羊脂球英文原文（经典20篇）

Directions: You have 25 minutes to plan and write an essay on the given topic. Do not write on another topic, as essays not on the topic receive a score of zero. You will be scored on how clearly and effectively you express your thoughts in writing. Develop your point of view carefully, as your writing will be evaluated on quality, not quantity; but do plan on writing several paragraphs to cover the topic adequately. Write legibly and be specific.

Prompt

Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below.

Technology promises to make our lives easier, freeing up time for leisure pursuits. But the rapid pace of technological innovation and the split second processing capabilities of computers that can work virtually nonstop have made all of us feel rushed. We have adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supposed to simplify our lives, with the result that , whether at work or play, people do not feel like their lives have changed for the better.

Adapted from Karen Finucan,Life in the Fast Lane

Assignment

Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make them better? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your readings, studies, experience, and observations.

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给奶奶的一封信A Letter to Grandmother

Dear grandma,

How have you been?

I do not see you for along time. I miss you very much. I am writing to tell you a good news. I did very well in the final exams. I am the No.1 in my class. I worked very hard to prep are he final exames. And finally I didit. I am very exciting. Mom and dad are happy, too. They are proud of me. Besides, the summer holiday comes. I have much free time now. There fore, I want tovisit to you this Saturday. I am looking for ward to seeing you.Loveyou.

Lovely yours,

Niki

If we look at the sky on a perfectly fine summer‘s day we shall find that the blue colour is the most pure and intense overhead，and when looking high up in a direction opposite to the sun。

晴空万里的夏日，如果我们观察一下天空，且背向太阳，极目仰望，就会发现头顶上空的蓝色最纯净，最浓郁。

Near the horizon it is always less bright，while in the region immediately around the sun it is more or less yellow. The reason of this is that near the horizon we look through a very great thickness of the lower atmosphere，which is full of the larger dust particles reflecting white light，and this diluter the pure blue of the higher atmosphere seen beyond，and in the vicinity of the sun a good deal of the blue light is reflected back into space by the finer dust，thus giving a yellowish tinge to that which reaches us reflected chiefly from the coarse dust of the lower atmosphere。

靠近天边，色彩往往较暗淡，太阳周围的地方则略呈黄色。这是因为我们向天边望去时，目光要穿过极厚的低空大气层，其中布满颗粒较大的尘埃，反射出白光，这就冲淡了天际高空大气层的纯蓝色。在太阳附近，大 量蓝光则由细微的尘埃反射回太空。这样，主要由低空大气层的粗粒尘埃反射到地面的光线，便带有浅黄色。

At sunset and sunrise，however，this last effect is greatly intensified，owing to the great thickness of the strata of air through which the light reaches us. The enormous amount of this dust is well shown by the fact that then only we can look full at the sun，even when the whole sky is free from clouds and there is no apparent mist。

不过，在日出日落时，由于光线到达地面南非要穿过厚厚的大气层，这种反射效果大大增强了。只有在这种时候，我们才可以直视太阳，即使万里长空没有一点云彩，不见一丝雾霭。这就充分显示了低空尘埃的数量之大。

Dear (Bosss Name)，

I appreciated the opportunity to meet with you yesterday about the position

of (job title) with (Company Name)。

I really enjoyed meeting with members of the office and learning about the

job。 The entire team certainly seem to be highly skilled and motivated and the

work itself seems as rewarding as it is challenging。 From our discussion，I

gained a strong sense of (Company Name)s mitment to their clients and their

employees。 I also enjoyed our discussion of my opportunities and future within

the firm。

I feel strongly that I possess the qualities required as a (job title)。 I

believe my education and experiences have prepared me well for a future with

you。 I eagerly anticipate our next meeting。 Thank you for considering me for

this opportunity。

Sincerely，

(Signature)

