Global View-Thanksgiving Dinner(C0324)
A:So what are you doing for Thanksgiving?
acuB:Not much really.It’s more of an American tradi-tion,so back home we don’t really celebrate it.In fact,I am not even sure of what exactly is being celebrated!
A:Well you know,it’s a time to get together with all your family and be thankful for everything!
B:Y eah but,how did this holiday come to be?
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A:Well,thefirst ttlers of Massachutts arrived there becau of religious percution from Eng-land and King James.Once inthe New World, they befriended an native named Squanto,who taught them how to harvest food from the area such as corn.
B:Interesting!I am amazed how big and delicious thanksgiving dinners are!
A:Come to my hou for Thanksgiving!We are hav-ing turkey,pumpkin pie,mashed potatoes with gravy,and lots of stuffing!
boo什么意思
B:Count me in!
Key Vocabulary
情妇第二季Thanksgiving N a holiday
奥巴玛tradition N special way of doing
things that is accepted看气质
by a
celebrate V hold a feast in memorial
of
religious A exhibiting religion,
faithful,devout percution N to exterminate,drive
away,or subjugate a
people becau of their
religion,race,or beliefs befriend V to make friends or be-
come friendly with native A of indigenous origin harvest N the gathering of crops gravy N sauce for meat,pota-
toes
turkey N a large American bird
similar to the chicken Supplementary Vocabulary
mlgbd什么意思
nopainnogainCranberry N afirm,sour,edible,red
berry
Pilgrim N the English ttlers
of New England,who
celebrated the”First
Thanksgiving”with
the Natives
Cider N a fermented beverage
made from apple juice Cornucopia N a hollow,horn-shaped
wicker basketfilled
with various kinds
of festive fruit and
vegetables
Y am N specifically its orange-
smackdown
fleshed cultivars,of-
ten marketed as’yams’
in North America and
kortney kane
as’kumara’in New
Zealand
