2016感恩节的英语作文合集2篇 作文带翻译【实用20篇】

On Thanksgiving, Smaller Plates for Larger Palates

小盘子，大美味——感恩节的饮食Tips

As we in approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough?

感恩节将至，有个严重的问题越来越让人忐忑不安——无数美国胖人会想：我那条肥大的裤子真的够大了吗?

Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season foodfest, a six-week stretch when diets and belts will be severely strained. So what can be done to keep the gluttony under something resembling control?

感恩节标志着美食盛宴假期的开始，在六个星期里，你的食物和皮带将势同水火关系紧张。那么怎样才控制暴饮暴食，处理好你的食物和皮带之间的关系呢?

Brian Wansink directs the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab and is the author of the book Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. His research has revealed that simply serving food on a 10-inch plate rather than a 12-inch plate could lead to a more than 20 percent reduction in calories, with the meal still being satisfying. He also found that even other food researchers ate more than half as much ice cream if they served themselves with big bowls and big scoops versus smaller bowls and scoops.

布莱恩·汪辛克是康奈尔大学食品与商标研究室的主任，也是《瞎吃：为什么我们吃的比心里想的要多》一书的。他的研究显示，假如把食物放在10英寸而不是12英寸的盘子里，人们就会少吸收20%的卡路里，而这顿饭同样可以让大家心满意足。汪辛克教授也发现，如果食物研究员吃冰激凌时用的是大碗大勺，而不是小碗小勺的话，他们就会多吃半数以上的冰激凌。

[中英翻译作文：庆祝感恩节

Hello everyone. My name is .... I am a student of Grade eight . I am an outgoing , lovely girl and I am so welcomed by my friends and my classmates.

I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends. I can aslo play the violin and have won many prizes in the competitions. I take violin lessons twice a week.

It is a little hard for me but I am very happy , because I have a dream. I want to be a great violinist one day.

Thank you.

大家好。 我的名字是......我是八年级的学生。 我是一个外向的，可爱的女孩，受到我的朋友和同学的欢迎。

我经常在周末和朋友一起去看电影。 我也可以拉小提琴，并在比赛中赢得很多奖项。 我每周两次上小提琴课。

这对我来说有点难，但我很高兴，因为我有一个梦想。 我想成为一名伟大的小提琴手。

谢谢。

感恩是一种处世哲学，是生活的大智慧.人生在世不可能一帆风顺，种种失败、无奈都需要我们勇敢

的面对，豁达的处理.感恩不纯粹是一种心理安慰，也不是对现实的逃避，更不是阿q精神胜利法，是一种歌唱生活的方式，它来自对生活的爱与希望!

小小的一块明矾放进水中，就能沉淀所有的渣滓；如果在我们的心中培植一种感恩的思想，则可以沉淀许多不安、浮躁，消融许多的不满与不幸，感恩作文《小学生感恩节作文400字：感恩地活着》。只有心怀感恩，我们才会生活得更加美好！

以上两段是我摘录的。我被它所触动，我总是愚蠢的认为父母照顾我是他们的义务，老师教导我是他的责任，我有时甚至认为你帮助了我是你自愿的。。。。。我从为想过真诚的道一声“谢谢”。自从看了这段文字后，我努力去做，结果令我意想不到，自己坚强了许多，每一次说完谢谢后都有一种难以描述的感觉――好棒！

心动了，就拭一拭吧！

[ 小学生感恩节作文_感恩地活着

Do you know Thanksgiving Day?Do you know why human thank God?

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November, a different date every year. The President must proclaim that date as the official celebration.

Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. Even if they live far away， family members gather for a reunion at the house of an older relative. All give thanks together for the good things that they have.

In this spirit of sharing， civic groups and charitable organizations offer a traditional meal to those in need， particularly the homeless. On most tables throughout the United States， foods eaten at the first thanksgiving have become traditional.

What should we thank?

The thankful great universe provides the environment of existence for us and give us sunlight， air， water and everything in keeping with we existence of space， bring storm to let us accept to toughen for us， bring to us mysterious let us look for.

The thankful parents give us the life， make us feel the merriment of the human life， feel the genuine feeling of the human life， feel the comity of the human life， feel happiness of the human life， also feel hardships and pain and sufferings of the human life!

The thankful teacher works with diligence and without fatigue everyday of teach， give us knowledge ability， put on the wing which flies toward the ideal for us.

