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1、UNIT5WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSBackgroundInformationThanksgivingDay（感恩节）ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalHolidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.PepolecelebrateitonthefourthThursdayofNovembereveryyear.In1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims

2、,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratempestuoustwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember,whatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts.BackgroundInformationThanksgivingDay（感恩节）ThePilgrimsofPlymouthRockheldtheirthanksgivingin1621asathreeday“thankyou”celebra

3、tiontotheleaderoftheWampanoag（万帕诺亚格人）Indiantribeandtheirfamiliesforteachingthemthesurvivalskillstheyneededtomakeitintheworld.ItwastheirgoodfortunethatthetraditionoftheWampanoagswastotreatanyvisitortotheirhomeswithashareofwhateverfoodthefamilyhad,evenifsupplieswerelow.BackgroundInformationThank

4、sgivingDay（感恩节）TheAmericantraditionofThaksgivingrevolvearoundahugeandlavishmeal,usuallywithTurkeyasthecenterpiece.ForthosewhodonotlikeTurkeyrkey,aroastedorprimeribiscommon.Inmanyhomesfamilymemberswilleachmentionsomethingtheyareverythankfulfor.MainideaTheauthorservedinthecoastguardduringtheworl

5、dwarII.OnathanksgivingDayatsea,hedecidedtocelebratethetruemeaningofthanksgivingbywritingthreeveryspecailletters.TEXTANALYSISToWhomThelettersiswritenTohisfather;Tohisgrammarschoolprincipal;Tohisgrandma.TEXTANALYSISTheReasonsFather:TheRev.Nelson:Hehadimpressedupontheauthorfromboyhoodtolovebooksa

6、ndreading.Theauthor’sloveofbooksneverdiminishedandlaterledtheauthortowardwritingbooks.Theauthortoldhimwhateverpositivethingshehaddonesincehadbeeninfluencedatleastinpartybyhismorningschoolprayers.TheReasonsTEXTANALYSISGrandma:Sheusedtoteachtheauthorhowtotellthetruth,toshare,andtobeforgivingandc

7、onsiderateofothers.TEXTANALYSISTheirresponsesFather:Hisfathershowedthatafterhavinghelpededucatemanyyoungpepole,henowfeltthathisbestresultsincludedhisownson.TEXTANALYSISReverendNelson:Hewrotethattheauthor’sletterhadbroughthimwelcomereass