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ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.TheycelebrateitonthelastThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDay,buttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritain,wherethisfestivaliscalledHarvestFestival,peoplecelebrateitearlierintheyear,inSeptember.
Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaandBritain,harvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisintheautumn.InthesecountriesandotherChristianplaces,peoplegivethankstoGodonaspecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruit,flowers,andvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks.
Thefirstthanksgivingservice(儀式)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. 回答一般疑問句用Yes或No回答。
2.OnDecember4th, 1619. 細節題。見第3段第一句。
3.PresidentAbrahamLincoln細節題。見第4段最后一句。
4. 幸運地 詞義猜測題。根據前后的轉折關系可推測出。
5.翻譯:他們感謝上帝在這一年中賜給他們的好運和給他們帶來的好收成。
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