建安二十六年，公元221年，关羽走麦城，兵败遭擒，拒降，为孙权所害。其坐骑赤兔马为孙权赐予马忠。

一日，马忠上表：赤兔马绝食数日，不久将亡。孙权大惊，急访江东名士伯喜，2010高考《01年江苏高考满分作文：《赤兔之死》》。此人乃伯乐之后，人言其精通马语。

马忠引伯喜回府，至槽间，但见赤兔马伏于地，哀嘶不止。众人不解，惟伯喜知之。伯喜遣散诸人，抚其背叹道："昔日曹操做《龟虽寿》，老骥伏枥，志在千里。烈士暮年，壮心不已，吾深知君念关将军之恩，欲从之于地下。然当日吕奉先白门楼殒命，亦未见君如此相依，为何今日这等轻生，岂不负君千里之志哉?"

赤兔马哀嘶一声，叹道："予尝闻，鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。今幸遇先生，吾可将肺腑之言相告。吾生于西凉，后为董卓所获，此人飞扬跋扈，杀少帝，卧龙床，实为汉贼，吾深恨之。"

伯喜点头，曰："后闻李儒献计，将君赠予吕布，吕布乃天下第一勇将，众皆言，人中吕布，马中赤兔。想来当不负君之志也。"赤兔马叹曰："公言差矣。吕布此人最是无信，为荣华而杀丁原，为美色而刺董卓，投刘备而夺其徐州，结袁术而斩其婚使。人无信不立，与此等无诚信之人齐名，实为吾平生之大耻！后吾归于曹操，其手下虽猛将如云，却无人可称英雄。吾恐今生只辱于奴隶人之手，骈死于槽枥之间。后曹操将吾赠予关将军；吾曾于虎牢关前见其武勇，白门楼上见其恩义，仰慕已久。关将军见吾亦大喜，拜谢曹操。操问何故如此，关将军答曰：吾知此马日行千里，今幸得之，他日若知兄长下落，可一日而得见矣。其人诚信如此。常言道：鸟随鸾凤飞腾远，人伴贤良品质高。吾敢不以死相报乎?"伯喜闻之，叹曰："人皆言关将军乃诚信之士，今日所闻，果真如此。"

赤兔马泣曰："吾尝慕不食周粟之伯夷、叔齐之高义。玉可碎而不可损其白，竹可破而不可毁其节。士为知己而死，人因诚信而存，吾安肯食吴粟而苟活于世间?"言罢，伏地而亡。伯喜放声痛哭，曰："物犹如此，人何以堪?"后奏于孙权。权闻之亦泣："吾不知云长诚信如此，今此忠义之士为吾所害，吾有何面目见天下苍生?"后孙权传旨，将关羽父子并赤兔马厚葬。

简评：读罢此篇临场作文，令人拍案称奇。一是故事新奇。作者以熟谙三国故事为基础，编撰了赤兔马为诚信而殒身的感人故事，其想象力实在丰富。二是立意高远。文章将赤兔马拟人化，让它在同伯喜的对话中，显示对关羽与董卓、吕布两类人物的褒贬，实现了"真英雄必讲诚信"的主题；且以"鸟随鸾凤飞腾远，人伴贤良品质高"一联，"物犹如此，人何以堪"一句，抒写了人生当择善而从、唯诚信是瞻的志向，使文章的立意更上层楼。三是语言老到。通篇遣用纯熟的古白话，散整错综，明白畅晓，文采飞扬，这种老到的语言功夫，是众多考生无法望其项背的。

today is december 1st. oh, it’s my birthday! i’m so happy. so i get up very early. i wear my nice coat. mom says, “you’re so cute.” i say, “thank you.” in the evening, grandpa gives me a book. dad gives me a big cake. we eat cake and drink milk. my pet dog, winnie is eating cake, too. my family says, “happy birthday to you!” today i’m so happy.

Dear ___,

i am very happy to see you,i think you teach very well,we all love you!

i think your english class is better than our old english teachers class,i believe you can do better than better!i believe in you!

