感恩節(jié)(英文版)1

1、ThanksgivingThanksgiving became a holiday almost 400 years ago, in 1621. The legendary pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in the year 1620 in Mayflower. About 102 people traveled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia,

2、 they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course. 感恩節(jié)大約是在400年前的1621年成為一種節(jié)日的。具有傳奇色彩的清教徒，乘坐著名的“五月花”號帆船于1620年穿越大西洋。約有102人歷盡千辛萬苦，歷時近2個月才得以到達。盡管原先的目的地是在維吉尼亞的北部某處，但是由于強勁的海風使他們偏離了航線，他們沒能到達計劃好的地點。Nearly 46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter. However, in the spring of 1621, a n

3、ative Indian brought them necessities and especially sent someone to teach the pilgrims to survive by growing food and hunting animals. 近46名清教徒死于嚴冬的寒冷。然而，在1621年的春天，一位印第安原住民給他們送來了生活必需品，還特地派人教他們怎樣依靠狩獵、種植生存下去。在1621年秋天的時候，他們舉行了一個盛大的慶典，共有90人包括印第安人被邀請參加。這次盛宴就是為了感謝上天的恩惠，而被廣泛認為是“第一頓感恩節(jié)宴會”。In the autumn of 1

4、621, they held a grand celebration where 90 people were invited including Indians. The grand feast was organized to thank god for his favors. This communal dinner is popularly known as “The first thanksgiving feast”. A national dayGeorge Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789.

5、The idea attracted mixed reaction. 喬治華盛頓在1789年宣布感恩節(jié)為全國節(jié)日。該提議引起各種爭議。After a number of events and changes, President Lincoln proclaimed last Thursday in November of thanksgiving in the year 1863. This was due to the continuous efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor. She wrote a number of art

6、icles for the cause. 經(jīng)過一系列的事件和變化，林肯總統(tǒng)在1863年宣布，11月的最后一個周四為感恩節(jié)。這些都歸功于一位雜志編輯，撒拉約瑟黑爾長期不懈的努力。她編寫了大量的文章支持確定該節(jié)日。Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day. People always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions.In this day, relatives from other cities, students who have been away at school,many other Am

7、ericans travel a long distance to spend the holiday at home.countryAmericaCanadaDateDatethe fourth Thursday of the fourth Thursday of the November in the the November in the U.S. U.S. themeHarvest &thanksudo Thanksgiving prayeru watch theatrical performances or paradeutaste delicious Thanksgivin

8、g turkey. Parade。 Gather around the TV and watch football One of the most attractive dishes is roast turkey and pumpkin pie! Food!People will bring together their families and friends to have a feast Thanksgiving dinner. In addition, people at the table can also eat apples, orange, chestnut, walnuts , and grape, as well as meat pie, small cranberry sauce and so on. Say thanks t