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1、VOASpecialEnglishVOICEONE:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBarberCline.VOICETWO:AndI'mSteveEmber.OursubjectthisweekiswhatthewriterO.HenrycalledtheonedaythatispurelyAmerican--Thanksgiving.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisThursdayisThanksgivingDay.Thisisthe 143rdofficialobservance（节日的）纪念oftheholi

2、day.Butthetraditionismucholder.Thanksgivingisanautumnharvestfestivallikethosefoundinmanycultures.Todaytheholidayisatimeoffamilyreunions,paradesandwatchingfootballgamesontelevision.And,ohyes,food.FormillionsofAmericans,Thanksgivingisadayspentcooking,eatingandtalking.VOICETWO:11Thanksgivingiswha

3、tthesocialscientistscallacivilholiday.Itisnotreligiousbutitdoeshavespiritualmeaning.Forsomefamilies,Thanksgivingmaybetheonlytimeofyearwheneveryonegetstogether.ThegovernmentsaystheSundayafterThanksgivingisthebusiestdayoftheyearforlong-distancetravelaspeoplereturnfromgatherings.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:P

4、aulHillierleadstheTheatreofVoicesinatraditionalShakersong,"GiveGoodGiftstoOneAnother."Therecordingisfromthealbum"HometoThanksgiving--SongsofThanksandPraise."Thanksgivingisalsowhenthoughtsstarttoturntootherkindsofgifts.TheFridayafterThanksgivingisthetraditionalstartoftheshoppingseasonforChristm

5、asandtheotherwinterholidays.VOICETWO:Andspeakingoftraditions,apopularThanksgivingtraditionistheMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadeinNewYorkCity11.EmployeesofthehugeMacy'sdepartmentstoreonHeraldSquareorganizedthefirstparadein1924.ManyofthemwantedtoholdabigparadeliketheonesinOldWorldEurope.Sotheydressed

6、incostumesandborrowedsomeanimalsfromthezoo.Theyalsocarriedsmallballoonsthatfloatedjustoverhead.VOICEONE:Afewyearslatercamebigballoons,thekindthattheparadeisfamousfor.Buttheyburst.Theparadeplannerssoonlearnedbetterwaystocontroltheballoons.Innineteenthirty-four,abigMickeyMouseballoonmadeofrubber

7、appearedintheparadeforthefirsttime.MickeyMouseremainsapopularcharacterintheparade.ButforthreeyearsduringWorldWarTwo,theMacy'sThanksgivingDayParadehadtobecancelled.Themilitaryneededrubberforthewareffort.11VOICETWO:Twoandone-halfmillionpe