Best wishes to you!

yours,

__

I went skiing with my friends on Sunday. It was my very first time to try this super interesting sport. I really enjoyed skiing A LOT, and I think that I have potential!!! For the entire afternoon, I only fell down twice before our coach actually came and taught us the correct postures. After some basic and advanced practices, I did try to ski down the hill, and it was AWESOME ! I think Ill try to go skiing as often as possible. However, wearing all the equipment to walk with is GOD DAMN exhausted!

我跟朋友去滑雪了星期天的比赛。这是我头一次的时间尝试这只超级有趣的活动。我真的很喜欢滑雪很多,而且我觉得我有潜在的!整个下午,我只俯伏三思而后行实际上我们的教练来教我们正确的姿势。经过一些基本的和先进的做法,我曾试滑雪下山,这实在太棒了! 我想我会试著去滑雪,次数越多越好。然而,戴着所有的设备散步是上帝诅咒累啊！

spring couplets, a chinese new year decoration, are an integral part of chinas new year. their beginnings go back as far as the origins of new years festivities.

春联，是中国新年的装饰，没有春联，春节就不完整。春联的来历就要说到新年的来历

according to legends in the chinas ancient past there was a monster known as nian who often came down from the mountains to eat livestock and locals. it was discovered that he was afraid of the color red and so red paper was placed around doors and windows of houses and poems for good luck were added to them. the houses with the red paper were avoided by the monster, so its inhabitants were spared. the tradition has continued until today.

根据中国古代历史传说中记载，有一个叫“年的”怪物经常从山上到村子里吃牲畜。后来人们发现这个怪物怕洪泽，所以就在门上，窗户上贴红纸，红纸上面还写一些增加转运的诗。这样，怪兽害怕贴满红纸的屋子，所以这个风俗被流传了下来，一直直到今天。

couplets are traditionally painted with black ink on two pieces of red paper which is then hung on either side of a door.

对联传统的来讲是用黑墨在两张红纸上写字，然后贴在门的两侧。

one half is hung on either side. there is an extra piece of paper painted with words of prosperity hung above the door frame. traditionally the couplets are poems consisting of two lines of either four or five characters. they are painted from top to bottom, right to left.

一边贴张。另外还有一个横批写着意味繁荣之意之字贴在门框的上方。传统的对联，上联合下联是4个或5个字，是一对诗。写对联一般是从上到下，从右到左。

different couplets have different themes. for farmers the couplets are meant to bring bounty to them, whereas businessmens couplets are meant to bring money. traditionally scholars would paint couplets and give them to their friends, relatives, and the public. many people choose to create their own couplets. many times door god or the character "fu"is added to doors along with the couplets.

不同的对联有不同的主题。比如，给农民的对联是带来好收成，商人挣跟多钱。传统学者会自己写对联赠予朋友或亲人。许多人会自己设计属于自己的对联。门神和福字一般都是和对联配套的贴在门上的。

Hello everybody， my name is xx. Is the xx school students. Very pleased to be able to participate in the Expo volunteers interview， also very grateful to the school for giving me this opportunity and hope through this interview， so I can become a glorious and sacred Expo volunteers. In my mind， a new generation of young volunteers are responsible and dedicated， without asking， a symbol of selfless dedication. As a professional student exhibition， the first day of school I took my Expo tight， organic link， looking forward to one day into the Expo， more profound， more direct understanding of the Expo. Now I have the opportunity near the Expo， more eager I am able to participate as a volunteer in the Expo， I will use what I learned， the enthusiasm for the World Expo services， and through my efforts， to our great， Beautiful China has shown in front of the world， and let the world understand China， love China. I believe I am capable volunteers for the job. Sincerely look forward to receive the honor. Thank you!

The oceanside community of Lozano Beach is debating whether to allow homeowners to rent out their homes on a weekly basis during the summer. Such rentals produce high incomes for the owners and the city, which gets part of this income through a 15-percent surcharge to the owner. “This can be a boon to our coffers,” said Rick Brown, city manager. “In the summer, homeowners can bring in $2,000 a week or more.”

