A Day for Giving Thanks　表达感激的温馨节日──感恩节

While some people can't get enough of Christmas, others love a different holiday more. Celebrated in November, Thanksgiving is an American holiday that has its roots in history. The first Thanksgiving was held by early settlers in America and Native Americans. The settlers were having a hard time living in the new land, so the Native Americans gave them a hand. They provided them with corn, squash, and other local foods. To celebrate working together, they shared a large meal and gave thanks for everything they had. Thanksgiving is now a national holiday and a time for families to get together. It is held on the fourth Thursday in November. It is also a holiday that celebrates all the crops harvested in the fall. Foods like squash, beans, and cranberries are traditionally served at a Thanksgiving meal. Typically, a roasted turkey filled with rice or bread stuffing is the main dish. New methods of cooking a whole turkey are invented each year. One tasty way is to deep fry the turkey in oil. However, this is also extremely risky. Many phone calls are made to the fire department each year because of turkey-frying disasters.

有些人热爱圣诞节，有些人则更喜欢另一个不同节日。於十一月庆祝的感恩节是个有其历史典故的美国节日。最初的感恩节是由美国早期的移民者和美国原住民所共同举办。由於外来移民在这片新土地上的生活大不易，所以美国原住民就伸出援手来帮助他们。他们提供了玉米、南瓜和其他当地食物给这些新移民。为了庆祝彼此携手合作，他们於是共享了一顿大餐，并感谢他们所拥有的一切。 感恩节如今已成了国定假日，同时也是家人团聚的时节。该节日落在十一月的第四个星期四。它也是庆祝所有秋作的节日。传统上，感恩节大餐的食物包含了南瓜、豆类和蔓越莓等。塞满米饭或面包馅料的烤火鸡则是典型的主菜。 每年都会有人发明烹饪整苹火鸡的新方法。其中一种美味的做法就是油炸火鸡。不过这种烹调方式也相当危险。每年都会因为发生各种油炸火鸡的灾难，而有许多电话拨进消防局。

can't get enough of...很喜爱…… Steve can't get enough of video games and plays them for hours on end. 史提夫打电动时总是欲罢不能，可以连续玩上好几个小时。 have + 所有格 + roots in...（某物）起源於…… Jazz has its roots in the black communities of the American South. 爵士乐起源於美国南方的黑人社群。 have a hard time + 动名词做……有困难 Tim had a hard time understanding what the foreigner was saying. 提姆不太懂那位外国人在说些什麽。 provide + 人 + with + 物为某人提供某物 The foundation provides homeless children with a chance at a good education. 该基金会为无家可归的孩童提供接受良好教育的机会。 harvest vt. 收割，收获 The farmer spent the whole day harvesting the rice in his fields. 那位农夫花了一整天的时间收割他田里的稻米。 typicallyadv. 典型地；通常 Male birds are typically more colorful than female birds. 雄鸟的颜色通常会比雌鸟来得鲜艳。 riskya. 危险的，冒险的 Traveling through that part of the country can be risky, so you might want to reconsider. 要穿越该国的那一带有其危险性，所以你可能要再考虑一下。 disastern. 灾难，灾祸 During the past five years, Taiwan has experienced many natural disasters. 在过去的五年中，台湾历经了许多天灾。

settler n. 移居者；殖民者 native a. 土生土长的 squash n. 南瓜属植物（如南瓜、葫芦等） thanks n. 感谢的话　举动（恒用复数） cranberry n. 蔓越莓 stuffing n. 填馅，馅料 deep fry vt. 油炸

分词句构的使用时机 本文"Celebrated in November, Thanksgiving is..."的这句原为"Thanksgiving is celebrated in November, Thanksgiving is an American holiday that has its roots in history."，但如此一来会形成一句有两个动词，但无连接词连接的错误句构。若想将两句合并而不使用连接词或分号连接时，则需将其中之一的子句化为分词句构，其法则如下∶ 1. 被化简子句中的主词与主要子句中的主词相同时，该主词要被删除；若主词不同时则需保留（此种写法较为少见）； 2. 之後的动词要变成现在分词； 3. 若该动词为 be 动词时，变成现在分词 being 之後可省略。 Sick of studying, Todd took a break and went out for a walk. （陶德读书读烦了就休息一下、出去走一走。） Having nothing to do, Jason felt bored. （杰森因为没事做而感到无聊。）