少兒英語在線培訓(xùn)

　　Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.

　　在美國，感恩節(jié)是一個感謝恩賜，家庭團聚，合家歡宴的日子;是一個家家餐桌上都有火雞、填料、南瓜餡餅的日子;是一個充滿了印第安玉米、假日游行和巨型氣球的日子。

　　Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2005) is November 24th.

　　每年十一月的最后一個星期四是感恩節(jié)，在今年(2005)則是11月24日。下面讓我們來看看感恩節(jié)的由來吧：

　　The Pilgrims who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were originally members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They had earlier fled their home in England and sailed to Holland (The Netherlands) to escape religious persecution. There, they enjoyed more religious tolerance, but they eventually became disenchanted with the Dutch way of life, thinking it ungodly. Seeking a better life, the Separatists negotiated with a London stock company to finance a pilgrimage to America. Most of th