However, these rentals can also be a can of worms. The city stopped allowing weekly rentals 10 years ago because of the problems they were generating. Two, three, or even four families would pile into a two- or three-bedroom house. Then they would park their cars on the lawn and produce huge amounts of trash. Sometimes they would toss this trash on the streets and sidewalks.

Noise would be another problem. Some people would party late and loud every night. This abuse created a lot of friction with neighbors and resulted in extra work for city maintenance crews and for police, who had to respond almost hourly to residents’ complaints about noise, music, trash, and parking problems. But now, the city’s budget problems are making it reconsider its ban.

City officials will hold a community meeting next week to listen to the pros and cons. One official has already suggested a proposal. He thinks that a fine might work. If the city has to respond to complaints, the homeowner will be charged $200 per response. Such a fine might cause the homeowner to be careful to rent only to people that he is sure will be considerate of the neighbors. The city would still get 15 percent of the rental fee, even if the homeowner’s rent were totallyoffset by fines. The city would post inconsiderate renters’ names on the city website so that other homeowners would know about them.

Some officials think the ban should be continued because these visitors to the community have already proven that they have no consideration for others. Their money isn’t worth the headaches they cause.

Yesterday was Sunday ,the weather was sunny.And my friends asked me to go to the park with them.We went to the park by bike,and brought some foods and fruits with us .

The park was very quiet ,and we saw many old persons sang songs or dance in it.We looked for a long time .Then we went to see the beautiful flowers and also took some photoes .

At last ,we sat down on the glasses and had a picnic.

We all had a good time yesterday.

Time is like a river that never stops, in a hurry and quietly flowing through the people. Unwittingly, a memorable 20XX year in a hurry, ushered in a new year, the beginning of another journey. I opened my eyes for 20XX.

Our class held a celebration of new years day in 20XX. Before our beginning, our teacher repeatedly told our classmates that the blackboard must be well decorated. Our team activities today can only begin. The host announced the 5 (8) class, celebrating the beginning of the new years day. First, the "Fan Dance" of group 48, dancing in the fan dance, like a Wei Xianzi

Maybe the stars mean the dream,I love the stars in the blue sky,they’re always bright and pretty,and always take me to a beautiful dream.

I really like to look at the little stars,when I look at them,I feel very relax and happy.The stars are quiet and just like full of beautiful magic, its amazing.

Just like wonders,the stars in the deepest blue sky are so pretty,“one , two, three, four, five, six, seven”there are so many stars in the sky,I really cant count it.

When I am so lonely,I will look at the sky, tell the little stars my little secrets,tell the little stars my dream,tell them many interesting things,and then I will feel less lonely.

I like the stars in the sky,what about you?

也许星星意味着梦，我喜欢蓝色天空中的星星，它总是明亮美丽的，永远带着我进入一个美丽的梦。

我真的很喜欢看这些小星星，当看着它们的时候，我感到非常放松和快乐。星星是安静的，就像充满了美丽的魔法一样，令人惊奇。

就像奇迹一样，在最湛蓝的天空中，星星是如此美丽，“一、二、三、四、五、六、七”，天空中有那么多星星，实在数不胜数。

当我如此孤独的时候，我会看着天空，告诉小星星我的小秘密，告诉小星星我的梦想，告诉他们许许多多有趣的事情，然后我会感到不那么孤单。

我喜欢天上的星星，你呢?

There are too many tomorrow, but there will be no more of the same today. From the starting point of life to the present graduating little boy, you have the life you have lamented the grief at separation and joy in Union? Have failed but still can laugh at life? You have my pain and frustration over the curse of God? Whether you have done this, everything has become the past, good memories; everything has become history, a wise choice.

