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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.
在美国，感恩节是一个感谢恩赐，家庭团聚，合家欢宴的日子；是一个家家餐桌上都有火鸡、填料、南瓜馅饼的日子；是一个充满了印第安玉米、假日游行和巨型气球的日子。
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个星期四是感恩节，在今年（2005）则是11月24日。下面让我们来看看感恩节的由来吧：
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. m[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 下一页
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