为什么美国人庆祝感恩节英语总结.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 17 为什么美国人庆祝感恩节英语总结 篇一：感恩节相关英语口语表达 感恩节相关英语口语表达 每年11月的第四个星期四是美国最具特色的重要节日——感恩节。最初，感恩节没有固定日期，由各州临时决定，直到美国独立后，感恩节才成为全国性的节日。1863年，美国总统林肯宣布每年十一月的第四个星期四为感恩节，感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天。同中国的春节一样，感恩节这一天，人们不管多忙，都要与自己的家人团聚、共度佳节。 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Happy Thanksgiving Day 感恩节快乐 family reunion 家人团聚 purely American 纯美国式 cherished traditions 宝贵的传统 blessings 恩典 religious services 宗教仪式 Black Friday 黑色星期五 MayFlower 五月花号 Mayflower Compact 《五月花号公约》 Puritan 清教徒 religious persecution 宗教迫害 Wampanoag tribe 万帕诺亚格部落 Plymouth Colony 普利茅斯殖民地 Indian 印第安人 hunt 狩猎 fishing 捕鱼 crop 作物 Turkey 火鸡 Turkey Day （也称）感恩节 venison 鹿肉 wild bird 野鸟 goose 鹅 entree 主菜 sweet potatoes 红薯 cranberries 越橘 pumpkin pie 南瓜派 flavoring 调料 pardon 赦免 A time of family reunion 美国人怎么过感恩节？ This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. The writer O. Hey called it the one day that is purely American. Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. But it has spiritual meaning. Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving, or on Thanksgiving morning. Others travel long distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner, which is the main part of the celebration. 本周四是感恩节。作家欧·亨利把这一天称为“纯美国式”的节日。感恩节不是一个宗教节日，但它有宗教方面的含义。一些美国人在感恩节的前一天或是感恩节的早上参加宗教仪式，还有的长途跋涉和他们的家人团聚。感恩节的主要庆祝方式是一桌丰盛的家庭晚宴。 For many Americans, Thanksgiving is the only time when all members of a family gather. The holiday is a time of family reunion. 对许多美国人来说，感恩节这一天是所有家庭成员欢聚一堂的难得时光。这个节日是家人团聚的时刻。 Thanksgiving week is generally one of the busiest travel times of the year. Many Americans who usually visit family and friends by plane are driving shorter distances instead this week. Some mental-health experts say the attacks have frightened people. They say people feel safer and happier close to home. 感恩节这一周通常是全年中人们出行最为繁忙的时段之一。许多经常坐飞机走亲访友的美国人这一周将改为短途驾车。一些心理健康专家认为，恐怖袭击令人们感到恐慌。他们说，人们在离家较近的地方会觉得更安全、更快乐。 More than any other holiday, Thanksgiving is a celebration of family and home. Many people say that this year they are es