In a rain in the morning, the flowers and trees on campus after rain baptism, more beautiful, more healthy, my classmates and I are eating breakfast, imperceptibly, I stay in the eyes of a little girl who, he is wearing a yellow skirt carrying a big bag, alone a person wandering in front of the teaching building. At this moment, I can not help but think of themselves, in six years ago, that was the first grade at the entrance of the small child has made such a move, every time when I go to school, I always a person wandering in front of the teaching building, I silently in my heart to leave the nursery when good partners, I it entered the school, started a new study and life, I must work hard, and then get back their competition! This is just a very simple and naive, but now I grow up, remember everything is just a dream, and now whether they meet difficulties, I always the up to fling caution to the winds, think of those who are very far but very close friends, their company makes me feel lonely, they encourage me to have confidence in the future.

There are too many vicissitudes of life, grief at separation and joy in Union in the six years of primary school career, I am lucky to finish my school life here. I have been studying here for six years, although I often have some war of words between my classmates, but I always think I live in a happy, free and forever class. Review the past, I will always feel gratified, always proud of oneself! It all seems like a gold bubble, there are countless small drop of water, though it is never broken, because it needs to collect more drops of water, until the end of the world.

Looking back on the past, our life is so beautiful; looking to the future, our life is so wonderful. We have been traveling on this long road on this road, covered with thorns and flowers. We have been trying to do well, though we will encounter many difficulties on the way, but we have been sticking to the virtues of human nature. The past, let it pass, the history is still beautiful. In the future, I will not give up my dream, no matter how deep the "difficult Valley" is on the road of life. Looking forward to the future, I am confident, I will work hard for my dream!

There are many festivals in china. And among them, I like the most  the Spring Festival. Because of it, not only  the biggest holiday of the year, but the start of a new year, but also all of us all the people, come together festival.

Before the Spring Festival, people go home, no matter where they are. Usually, we in the new years Eve dinner. Then the family sat together to share their lives or aircraft. Some people play games or go out to play. On New Years day, people get up early to meet people who say. Children can get lucky money from relatives. In the coming days, we will vit relatives to pay New Years call, give them. In a word, it  the family reunion and we all the time to enjoy it.

Th  our happy Spring Festival, Do you feel happy?

环卫工人是我们城市的舒适环境的创造者，他们让整个城市变得干净和美丽。他们应该得到我们的尊敬。下面，小编整理了几篇关于环卫工人的英语作文，以供大家参考。

关于环卫工人的英文作文一

Each time I feel very emotional after reading the news about bad or unfair treatment towards city hygiene workers. On one hand, they have to suffer the poor working environment; on the other hand, they do not earn the respect from the society or public. It is a very sad fact in China, which is a wake-up call for us to face the situation in good manner. In my opinion, the education background differences outweigh other factors. People who are not well educated do not see the hardwork and uneasy life of those city beauty workers. All they care is their own feelings and interest. Moreover, if we do not appreciate or cherish others devotion to the city, the city as a mirror will reflect its bad side towards ourselves. Therefore, the public need to learn to respect and behave properly such as not throw about the garbage. In addition, the government should also make its efforts to improve the treatment of those sanitation workers as well as set up a good example in the public.

关于环卫工人的英文作文二

To be a sanitation worker can never be considered as a decent job in peoples eyes, especially in China. A story of Sanmao, a Taiwanese author, described that she wanted to be a garbabge collector and she wrote this in her homework in her elementary school but teasing and objection came from her teacher and classmates. There is nothing wrong about a childish girls idea, and she thought that job could provide the most freedom. But this reflect the obvious discrimination. However, there is a dustman in my department. Everyone says hello, chats, jokes, and respects him as respect any other professors and students because people dont see differences between jobs.

