感恩节英语介绍
感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)是美国人民创办的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期，由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年，林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日 。下面来详细接受啊感恩节的英语表达。
相关词汇
appreciation n. 感激
bless v. 祝福，保佑
bountiful adj. 丰富的
colonist n. 殖民地居民
corn n. 玉米
cranberry n. 越橘
gratitude n. 感谢，感激
harvest v. 收获
Indian n. 印第安人
pie n. 馅饼
pilgrim n. 朝圣者
roast adj. 烘烤的，烤制的
settler n. 殖民者
SOW V. 播种
starvation n. 饥饿，挨饿
tempestuous adj. 有暴风雨的
thankfulness n. 感谢
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
turkey n. 火鸡
voyage n. 航行
情景对话:
A: Jack, when's Thanksgiving Day?
B: Next Thursday. It's on the fourth Thursday of November.
A: It's a holiday to express your thankfulness to God, isn'tit?
B: Right. Besides, people also express their gratitude and appreciation to their family and friends.
A: This holiday originated hundreds of years ago when a group of pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean tosettle in the New World, right?
B: Yes. The pilgrims or the settlers, after a tempestuous voyage, reached the New World. However, the first winter was very severe. Almost half of them died of starvation and diseases.
A: Really tragic. And then the Indians came to help, right?
B: Yeah. The Indians taught the settlers how to grow corn and other crops as well as how to hunt and fish. In the autumn, bountiful crops of corn, pumpkins and barley were harvested. The settlers had much to be thankful for,so a feast was planned.
A: They invited the local Indians to their feast, didn't they?
B: Yes, they did.
参考译文:
A:杰克，感恩节是什么时候?
B:下周四就是了，感恩节是11月的第四个礼拜四。
A:这个节日里，人们会表达对上帝的感谢，对吗?
B:没错。此外，人们也会向家人、朋友表达谢意。
A:感恩节起源于数百年前.那时早的一批移民乘船渡过大西洋，来到了美洲新大陆，是吧?
B:是的。这些移民一路上经过艰难的航行，抵达了新大陆。然而，他们度过的第一个冬天非常严寒，半数人几乎都因饥饿与疾病而死去。
A:真悲惨啊。后来当地的印第安人来向他们提供帮助了，对吗?
B:没错，印第安人教他们如何种植玉米和其他农作物，还教他们如何狩猎、捕鱼.到了秋天，大量的玉米、南瓜和大麦都丰收了，移民们心怀感激，因此举行了一场丰富的盛宴。
A:他们邀请了当地的印第安人赴宴，对吧?
B:是的。
