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Thanksgiving Dinner
So what are you doing for Thanksgiving?
Not much really. It’s more of an American tradition, so back home we don’t really celebrate it. In fact, I am not even sure of what exactly is being celebrated!
Well you know, it’s a time to get together with all your family and be thankful for everything!
Yeah but, how did this holiday come to be?
Well, the first settlers of Massachusetts arrived there because of religious persecution from England and King James. Once inthe New World, they befriended an native named Squanto, who taught them how to harvest food from the area such as corn.
Interesting! I am amazed how big and delicious thanksgiving dinners are!
Come to my house for Thanksgiving! We are having turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes with gravy, and lots of stuffing!
Count me in!
核心词汇
ThanksgivingN
a holiday
traditionN
special way of doing things that is accepted by a
celebrateV
hold a feast in memorial of
religiousA
exhibiting religion, faithful, devout
persecutionN
to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate a people because of their religion, race, or beliefs
befriendV
to make friends or become friendly with
nativeA
of indigenous origin
harvestN
the gathering of crops
gravyN
sauce for meat, potatoes
turkeyN
a large American bird similar to the chicken
拓展词汇
CranberryN
a firm, sour, edible, red berry
PilgrimN
the English settlers of New England, who celebrated the ”First Thanksgiving” with the Natives
CiderN
a fermented beverage made from apple juice
CornucopiaN
a hollow, horn-shaped wicker basket filled with various kinds of festive fruit and vegetables
YamN
specifically its orangefleshed cultivars, often marketed as ’yams’ in North America and as ’kumara’ in New Zealand