关于环卫工人的英文作文三

He is a cleaner,quiet and ordinary looking.People dont pay attention to the figures in the public when the cleaners at work.He is one of them.He has to get up very early in the morning to sweep the streets.He enjoyed this time of the day for there is sunshine,birds sing and less traffic and peoples noise.He finishes the street sweeping by 8 oclock and he can take some time to the breakfast stand to have his favorite breakfast.After that,he has to work in a shopping center .The public toilets,dining halls and the elevators are the area he is responsible to keep clean.At lunch time,he has an hour to eat at the corner food store.In the afternoon,he continues to carry on the same duty until 6 oclock when the shopping center closes.

He comes home to his wife and daughter at dinner time.This is the happiest time of his day.He loves his family and they love him.He is a very happy man.

关于环卫工人的英文作文四

In cold winter, people are warming up near the fireplace at home, while sanitation workers are cleaning the broken branches and falling leaves. Usually sanitation workers have always been very hard, plus cruel and merciless wind and snow will be cut off branches and leaves on the roadside, the road, the sidewalk ... everywhere, sanitation can be miserable. They took the knife to cut off the branches, took the shovel to shovel branches and leaves, and take the broom sweeping, tired in the cold weather sweating profusely, the cold wind did not feel cold, they forget the tiredness and cold. In such a cold weather, sanitation workers have cleaned up our Fuzhou streets and won peoples respect. We should learn from sanitation workers and learn from their hard-working and optimistic spirit. In extraordinary positions, to make extraordinary things, although their own dirty, but Fuzhou city has become more beautiful. When people see such a clean street, they think of sanitation workers as the hardest people and the loveliest people.

What is the taste of home? Before I lodge in school dormitory, I never think of this question. But, now I know what the taste of home is as I have lived in school for a month. I miss the delicious food cooked by my mother and her endless chatter. My father sits in the middle of the hall watching TV. The fight between my two younger brothers and the ice cream in the refrigerator make me feel warm. All these make a house a family. And it is the taste of home in my mind.

什么是家的味道?在我住校前，我从来没有想过这个问题。但是，如今在我已经住校一个月后我知道什么是家的味道了。我想念我妈妈做的美味食物了，还有她喋喋不休的唠叨声。爸爸坐在客厅中间看电视。两个弟弟的打闹声还有冰箱里的冰淇淋都让我觉得很温暖。所有这些都使得一个房子成为一个家。这些就是我心目中家的味道。

Christmas morning, mother put three pieces of beautiful gifts in my bed, Santa Claus, tabour, star bar.

Santa Claus has a white beard. He is wearing a red dress and a cute little red cap. He stands on a big lychee and he also writes "marrychristmas" in English. A sparkling drum can use two sticks to my drum. What I like most is the magic star stick, with a star glittering and a bright bar below. This reminds me of Cinderellas old ladys star stick, a wave of pumpkin, a horse drawn carriage, a wave of rats, and a new wave of Cinderellas ragged clothes. Do you say the stars are fantastic? Im so happy with a star stick. When I go to bed, it can make a lot of things I like.

对于两个月的暑假，我想过的充实一点，于是我有幸的阅读了法国着名短篇小说家莫泊桑的《羊脂球》。书中除了《羊脂球》，还有其他三十几篇短篇小说，而我个人比较欣赏《羊脂球》这一篇。

文中内容是以普法战争为背景，主人公是一位生活在社会最底层，受人歧视的做妓的女人，有一辆法国的驿车在离开敌区时，被一名普鲁士军（jun）官扣留，军（jun）官要求羊脂球陪他过夜，否则驿车就不能通过，但是羊脂球出于自己爱国之心，毅然拒绝。可是同车上的有身份的乘客为了自身利益，逼她为了大家而牺牲自己，在无情的威胁之下，羊脂球被迫做出无奈的选择，救了大家。然而当第二天驿车出发时，那些乘客很无情的疏远她，不再与她讲话。仿佛她是一个病毒一般，完全忘了自己的自由是她牺牲自己换来的。

