感恩节英文课件 4.pptVIP

Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Date:Fourth Thursday in November 11月的第四个星期四 In the united states, the Fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is the national holiday in the united states and is most closely connected with the earliest history of America. 感恩节是美国国定假日。而且它与早期的美国历史最为相关。 origin 起源 In early 17th Century England， the religious group called Pilgrims 清教徒had begun to question the beliefs of the Church of England and they wanted to separate from it. In order to escape religious persecution in England, a boat Mayflower 五月花号filled with more than one hundred people sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World（新大陆）. Mayflower [mei,flau?] 五月花号 → （英国清教徒首次去北美殖民地所乘之船名） The Pilgrims settled in what is now the state of Massachusetts.To be more specific,the Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. 1620年12月11日，旅行者们在普利茅斯石登陆。 Their first winter in the New World was difficult. They had arrived too late to grow many crops, and without fresh food, half the colony died from disease. The following spring the Iroquois Indians（美国纽约州东北部易洛魁族印第安人）taught them how to grow corn, a new food for the colonists. They showed them other crops to grow in the unfamiliar soil and how to hunt and fish. In the autumn of 1621, bountiful crops of corn, barley（大麦）, beans and pumpkins were harvested. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so a feast was planned. They invited the local Indian chief and 90 Indians. The Indians brought deer to roast with the turkeys and other wild game offered by the colonists. In following years, many of the original colonists celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks. Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away, family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have. traditional Thanksgiving food The most traditional and attractive food on Thanksgiving Day are roas