餐，摆上桌，再刷洗、收拾干净，是件辛苦的事。不过，等到太阳快下山时，我们总算全都收拾停当了。4IdecidedfirsttogooutontheMurzimsafterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecookshat.我想先去后甲板透透气。我信步走去，一边深深呼吸着空气，一边慢慢地踱着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。5IgottothinkingaboutThanksgiving,ofthePilgrims,Indians,wildturkeys,pumpkins,cornonthecob,andtherest.我开始思索起感恩节这个节日来，想着清教徒前辈移民、印第安人、野火鸡、南瓜、玉米棒等等。6YetmymindseemedtobeinquestofsomethingelsesomewaythatIcouldpersonallyapplytothecloseofThanksgiving.ItmusthavetakenmeahalfhourtosensethatmaybesomekeytoananswercouldresultfromreversingthewordThanksgivingatleastthatsuggestedaverbaldirection,Givingthanks.可我脑子里似乎还在搜索着别的什么事――某种我能够赋予这一节日以个人意义的方式。大概过了半个小时左右我才意识到，问题的关键也许在于把Thanksgiving这个词前后颠倒一下――那样一来至少文字好懂了：Givingthanks。7Givingthanksasinpraying,thankingGod,Ithought.Yes,ofcourse.Certainly.表达谢意――就如在祈祷时感谢上帝那样，我暗想。对啊，是这样，当然是这样。8Yetmymindcontinuedturningtheideaover.可这事一直萦绕在我脑子里。9Afterawhile,likeadawnsbrightening,afurtheranswerdidcomethattherewerepeopletothank,peoplewhohaddonesomuchformethatIcouldneverpossiblyrepaythem.TheembarrassingtruthwasIdalwaysjustacceptedwhattheyddone,takenallofitforgranted.No