The thankful classmate and friend grows up road of， let I no longer standing alone in the itinerary of life; The with gratitude is frustrated and let us become in a time the failure stronger.

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今天是 五月初五

——端午节，也就是人们常说的重五。我问爷爷：“端午节是怎么来的?”爷爷说：“端午节是为了纪念我国古代的爱国人士屈原而来的。当时屈原还是楚国的朝廷命官，但是小人当道，朝廷昏庸。屈原不愿亲眼见着国家的覆没，就怀抱石头，投进了汨罗江。楚国的百姓闻讯后，纷纷划船营救。从此，便有了端午节的说法。

Today is the fifth day of May -- the Dragon Boat Festival, it is often said

that the weight of five. I asked grandpa: "the Dragon Boat Festival is how

come?" Grandpa said: "the Dragon Boat Festival is in memory of the ancient

Chinese patriot Qu Yuan. When Qu Yuan was in court officials, but the villains

in power, and the court. Qu Yuan did not want to see a country annihilated, arms

stone, cast into the Miluo river. The people in the state after hearing the

news, their boat rescue. From then on, there will be the festival of the Dragon

Boat Festival.

“世杰，过来。”这时，妈妈下令了。我走进厨房问：“妈妈，干什么?”“包粽子啊!”妈妈说。“这活儿，我哪行啊?”我难为情的说。妈妈说：“让你包，你就包，有妈妈这个老师在呢!”我答应着：“好吧!”我拿起竹叶，学着妈妈的样子，把竹叶卷成筒状，再用小勺挖米装进筒里，用竹叶把馅儿包好，用彩线捆起来。我和妈妈合伙把粽子包完了，然后就上锅蒸。不久粽子出锅了，吃着自己亲手包的粽子，心里比吃了蜜还甜。

"Shijie,." At this time, the mother ordered. I went to the kitchen and

asked, "Mom, what do you do?" "wrap the rice dumplings!" mom said.. "This work,

which I do?" I said. Mother said: let your bag, you pack, mother the teacher in!

"I promised:" OK! "I pick up the bamboo leaves, study like a mother, bamboo

rolled into a cylindrical shape, and then a small spoon dig meters installed in

the cylinder, wrap the dumplings with bamboo, tied with colored thread. My

mother and I have a partnership to wrap up the rice dumplings, and then we have

to steam it.. Soon the rice dumplings out of the pot, eating the dumplings

wrapped in their own hands, heart than eating honey sweet.

我喜欢过端午节，更喜欢包粽子、吃粽子。

I like the Dragon Boat Festival, but also like to wrap the rice dumplings,

eat rice dumplings.

说起感恩，那可就太多了。感恩父母，因为父母养育了我;感恩老师，因为老师教会了我很多知识;感恩爷爷奶奶，因为爷爷奶奶给了我无微不至的关怀。大家想：如果没有了爷爷奶奶的支持和关怀，哪来我现在的辉煌?所以，最值得我感恩的要数爷爷奶奶了!

记得那年夏天，父母由于工作繁忙，把我送到老家。

一天晚上，我突然发高烧，烧得我直说胡话。奶奶发现后，赶紧找来退烧药，给我服下。一小时后，奶奶看我的病情并没有好转。这时她不管外面下着狂风暴雨，抱着我就往诊所跑去……一路上风呼呼直叫，雨唰唰下个不停。一分、二分、三分……奶奶终于把我抱到了诊所。经医生检查，原来是我得了急性肺炎。

医生给我打完针，病情慢慢开始好转。奶奶这才松了一口气。她带上医生配的药，带我回到家中。第二天早上，我醒来时，发现奶奶躺在身旁，脸色苍白。我想：一定是奶奶为了我而伤了风。这件事至今使我难以忘怀。

是啊!这是多么伟大的爱!她怎这样做是为了什么?无非就是让我好好学习，成为祖国的栋梁之才。所以，我要好好学习，用优异的成绩来抱答奶奶，成为祖国的栋梁之才，为祖国争光。让“中国”这两个字更加响亮……

“感恩的心，感谢有你，让我一生，让我重新做回我自己；感恩的心，感谢命运，花开花落，我依然会去珍惜......”

