Thanksgiving Day 感恩節(jié)

Hi everyone.I'm Alisha.

大家好。我是艾麗莎。

Thanksgiving is one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States.

感恩節(jié)是美國最受歡迎的節(jié)日之一。

It also marks the beginning of the Holiday Season;the weeks leading up to Christmas,Hanukah,Kwanza and the winter solstice,which are all widely-celebrated holidays in the US.

它也標志著假日季的開始——它在圣誕節(jié)、光明節(jié)、寬扎節(jié)和冬至前的幾周，這些都是美國廣為慶祝的節(jié)日。

For retailers,Thanksgiving begins their busiest season!

對于零售商來說，感恩節(jié)開始了他們最繁忙的時季!

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

十一月的第四個星期四是慶祝感恩節(jié)的日子。

QUIZ TIME 提問時間

Q:Thanksgiving was founded as a national holiday by one of the most famous presidents of the United States.Do you know who it might've been?

問: 感恩節(jié)是由美國最著名的一位總統(tǒng)所設(shè)立的全國性節(jié)日。你知道他是誰嗎？

A:We'll show you the answer at the end of this video.

答: 我們將在視頻末尾告訴你答案。

Thanksgiving,to a large extent,is about having a feast with friends and family.

感恩節(jié)，在某種程度上，是與朋友和家人共進晚餐的盛宴。

Turkey is the traditional main course,with yams,squash,pumpkin pie,cranberries,and other rich and filling foods rounding out the meal.

火雞是傳統(tǒng)的主菜，有山藥、南瓜、南瓜派、蔓越莓等其他豐富的食物作為餡料，使這頓飯更加豐盛。

Some families spend weeks preparing for their Thanksgiving feast and to stuff oneself is most certainly encouraged!

一些家庭花了幾個星期的時間準備他們的感恩節(jié)大餐。讓自己吃得飽飽的當(dāng)然是最受鼓舞的!

The Thanksgiving meal of today is rooted in the meal that the pilgrims from Europe shared with the Native Americans on the first Thanksgiving.

今天的感恩節(jié)大餐起源于歐洲的朝圣者在第一個感恩節(jié)與美洲原住民共享的大餐。

This was quite a feast!

那可真是一場盛宴!

Turkey,duck,goose,squash,corn,and a plethora of other foods were shared between the Europeans and the Native Americans.

歐洲人和美洲原住民共享火雞、鴨肉、鵝、南瓜、玉米和許多其他食物。

This original fete was said to go on for three full days!

據(jù)說這個作為起源的宴會持續(xù)了整整三天!

Football is another tradition during Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States.

打橄欖球是美國感恩節(jié)慶祝活動中的另一種傳統(tǒng)。

Watching the football game while preparing the Thanksgiving meal is an important part of the celebration for many families.

在準備感恩節(jié)大餐的同時觀看橄欖球比賽，是許多家庭慶?；顒拥闹匾M成部分。

Families that aren't sports fans,however,may opt to spend time outside enjoying the crisp autumn air or may find other diversions to enjoy while the turkey cooks.

雖然那些不是體育迷的家庭可能會選擇花時間在外面享受秋高氣爽的空氣，或者在烹飪火雞時尋找其他娛樂活動。

FUN FACT?奇聞趣事

Thanksgiving is not a uniquely American holiday.

感恩節(jié)并不是美國獨有的節(jié)日。

There are similar celebrations in Canada,for instance.

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The concept behind the holiday showing thankfulness by having a feast spans many cultures.

節(jié)日背后的價值理念是通過舉辦一場盛宴來表示感謝，這一概念涵蓋了多種文化。

And now here's the answer to the quiz.

現(xiàn)在該回答剛剛的提問了。

Do you know who founded Thanksgiving as a national holiday?

你知道是誰誰設(shè)立了感恩節(jié)這個全國性的節(jié)日嗎？

Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving during the dark days of the American Civil War.

亞伯拉罕·林肯在美國南北戰(zhàn)爭的黑暗日子里設(shè)立了感恩節(jié)。

Even though the holiday was officially born during this conflict,it's more associated with the initially good relations between the first European immigrants and the Native Americans.

盡管這個節(jié)日是在這場武裝沖突中誕生的，但它更多地與第一批歐洲移民和美洲土著之間最初的良好關(guān)系有關(guān)

How was this lesson?

這節(jié)課怎么樣？

Did you learn something interesting?

你學(xué)到了什么有趣的東西嗎？

Is there a day in your country where you give thanks?

在你的國家有這樣的節(jié)日來讓你對他人表示感謝嗎？

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下次見！

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