感恩节即将叩响爱贝国际少儿英语每间教室的门

　　今年的感恩节即将来临，这也将叩响爱贝国际少儿英语每间教室的门。让我们一起分享美食、交换礼物，还有First To Say ""Z""，充满爱的场景，就在爱贝国际少儿英语。

　　感恩节一年只有一天，但其实每天我们都在充满着需要感恩的季节里享受所有与之有关的幸福感。

　　感恩节的由来：

　　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.

　　在美国，每年11月的一个周四称为‘感恩节’，在那天，美国人为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.

　　感恩节是美国国定假日中地道、美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史为密切相关。

　　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（或称为清教徒）乘坐""五月花""号船去美国寻求宗教自由。

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

　　他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。

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

　　在优先个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在优先个春季开始播种。

　　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.

　　整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。

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

　　后来，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢的恩典。

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

　　多年以后，美国总统宣布每年十一月的第四个星期四为感恩节。

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

　　感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。

　　Does Thanksgiving reflect any part of the American culture?

　　感恩节反映了哪些美国文化？

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

　　它让人们记住这段历史，从欧洲来的移民祈祷宗教自由，和建立新的。

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

　　感恩节一般是家庭的节日，人们总是以节日大餐和家庭成员聚会来庆祝这个节日。

　　What will we see on almost every Thanksgiving dinner table？