生活需要互相关心、互相帮助，当然不可缺少的是常怀一颗感恩的心和一颗为别人着想的爱心。世界因为爱变得美丽；生活因为爱变得和谐；人与人之间因为爱变得接近、融洽、、、、这一切都是因为爱！爱，是看不见的语言；爱，是摸不到的感觉；爱，是我们多付出一点点；爱，仰着头的喜悦；爱，是说不出的感谢.。

这些都是因为有爱和一颗感恩的心才能创造出这么神奇的奇迹！

在大牌明星中，刘德华是最怀有感恩之心的典型例子。在他的一部电影《投名传》快要杀青时，他捧着五十几本他的最新单曲和电影CD发到打光师、化妆师等各个工作人员的手里。上面写着：非常感谢打光师为我打光，让我在拍摄中更出色......最爱你们的华仔！

一般大牌明星在拍摄完的电影后，要么拍拍屁股走人，要么摸摸口袋大请一顿。而刘德华却是花了一整夜的时间亲手一本本地在上面写上他在拍摄中，工作人员对他的帮助，他真心地感谢他们。这些东西虽然不是很贵重，但‘礼轻情义重’。这些感谢语带着刘德华的感恩之心和最真挚的心情，发到各位工作人员手中，工作人员看了十分感动，两泪“唰——”地一声流了下来。

这不仅是在娱乐圈里的典型例子，在平常生活中也能感受到。

这是一个这是一个真实的故事。一个小男孩“哇——”地一声降临在世间，但父母没有能力抚养他长大，把他扔到一个三岔路口。一天，一位四十多岁左右、身着寒酸的妇女发现了他，这位妇女看到后毫不犹豫地把他抱回家。这位妇女省吃俭用地把他抚养大。现在的他已是一位某大集团的总经理，在大城市里交了个‘女强人’的女朋友。后来，他知道自己的身世后，放弃自己在城里总经理的工作，与女友分手。回到乡下耕田锄地，照顾生病的养母直到死去。

多让人感动啊！这位男孩感谢养母辛辛苦苦地把自己抚养长大，给他亲母般的温暖。虽然他明知这之间对养母的感恩是一辈子都还不清的。但是，他用自己所有的力量在养母逝世前回报她。让养母知道她那么多年为他付出的并没有白费，让她没有任何遗憾地归天！

感谢阳光，感谢上天，感谢今天的拥有......人只要常怀一颗感恩的心，人生之路必能走得更畅顺，更有意义！

让爱的花粉传播出去，洒落在每个人的心田，开出一朵朵感恩之花！

[感恩节作文素材之感恩故事

I like reading. I think I’m not a sporty person, so in my spare time I spend much time reading. Reading newspapers, I can know the important events in the world. Reading work-related books, I can learn a lot of knowledge to benefit my career. Reading magazines, I can relax myself after stressful works. I often read in my study, on bus, in subway and so on. On the average, I spend three or four hours reading every day. Although the life in my spare time is not colorful enough, I enjoy it very much.

我喜欢读书。我想我不是一个运动型的人，所以在我的业余时间我花了很多时间看书。读报纸，我可以知道世界上的重要事件。阅读与工作相关的书籍，我可以学到很多知识，对我的事业有好处。阅读杂志，我可以放松自己后，压力的作品。我经常在我的书房里看书，在公共汽车上，在地铁等。平均来说，我每天花三到四个小时读书。虽然我的业余生活是不够丰富，我非常喜欢它。

[关于My hobby 我的爱好的英语作文及翻译

spring flowers to the door pushed open. I said: Thanksgiving to the door pushed open the living. If you carefully listen to the voices of flowers, are everywhere harmonious life movement.Then, as a middle school student, how Thanksgiving? First Thanksgiving their parents, because everyone%26#39;s life is a continuation of the parents of one blood, all of the parents gave us love, let us enjoy the human world of affection and happiness, therefore, we would like to thank the parents.Teachers are our growth, are our friends, teachers care for us , their words and deeds, let us benefit for life, we pay for teachers efforts and sweat, we should Thanksgiving teachers. Students study the lives of our fellow students to encourage each other, help each other, to jointly overcome difficulties and setbacks, the common taste of success and happiness learning, we should be grateful for every day and we accompanied the students.Thanksgiving-Fighting, Thanksgiving unlimited! Students, and Society Thanksgiving! Let us always to the life caring and full of love and love!

