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3 Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving by Eating,Serving and ………Shopping 美国人如何度过感恩节 就是大吃大喝,或者购物吗

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仔细听

Imagine the smell of sliced apples and spices like cinnamon and ginger all mixed together and baked.Then let everything cool down and add a little sugar on top.For many Americans,that smell—the smell of apple pie—is a favorite part of Thanksgiving Day.Today we report on the history of the holiday and how Americans are celebrating this year.

想象一下把苹果片与肉桂、生姜等香料混合在一起烘烤的味道吧。之后将混合物冷却,并在上面加一点糖。对许多美国人来说,这种苹果派的味道是他们感恩节当天最喜欢的一部分了。今天,我们报道的是关于感恩节的历史以及美国人如何欢度感恩节。

听力破解:smell of连读为[smeləv];另外播音员重读了celebrating,可知此段新闻将讨论感恩节的庆祝。

词汇宝典:cool down意为“冷却下来”。它还有一个延伸意义,“冷静下来”,如:She didn't cool down for hours after that argument.争吵好几个小时后她还没平静下来。

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The writer O.Henry called Thanksgiving the one day that is purely American.Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday.But it has spiritual meaning.Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving,or on Thanksgiving morning.

作家欧·亨利认为感恩节是纯粹的美国节日。感恩节不是宗教节日,但却有精神上的意义。有些美国人会在感恩节前一天或者当天早晨去做礼拜仪式。

听力破解:副词purely被重读,说明播音员希望强调感恩节属于美国节日的纯粹性。另外,service 在新闻中是复数形式。

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Others travel great distances to be with their families.They have a large dinner,which is the main part of the celebration.For many Americans,Thanksgiving is the only time when all members of a family gather together.The holiday is a time of family reunion.

还有些人不惜长途跋涉,只为与家人团聚。他们会一起享用一顿大餐,这是节日最重要的一部分。对许多美国人而言,感恩节是家庭所有成员团聚的唯一机会。节日对他们来说就是家庭聚会。

听力破解:main part被重读,强调a large dinner是庆祝活动“最主要的”环节;only也被重读,强调感恩节对家庭团聚这种场合的唯一性。

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Thanksgiving is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November.The month of November is autumn in the United States.Autumn is the season when crops are gathered.When the first European settlers in America gathered their crops,they celebrated and gave thanks for the food.They thanked God for the success of the harvest.Many people continue to give thanks on the holiday,but it may not be for a good harvest.

11月是每年11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。

美国11月是秋季。秋季是收获的季节。当最早的欧洲移民收获庄稼的时候,他们聚在一起庆祝并为收获的食物而感恩。他们感谢上帝赐予他们丰收。在这一天许多人继续表达感恩之情,并不只是因为丰收。

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听力破解:fourth Thursday被重读,表明此处是重要信息,这里讲的是感恩节的日期。此外,要注意autumn[′ɔ:təm]一词的发音,其中清辅音[t]的发音发生浊化,发成[d]。

词汇宝典:gathered their crops意为“收获庄稼”,gather在这里做“收割,收获”讲;此外,gather做及物动词还有“收集”的意思,如,gather information(收集信息);gather还可以当“使……聚集”讲,如:gather your men together(把你的人都聚起来)。

仔细听

Sasha Bischoff is from Washington.This year,she says,she is thankful for her son Sebastian.

“So Thanksgiving for me is about giving thanks,and really embracing loved ones and things.And this year,I am most thankful for my beloved son Sebastian,who just turned one.”萨沙·比肖夫来自华盛顿。她说,今年,她非常感谢儿子塞巴斯蒂安。

“对我来说,感恩节就是为了表示感激,而且还意味着真心接纳我们所爱的人和事。今年,我最感谢我亲爱的儿子塞巴斯蒂安,他刚刚满周岁。”

词汇宝典:be thankful for表示“感谢……,对……心存感谢”,后面通常接要感谢的人或事物。

学着说一说

1.attend rel igious services参加宗教活动

▶口语中 attend 的常用意思为“参加,参与,加入某活动或者项目”,如:

A:Who will attend the meeting?都谁参加这次会议?

B:All the employees are required to be there.

要求所有的员工都要到场。

▶口语中,join in 也有“参加;加入”的意思,如:

She never joins in with us;she always plays on her own.她从来不和

我们在一起,总是一个人玩。

2.family reunion 家庭聚会,全家团圆

▶在美国,人们对感恩节的重视程度类似于中国人对春节的重视程度。

因此在这一天,许多美国人都会从四面八方回家,搞个family reunion,只为了跟家人共度这个节日。

▶在描述我们的春节时,可以这么说:

Chinese people travel long distances to have a big family reunion on Spring Festival.中国人长途跋涉,为了在春节全家团聚。