文章用简洁的语言，强烈的对比，把那些拥有高贵身份的人的假仁假义，雍容华贵的外表下的丑恶嘴脸给淋漓尽致的揭露出来不禁对这些伪君子起了愤恨之心，人性的美与丑展现出来，对于那个时期的法国没有人情味的勾心斗角，自私自利的社会，更让我们感觉到人与人之间应该真诚的相待，充满关爱，相互帮助的氛围之下的社会是多么的温暖。与此同时，想到现在的我们，我们是幸运的，没有生活在那非常时期的环境里。但是如果我们不懂得珍惜，与人相处都戴着“假面具”，为人处事都贪图是否能从其中获得利益，那么我们的社会将会变得非常的暗淡，世间便再也没有了欢笑。我不希望看到这样的社会存在着，也是需要我们人与人之间互相坦诚，互相信任，互相帮助。一点一滴去建造起来的，如果你种下虚情假意的种子，那么你也只会得到薄情寡义的果实。

我相信真诚的对待每个人才会快乐。戴着面具以金钱利益的人际关系是令人可悲的，所以我们需要诚心消除隔膜。用诚意去打动身边的亲人，朋友，共创一个和谐，快乐的社会！让这个世界充满爱。

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and expressgratitude in general. It is a holidaycelebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday.

The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on

September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida[1][2], the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.

Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.

Thanksgiving Dayin America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holidaymeals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giantballoons.

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 disenchantedwith 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. Most of those making the trip aboard the Mayflower were non-Separatists, but were hired to protect the companys

interests. Only about one-third of the original colonists were Separatists.

乘"五月花"来到这个国度的旅行者（朝圣者）原本是英国分离者地下x会清教徒，他们的家在英国，因不堪忍受国内的宗教迫害，他们逃亡到荷兰。在荷兰，他们享受了更多的宗教信仰自由，但最终却意识到在荷兰的这种生活方式是对他们的主的亵渎。为了寻求更好的生活，他们与伦敦贸易公司协商，由该公司资助他们到美国。在这趟旅途中，船上只有大约1/3的乘客是清教徒，其他大多数人并非分离派清教徒，而是公司雇佣来保护其利益的人员（契约奴）。

The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of the following fall, they had lost 46 of the original 102 who sailed on the Mayflower. But the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one. And the remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast -- including 91 Indians who

had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. It is believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year without the help of the natives. The feast was more of a traditional English harvest festival than a true "thanksgiving" observance. It lasted three days.

1620年12月11日，旅行者们在"普利茅斯石"登陆。他们的第一个冬季是灾难性的，第二年秋天来临时，原来的102名乘客只剩下56人。但1621年他们获得了大丰收，这些幸存的殖民者们决定和帮助他们度过困难的91名印第安人一起飨宴庆祝。他们相信，若没有当地居民的帮助，他们是不可能度过这一年的。这次节日的盛宴不仅仅是一个"感恩"仪式，它更像英国传统的丰收庆典。庆典持续了三天。

Governor William Bradford sent "four men fowling" after wild ducks and geese. It is not certain that wild turkey was part of their feast. However, it is certain that they had venison. The term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any sort of wild fowl.

总督布雷德福派了“四人捕鸟队”去捕捉野鸭和野鹅。我们现在并不能确定是否有野生火鸡在当时的筵席上，但筵席上肯定有鹿肉。当时，朝圣者用 "火鸡"一词来代表各种野禽。

Another modern staple at almost every Thanksgiving table is pumpkin pie. But it is unlikely that the first feast included that treat. The supply of flour had been long diminished, so there was no bread or pastries of any kind. However, they did eat boiled pumpkin, and they produced a type of fried bread from their corn

crop. There was also no milk, cider, potatoes, or butter. There was no

domestic cattle for dairy products, and the newly-discovered potatowas still considered by many Europeans to be poisonous. But the feast did include fish, berries, watercress, lobster, dried fruit, clams, venison, and plums.

