九年级英语全册《Unit 9 When was it invented-感恩节介绍》课件.pptVIP

Be thankful for what you have. Youll end up having more. 拥有一颗感恩的心，最终你会得到更多 感恩节（英语：Thanksgiving Day）是美国和加拿大共有的节日，原意是为了感谢上天赐予的好收成。在美国，自1941年起，感恩节是在每年11月的第四个星期四，并从这一天起将休假两天；而加拿大与美国的感恩节时间不同，10月第二个星期一。像中国的春节一样，在这一天，成千上万的人们不管多忙，都要和自己的家人团聚。加拿大的感恩节则起始于1879年，是在每年10月第二个星期一，与美国的哥伦布日相同。 * Origin of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected(联系的） with the earliest history of the country. In 1620, the settlers（移民）, or Pilgrims（朝圣者）, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking（寻求） a place where they could have freedom of worship（信仰自由）. After a tempestuous（颠簸的） two-month voyage（航行） they landed（着陆） at in icy（寒冷的） November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. * During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation(饥饿） or epidemics（传染病）. Those who survived（生存） began sowing（播种） in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests（丰收） with great anxiety（不安）, knowing that their lives and the future existence（生存） of the colony（殖民地） depended on（依赖） the coming harvest. * Finally the fields produced（产生） a yield（收益） rich beyond expectations（超出预料）. And therefore（因此） it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord（上帝） be fixed（确定）. Years later, President（总统） of the United States proclaimed（宣布） the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration（庆祝） of Thanksgiving Day has been observed（遵循） on that date until today. * Thanksgiving Day is a festival in Canada and the United States which is pioneered（创始） by the United States.Since 1941, the annual（每年的） Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November.People will leave in two days from this day, no matter how busy (except for some special positions)they are, they are sure to get together. Pumpkin Pudding（南瓜布丁）,English Cheese Pie（英国奶酪派）,Wild Turkey （野生火鸡）and Garlic and Onions（大蒜和洋葱）are Thanksgiving foods. * * Today there is such a large variety of(许多） food to choose from that a