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Today was the second day of our Hong Kong visit. I was very happy as

yesterday. But I felt tired a lot. I didn’t want to stay at guesthouse, so I

planted to go window-shopping with my parents in Times Square. There were many

kinds of goods, but you could choose the one you liked best easily。Also, there

were many designer-label stores in Times Square, such as

DNKY、MAXMARA、MAX&CO、BOSS and so on. Among others, there was a famous

bookstore called PAGEONE.At last, I bought a beautiful skirt(你好像是女的吧)and some

books。Then I was exhausted but I didn’t care in the slightest(可以换成not at all

)。

今天是我们香港之旅的第二天。我和昨天一样开心，但是我感到有点累了。我不想呆在宾馆里面，所以我打算和我的父母在“时代广场”去逛街。这里有各种各样的商品，但是你可以轻松的找到你最喜欢的。同样，这里面有许多的品牌店在“时代广场”，例如DNKY、MAXMARA、MAX&CO、BOSS等等。最值得一提的是，这里有一家著名的书店叫PAGEONE.。最后我买了一件漂亮的裙子和一些书。我已经筋疲力尽了但是我一点都不在乎。

感恩是美丽的，美丽如花。馥郁馨香，花儿在感恩春风的爱抚;晶莹露珠，是花儿在感恩细雨的滋润;姹紫嫣红，是花儿在感恩阳光的长养。

感恩是快乐的，快乐似鸟。寒来暑往，是鸟儿在感恩生命的多娇;悦耳吟唱，是鸟儿在感恩伴侣的痴情;奋力翱翔，是鸟儿在感谢蓝天的垂青。

感恩是崇高的，崇高若山。清音妙响，是高山在感恩流水的陪伴;苍翠挺拔，是高山在感恩松柏的装点;飘逸绚烂，是高山在感恩云霞的奉献。

感恩母亲

是谁十月怀胎，一朝分娩;是谁洗衣做饭，嘘寒问暖;是谁默默操持，殷殷期盼;是谁白了青丝，凋了红颜。春晖寸草，不管我们人生的果实如何丰盈饱满，压弯的，总是母亲的枝条，母亲的腰杆

感恩老师

是谁三尺讲台，一生守候;是谁兢兢业业，不辞劳忧;是谁播撒知识，传承文明;是谁灌溉桃李，放飞希望;蜡炬春蚕，不管我们人生的峰峦如何巍峨壮观，奠基的，总是恩师的教诲恩师的箴言。

感恩朋友

是谁慷慨解囊，雪中送炭;是谁两肋插刀，共苦同甘;是谁心心相惜，不离不弃;是谁促膝而谈，真诚相伴，高山流水，不管我们人生的舞台如何绚丽多彩，谢幕的，总是朋友的掌声，朋友的呐喊。

学会感恩是我们每个人必须学习的课程。感恩之心长伴你我，感恩之歌长萦耳畔，感恩之念常驻心田。这样，我们的人生才会更加的精彩。

又到了一年一度的感恩节了。去年，我没有去留意过她，让她的脚步匆匆走过了。感恩节，今年我要感谢谁呢？我想嘛，妈妈爸爸和亲人们是肯定要感激的，但是，除了人，难道植物动物不值得我们感恩了吗？

当你每天呼吸新鲜的空气时，树木，不值得感激？

当你正乐滋滋的坐在椅子上等待吃饭，一些母亲的孩子或其他的动物都已经丧生于你的手下了……

感恩节，顾名思义，是感恩。我写这篇作文也不是想去得到一些金币什么的，只是想告诉大家感恩的意义。反正这么短的作文评不上奖，谁都知道嘛！

今天我到下面院子里玩的时候，看见天上的云很像棉花糖，我就想飞上天吃云，可我没有飞行器，飞不了啊，飞机也不行，主要是我不知道云会不会一站在上面就掉到地上?我要登天是不太可能的。长大以后我要当科学家，做一艘火箭飞上天，去试一下云朵是什么味道。

Today, when I went to play in the yard below, I saw that the clouds in the

sky were like marshmallows. I wanted to fly to the sky and eat the clouds. But I

didnt have an aircraft. I couldnt fly. I couldnt fly either. I didnt know if

the cloud would fall to the ground as soon as I stood on it. Its impossible for

me to go to the sky. When I grow up, I want to be a scientist. I want to be a

rocket and fly to the sky. I want to try the taste of

clouds.

