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美国感恩节英语介绍

篇一：感恩节介绍中英文对照

intheUnitedStates,thefourthThursdayinnovemberiscalledThanksgivingday

.onthatday,americansgivethanksfortheblessingstheyhaveenjoyedduringthe

year.在美国，每年11月的最后一个周四称为‘感恩节’，在那天，美

国人为每年得到的上天赐福表示感激。

ThanksgivingdayisthemosttrulyamericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnite

dStatesandismostclolyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.感

恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国

历史最为密切相关。

in1620,thettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoamericaonthemayflower,eking

a

placewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.1620年，一些朝圣者（或

称为清教徒）乘坐”五月花”号船去美国寻求宗教自由。

afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicynovember,whatisno

w

Plymouth,massachutts.他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷

寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。

duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.T

howhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.在第一个冬天，半数以上

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的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。

allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthatthei

rlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.整

个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖

民地的存在与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。

reforeitwas

decidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLordbefixed.后来，庄稼获得了意外

的丰收，所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢上帝的恩典。

Yearslater,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesproclaimedthefourthThursdayofnov

emberasThanksgivingdayeveryyear.多年以后，美国总统宣布每年十一

月的第四个星期四为感恩节。

ThecelebrationofThanksgivingdayhasbeenobrvedonthatdateuntiltoday.

感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。

doesThanksgivingreflectanypartoftheamericanculture?感恩节反映了哪

些美国文化？

itremindsusofthehistorythatthepilgrimsleftEuropeforreligiousfreedomand

establishedtheirnewcountry.它让人们记住这段历史，从欧洲来的移民

祈祷宗教自由，和建立新的国家。

alwayscelebratewithbigdinne

rsandhappyreunions.感恩节一般是家庭的节日，人们总是以节日大餐

和家庭成员聚会来庆祝这个节日。

whatwillweeonalmosteveryThanksgivingdinnertable？在感恩节餐桌

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上我们能见到什么？

Turkey火鸡，mashedpotatoes马铃薯，Pumpkinpie番瓜馅饼，corns

玉米等。

Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.其中

最妙和最吸引人的大菜是烤火鸡和番瓜馅饼。

第二天是黑色星期五购物

我感恩iamGRaTEFUL

篇二：感恩节英语介绍

TheStoryofamericanThanksgiving

(contributedbyBingwei,GrannyBetty'sStoryTime)

每逢11月第四个星期四，美国人迎来了自己最重要的传统节日感恩

节。感恩节，原是清教徒为感谢上天赐与的好收成，同时，也表达了

新英格兰“移民”对印第安土著居民最初的谢意。如今，这一传统节日

更多意味着合家团聚。下文以历史为脉络，探究了感恩节的渊源，并

把目光锁定在1621年翔实的感恩“盛宴”上。阅读完文字，别忘点击

附带的小测试。

ThanksgivingdayisanamericanholidayandnotcelebratedincontinentalEuro

ourthThursdayofeachnovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogethe

rfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-a

givingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestan

dissimilartothemid-autumnFestivalinchina.

TheoriginoftheThanksgivingday

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Thisamericantraditionstartedin1621beforetheUnitedStatesofamericawas

hugecelebrationforahard-earnedharvestthefirstyearafterarr

ivinginthenewworld.

onSeptember6,1620,themayflowershiptsailfromPlymouth,devon,Englan

d,takingalltheEnglishPilgrims（清教徒）

lishPilgrimsnumberedaboutahundredpeople,andlef

oyagetothenewworldwasfina

ncedbymerchantadventurers,anEnglishinvestorgroup.

ThePilgrimssailedsixty-sixdays,arrivedinthenewworldinnovemberofthesa

rstttledinacornfieldabandonedbynativeindiansandnamedit

PlymouthPlantation.

Theyworkedonthelandwithmuchdifficultyandwerebetbyadevastatingpla

pringof162

1,anindianbravenamedSquantoandherwampanoag（瓦帕浓人，北美印第

安人阿尔琴族一部落）

betaughtthePilgrimshowtoworktheearthandpla

ntcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.

TheThanksgivingfeastin1621

inlateSeptember1621,

celebratetheirfirstharvest,thePilgrimswantedtothankGodandthenativeindia

vitedSquantoandtheentirewampanoagtribethatcelebratetogetherin

asharedfeast.

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itwassaidaboutninetywampanoagturnedup,muchtothesurpriofthePilgrim

s,efofthetribehadhism

stThanksgivingdinnerhadanelabora

temenuwithvenison,wildturkey,goo,duck,crane,swan,andotherwaterfowl

;theyalsohaslocalafood:clams,lobsters,musls,salmon,cod,bass,herring,

shad,bluefish,socookedplentyofvegetables,amo

ngthemsquash,pumpkinsandbeanswerethemostpopular.

Theyateraspberries,strawberries,grapes,plums,cherries,blueberries,walnut

s,chestnuts,acorns,hickoryandgroundnuts,wheatflour,indiancornandcornm

pkinpuddingwaslaterdevelopedin

tothetraditionalpumpkinpie.

ThefirstThanksgivingdinnerissaidtohavelastedfromthreedaystooneweekwi

thmuchfood,grimsandthenativeindiansattogetheronth

eground,sharedfoodwithfingersorudroughplatesmadeofwoodorstalebrea

nraces,playedoldEnglishgamesandstagedparadesduringthefestive

,withmarches,drumsandfiringoftheirmuskets.

“Thanksgiving”relatedtotheBible

Thephra”thanksgiving”grimsofPlym

outh,however,lyo

brvedthreereligiousholidaysfromthenewTestament:SundaySabbath,days

givingmarkedfavourabl

e(“mercies”)incommunitylife.