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篇一：感恩节英语阅读材料
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ThanksgivingDay
ThanksgivingDayisonthefourthThursdayofnovember.It’sapopular(流行的)holidayintheusA.It’sadayforthemanypeopletogivethanksforwhattheyhave.Th anksgivingDayparades(游行)areheld(举
行)insomecitiesduringThanksgivingDay.peopleusuallyd ressupwithcolourfulclothesintheparades.Thanksgiving Dayisadayforfamiliesandfriendstogettogetherforaspec ialmeal(特殊的大
餐).Themealusuallyisaturkeywithstuffingbypotatoes,c ranberrysauce(小红莓酱),gravy（肉汁）
andvegetablesinitsstomach(肚子
里).Andofcourse,pumpkinpieisveryfamousonThanksgivin gDay.
ThanksgivingDayparades(游行)Roastturkey(烤火鸡) pumkinpie
篇二：ThanksgivingDay感恩节英语阅读
ThanksgivingDay感恩节英语阅读
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Almosteverycultureintheworldhasheldcelebrationsofth anksforaplentifulharvest.TheAmericanThanksgivinghol idaybeganasafeastofthanksgivingintheearlydaysoftheA mericancoloniesalmostfourhundredyearsago.
In1620,aboatfilledwithmorethanonehundredpeoplesaile dacrosstheAtlanticoceantosettleinthenewworld（新大陆）.Thisreligiousgrouphadbeguntoquestionthebeliefs ofthechurchofenglandandtheywantedtoseparatefromit.T hepilgrimssettledinwhatisnowthestateofmassachusetts .Theirfirstwinterinthenewworldwasdifficult.Theyhada rrivedtoolatetogrowmanycrops,andwithoutfreshfood,ha lfthecolonydiedfromdisease.ThefollowingspringtheIro
quoisIndians（美国纽约州东北部易洛魁族印第安人）taughtthemhowtogrowcorn,anewfoodforthecolonists.The yshowedthemothercropstogrowintheunfamiliarsoilandho wtohuntandfish.
Intheautumnof1621,bountifulcropsofcorn,barley （大
麦）,beansandpumpkinswereharvested.Thecolonistshadm uchtobethankfulfor,soafeastwasplanned.Theyinvitedth elocalIndianchiefand90Indians.TheIndiansbroughtdeer toroastwiththeturkeysandotherwildgameofferedbytheco lonists.Thecolonistshadlearnedhowtocookcranberriesa nddifferentkindsofcornandsquashdishesfromtheIndians .TothisfirstThanksgiving,theIndianshadevenbroughtpo pcorn.
Infollowingyears,manyoftheoriginalcolonistscelebrat edtheautumnharvestwithafeastofthanks.
Aftertheunitedstatesbecameanindependentcountry,cong ressrecommendedoneyearlydayofthanksgivingforthewhol enationtocelebrate.georgewashingtonsuggestedthedate november26asThanksgivingDay.Thenin1863,attheendofal
ongandbloodyciv
ilwar,AbrahamLincolnaskedallAmericanstosetasidethel astThursdayinnovemberasadayofthanksgiving.
ThanksgivingfallsonthefourthThursdayofnovember,adif ferentdateeveryyear.Thepresidentmustproclaimthatdat eastheofficialcelebration.
Thanksgivingisatimefortraditionandsharing.evenifthe ylivefaraway,familymembersgatherforareunionatthehou seofanolderrelative.Allgivethankstogetherforthegood thingsthattheyhave.
Inthisspiritofsharing,civicgroupsandcharitableorgan izationsofferatraditionalmealtothoseinneed,particul arlythehomeless.onmosttablesthroughouttheunitedstat es,foodseatenatthefirstthanksgivinghavebecometradit ional.
symbolsofThanksgiving
Turkey,corn,pumpkinsandcranberrysauce（酸果曼沙司）aresymbolswhichrepresentthefirstThanksgiving.nowall。