感恩節英語介紹
感恩節(Thanksgiving Day)是美國人民創辦的一個古老節日，也是美國人閤家歡聚的節日。 初時感恩節沒有固定日期，由美國各州臨時決定。直到美國獨立後的1863年，林肯總統宣佈感恩節爲全國性節日 。下面來詳細接受啊感恩節的英語表達。
相關詞彙
appreciation n. 感激
bless v. 祝福，保佑
bountiful adj. 豐富的
colonist n. 殖民地居民
corn n. 玉米
cranberry n. 越橘
gratitude n. 感謝，感激
harvest v. 收穫
Indian n. 印第安人
pie n. 餡餅
pilgrim n. 朝聖者
roast adj. 烘烤的，烤制的
settler n. 殖民者
SOW V. 播種
starvation n. 飢餓，捱餓
tempestuous adj. 有暴風雨的
thankfulness n. 感謝
Thanksgiving Day 感恩節
turkey n. 火雞
voyage n. 航行
情景對話:
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.
參考譯文:
A:傑克，感恩節是什麼時候?
B:下週四就是了，感恩節是11月的第四個禮拜四。
A:這個節日裏，人們會表達對上帝的感謝，對嗎?
B:沒錯。此外，人們也會向家人、朋友表達謝意。
A:感恩節起源於數百年前.那時早的一批移民乘船渡過大西洋，來到了美洲新大陸，是吧?
B:是的。這些移民一路上經過艱難的航行，抵達了新大陸。然而，他們度過的第一個冬天非常嚴寒，半數人幾乎都因飢餓與疾病而死去。
A:真悲慘啊。後來當地的印第安人來向他們提供幫助了，對嗎?
B:沒錯，印第安人教他們如何種植玉米和其他農作物，還教他們如何狩獵、捕魚.到了秋天，大量的玉米、南瓜和大麥都豐收了，移民們心懷感激，因此舉行了一場豐富的盛宴。
A:他們邀請了當地的印第安人赴宴，對吧?
B:是的。
