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ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierintheyear,inSeptember. Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks. Thefirstthanksgivingservice(仪式)inNorthAmericatookplaceonDecember4th, 1619when38Englishpeople,arrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvest,buttothankGodfortheirsafejourneys.Thenextyear,manymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinter,butfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.theydecidedtocelebrateitwithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedeverythingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays. AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtime,butnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Then,in1789,PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamedNovember26thastheDayofThanksgiving.In1863,PresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedate,andsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay. Nowadays,NorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime. 42.IsThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthesamedayinNorthAmericancountries? 43.WhendidthefirstthanksgivingservicetakeplaceinNorthAmerica? 44.WhomadethelastThursdayinNovemberThanksgivingDayintheUSA? 45.Whatdoestheword“fortunately”meaninChinese? 46Translatethesentence"TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringthe yearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad."intoChinese. 1.No,itisn’t. 回答一般疑问句用Yes或No回答。 2.OnDecember4th, 1619. 细节题。见第3段第一句。 3.PresidentAbrahamLincoln细节题。见第4段最后一句。 4. 幸运地 词义猜测题。根据前后的转折关系可推测出。 5.翻译：他们感谢上帝在这一年中赐给他们的好运和给他们带来的好收成。 (责任编辑：admin) |