感恩節(jié)即將叩響愛(ài)貝國(guó)際少兒英語(yǔ)每間教室的門

　　今年的感恩節(jié)即將來(lái)臨，這也將叩響愛(ài)貝國(guó)際少兒英語(yǔ)每間教室的門。讓我們一起分享美食、交換禮物，還有First To Say ""Z""，充滿愛(ài)的場(chǎng)景，就在愛(ài)貝國(guó)際少兒英語(yǔ)。

　　感恩節(jié)一年只有一天，但其實(shí)每天我們都在充滿著需要感恩的季節(jié)里享受所有與之有關(guān)的幸福感。

　　感恩節(jié)的由來(lái)：

　　In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On that day, Americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.

　　在美國(guó)，每年11月的一個(gè)周四稱為‘感恩節(jié)’，在那天，美國(guó)人為每年得到的上表示感激。

　　Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

　　感恩節(jié)是美國(guó)國(guó)定假日中地道、美國(guó)式的節(jié)日，而且它和早期美國(guó)歷史為密切相關(guān)。

　　In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to Americaon the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.

　　1620年，一些朝圣者（或稱為清教徒）乘坐""五月花""號(hào)船去美國(guó)尋求宗教自由。

　　After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

　　他們?cè)诤Ｉ项嶔ふ垓v了兩個(gè)月之后，終于在酷寒的十一月里，在現(xiàn)在的馬薩諸塞州的普里茅斯登陸。

　　During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

　　在優(yōu)先個(gè)冬天，半數(shù)以上的移民都死于饑餓和傳染病，活下來(lái)的人們?cè)趦?yōu)先個(gè)春季開(kāi)始播種。

　　All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.

　　整個(gè)夏天他們都熱切地盼望著豐收的到來(lái)，他們深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在與否都將取決于即將到來(lái)的收成。

　　Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed.

　　后來(lái)，莊稼獲得了意外的豐收，所以大家決定要選一個(gè)日子來(lái)感謝的恩典。

　　Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year.

　　多年以后，美國(guó)總統(tǒng)宣布每年十一月的第四個(gè)星期四為感恩節(jié)。

　　The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

　　感恩節(jié)慶祝活動(dòng)便定在這一天，直到如今。

　　Does Thanksgiving reflect any part of the American culture?

　　感恩節(jié)反映了哪些美國(guó)文化？

　　It reminds us of the history that the pilgrims left Europefor religious freedom and established their new country.

　　它讓人們記住這段歷史，從歐洲來(lái)的移民祈禱宗教自由，和建立新的。

　　Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day. People always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions.

　　感恩節(jié)一般是家庭的節(jié)日，人們總是以節(jié)日大餐和家庭成員聚會(huì)來(lái)慶祝這個(gè)節(jié)日。

　　What will we see on almost every Thanksgiving dinner table？