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1、感恩节英文介绍　　　　　　thanksgivingdayisthemosttrulyamericanofthenationalholidaysintheunitedstatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.　　duringtheirfirstwinter，overhalfofthesettlersdiedof[1]starvationorepidemics.thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.　　allsummerlongtheywaitedfort

2、heharvestswithgreatanxiety，knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.andthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtothelordbefixed[2].yearslater，presidentoftheunitedstatesproclaimedthefourththursdayofnovemb

3、erasthanksgivingdayeveryyear.thecelebrationofthanksgivingdayhasbeenobservedonthatdateuntiltoday.　　thepatternofthethanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.onthedinnertable，peoplewillfindapples，oranges，chestnuts，walnutsandgrapes.therewillbeplumpudd

4、ing，mincepie，othervarietiesoffoodandcranberryjuiceandsquash.thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.theyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonthanksgivingdaythroughouttheyears.　　everyoneagreesthedinnermustbebuiltaroundroastturkeystuffedwithabreaddressing[3]toabsorbthetast

5、yjuicesasitroasts.butascookingvarieswithfamiliesandwiththeregionswhereonelives，itisnoteasytogetaconsensuson[4]theprecisekindofstuffingfortheroyalbird.　　thanksgivingtodayis，ineverysense，anationalannualholidayonwhichamericansofallfaithsandbackgroundsjoinintoexpresstheirthanksfortheyear'sbountyandrev

6、erentlyaskforcontinued[5]blessings.　　感恩节是美国国定假日中最地道、最美国式的节日，而且它和早期美国历史最为密切相关。　　在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。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。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上帝的恩典。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。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。