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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读机经背景文化类:聚餐为何在中午感恩节这个听着就让人心里暖暖的节日,其实是源自美国。今天我们就来谈谈美国人是怎么过感恩节的。发现了好多自己形成已久的误区啊。大家来和小编一起看看吧,说不定你原来想的也是不对的呢。感恩节是要谢谁?HistoryTraditionally,Thanksgivingisatime"togivethanks"foraplentifulharvest,becauseitiscelebratedonthelastThursdayofNovemberattheen
2、doftheharvestseason。However,thehistoryofThanksgivingisnotclear,becausetheharvestseasoniscelebratedinmanycountriesandcultures.Americanscommonlycelebratethefirstharvestofthe"pilgrims",orthefirstcoloniststosettleinNorthAmerica,in1621.ManycolonistscametotheNewWo
3、rldforreligiousfreedom,becauseEnglanddidnotallowdiversityinreligion.NativeAmericansandcolonistsdidnotalwayslivetogetherpeacefully,buttheydidlearnfromeachotherbytradinggoodsandfarmingmethods.Somanypeoplecelebratethefirstsuccessfulharvestofthecolonists。我们最初知道“
4、感恩节”,是老师在课堂上讲的关于“五月花号”(Mayflower)的故事。据说那时候不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的一群清教徒到达美洲。当时,美国的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品,还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。于是,最初为了感谢美洲原住民,诞生了这么一个节日。如今的原住民还是生活在美国各处,他们有自己的tribe,以及自己的triballaw,有些原住民也会走出自己祖先的土地和所有其他美国人一起读书,不过一眼就能看出他们和美国人长得实在相差很多,是比较接近亚洲人的长相哦。ThankfulnessTr
5、aditionally,Thanksgivingisareligiousholiday,asatimetogivethankstoGodfortheblessingsinone'slife.Peoplecanbethankfulforthingsliketheirgoodhealth,thesafetyoftheirfamilies,orhavinggoodfriends.Allofthesethingsarecalled"blessings",orthingsthatGodhasgivenus。ForAmer
6、icanswhoarenotreligious,thankfulnessisjustafeelingofgratitude.Itiseasytoforgethowluckyweare,soThanksgivingisatimetoberemindedofthepricelessthingsinourlives.Manyfamiliestalkaboutwhattheyarethankfulforastheyaresittingaroundthedinnertablebeforetheystartthemeal。
7、一开始小编以为感恩节是用来感谢朋友,家人一年内对自己的照顾,原来人家是来感谢上帝的啊!外国朋友似乎也对于咱们的理解颇为诧异呢。据外国朋友的描述,全家聚在一起坐在餐桌前,在正式开动之前,每个人会先说一番话来回顾自己这一年,遇到了哪些值得感谢的事情。其实有的时候,我们身边从来不缺少值得感谢的事情,怀着一颗感恩的心面对每一天,生活也会变得温暖阳光起来吧。感恩节吃啥玩啥?FamilyThanksgivingisusuallycelebratedbygettingtogetherwithlotsoffamily,incl
8、udinggrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousins.Themealisheldinonefamily'shome,anditiscommonforgueststobringdrinks,snacksanddesserts.BecauseThanksgivingisclosetoChristmas,familiescanspendoneholidaywith