现在，几乎每家感恩节餐桌上都有南瓜馅饼――感恩节的另一种主食。但在当年的第一次庆典上却不可能有这种食品。因为面粉奇缺，所以面包、馅饼、糕点等食物都没有。但他们却吃了煮南瓜，并用收获的玉米制成了一种油炸面包。也没有牛奶、苹果酒、土豆和黄油。没有驯养的奶牛，自然没有牛奶；而新发现的土豆被很多欧洲人认为是有毒的。第一次庆典上有鱼、草莓、豆瓣菜、龙虾、干果、蛤、鹿肉、李子等。

This "thanksgiving" feast was not repeated the following year. But in 1623, during a severe drought, the pilgrims gathered in a prayer service, praying for rain. When a long, steady rain followed the very next day, Governor Bradford proclaimed another dayof Thanksgiving, again inviting their Indian friends. It wasnt until June of 1676 that another Day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed.

紧接着的第二年(1622)却没有举行"感恩"庆典。到了1623年，发生了一场严重的旱灾，朝圣者们聚集到一起，举行了虔诚的祁雨仪式，刚好在第二天，一场充沛的大雨从天而降。威廉布雷德福总督宣布再次庆祝感恩节，并再次邀请了他们的印第安朋友。之后数年无感恩节，直到1676年6月，感恩节才再次被提出。 每年11月的第四个星期四是感恩节 (Thanksgiving Day) 。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。

感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年，著名的“五月花”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲。1620年和1621年之交的冬天，他们遇到了难以想象的困难，处在饥寒交迫之中，冬天过去时，活下来的移民只有50来人。这时，心地善良的印第安人给移民送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样狩猎、捕鱼和种植玉米、南瓜。在印第安人的帮助下，移民们终于获得了丰收，在欢庆丰收的日子，按照宗教传统习俗，移民规定了感谢上帝的日子，并决定为感谢印第安人的真诚帮助，邀请他们一同庆祝节日。

在第一个感恩节的这一天，印第安人和移民欢聚一堂，他们在黎明时鸣放礼炮，列队走进一间用作教堂的屋子，虔诚地向上帝表达谢意，然后点起篝火举行盛大宴会。第二天和第三天又举行了摔跤、赛跑、唱歌、跳舞等活动。第一个感恩节非常成功。其中许多庆祝方式流传了300多年，一直保留到今天。

初时感恩节没有固定日期，由各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年，林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日

Fourth of November every year is Thanksgiving Day on Thursday

(Thanksgiving Day). Thanksgiving Day is a creative USA the people antiquited festival, festival being also an American whole family happy get-together, American mentions Thanksgiving Day therefore always feeling very kind.

The Thanksgiving Day reason needs to trace back to till USA history start. In 1620, the famous "May flower " number boat is fully loaded with the religious persecution puritan 102 people who endures United Kingdom in the homeland extremely getting to America. Winter in 1621 joint of in 1620 and, they have come across difficulty hard to imagine, above being poverty-stricken, past

tense in winter, the immigrant who lives down only has 50 messengers. At this time, good-natured Indian being given to have come an aliment by immigrant , goes out of selfs way to send person to teach them how hunting , maize , Spanish gourd catching fish and cultivating. Under Indian help, immigrants have finally gained good harvest , the immigrant has stipulated the day thanking Gods , have decided to be that the sincerity thanking Indian helps their to observe a festival , invites and in the day celebrating good harvest joyously , according to religious tradition convention.

This a day , Indian and immigrant on the first Thanksgiving Day get together joyously , they are in airing of views in the dawn the salvo, forms order walking into the room one being used as church , express a gratitude piously to God , light up and then a bonfire holding the grand banquet. The day has held a second day with third tripping and falling , race, has sung , has danced to wait to use personal influence. The first Thanksgiving Day are very successful. Among them a lot of the more than 300 years having celebrated way go around, reserves till today.

When original Thanksgiving Day does not fix date , the prefecture decides for a short time by every. Until USA is independent, in 1863 in the day afer tomorrow, President Lincoln announces Thanksgiving Day is countrywide festival.