快到感恩节了。感恩之际，每个人都要干恩一位人，我要感恩的就是我们的父母。

俗话说：滴水之恩，当涌泉相报。父母的爱就像是一片汪 洋大海，是他们让我们来到这个世界上，是他们义不容辞辛苦的把我们抚养大，是他们再去我们收获的时候，与我们一起过高兴。一声声叮咛，一份份期盼，父母的心血流淌在我们身体。记得一天早上，天阴沉沉的，妈妈说可能要下雨，让我把雨伞带上，谁知走得太匆忙，竟忘了带伞。第一节课的课间，天突变，电闪雷鸣，风雨交加。我看这天气心想：“哎，真是，我不应该走那么急。好不容易熬到了放学，同学们有的拿着各自的伞回家，有的爸爸妈妈在校门口接...........我呢?只能在那干着急。忽然，我看到了一个熟悉的身影，“啊，是妈妈，妈妈怎么回来接我呢，妈妈不用上班呢”。妈妈来了，我没有问妈妈，妈妈就问我你有没有淋着。那时，我流泪了...想：一定要报答父母，不让父母在为我们操劳了。

让我们怀着感恩的心，对这世界歌唱，：“感恩的心，感谢有你”。

I came back to school after the summer vacation. As soon as I settled down, I made a phone call to my mother. When I talked to her, I could not hold back my tears. “After all,” I said, “You’re my mother.”

During the vacation, mother and I had a quarrel. After that we were unwilling to talk with each other. She thought I was her sweet daughter and I believed that she did not respect me. Then after few days, I left home. My mother gave me a full package of home-make food and she said to me, “I cook this morning, take this then you can have it on the train.” However, I refuse to take it. I just turned away and slam the door without saying goodbye to my mother. I was still angry about her. “You’re still my good girl.” My mother said in a low voice chocked with sob.

On the train I could not eat anything, I felt terrible. How I wish I had said sorry to my mother before I left. Now all I want to say is, will you forgive me, my dear mother?

暑假结束后，我回到了学校。我一稳定下来，我就立刻打电话给我的母亲。当我和她说话时，眼睛止不住流了下来。我对她说，“毕竟，你是我的母亲。”

在假期的时候，我和妈妈吵了一架。从那以后我们都不愿意和对方说话了。她认为我不再是那个甜美可爱的女孩了。几天后，我就离开了家。走之前，妈妈给了我一大包自己做的食品，她对我说：“我今早煮的，你拿着在火车上吃吧。”然后，我拒绝了妈妈的一片好心。然后我转过身狠狠的摔上门走了。也没有对她说再见。我还在生她的气。“你依旧是我的好女儿。”她用低沉的声音抽泣着说。

在火车上我吃不下任何东西，我感觉很内疚。我真希望在离家之前对我妈妈说声抱歉啊。现在我只想说：我最亲爱的母亲，你愿意原谅我么？

[我的母亲英语作文以及翻译

常常抱怨命运的不公;常常觉得生命里黯淡无光;常常认为成功离自己太远;也常常将自己推进痛苦的深渊。

唉!将所有的怨气全部发出，让它随风而逝。但心中剪不断理还乱的愁丝仍紧紧缠绕着我，久不离去。

清晨，失落的我走进一片茂密的树林。薄雾笼罩，清风拂面，像走进了如诗如画的境界。草地上调皮的雾珠打湿了我的鞋子，看着它们在叶子上欢乐地跳着，一股莫名的冲动，想和它们一起嬉耍。树林里是那样的幽静，青青的.小草，红红的花儿，高高的树木，一切是那样的祥和。心中顿时觉得舒畅很多。一缕柔和的阳光洒进树林，它是那般神圣，用它无私的光辉照耀大地，万物沐浴其中。在它的抚摸下，我感到有一双温暖的手臂，给我慰藉，给我依靠。霎时间，心好像在飞，飞向那蔚蓝纯洁的天空，远离喧嚣，远离苦恼，远离失败，去追求属于自己的蓝天。

在一条潺潺的小河旁，我停下了脚步。蹲下身来，仔细聆听那叮当的水声，让自己的思绪和着平日的苦闷随着那连绵的小河，流向蜿蜒的远古。突然，几声清脆的叫声打破了沉寂，仰头一看，哦，原来是几只可爱的小鸟呢!它们在枝头婉转的歌唱，将一片树叶打落，盘旋了两圈，随着流水一起去感受更广阔的生活。此情此景，我完全陶醉其中，心不由自主地跟着一起舞动起来。这时，心中一片开朗，没有烦恼，也没有忧伤，有的只是一片静谧。

突然觉得眼前豁然开朗，我顿悟。“人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺”，为什么一定要哀叹呢?没有生命，又岂能感受到世界上的一切成功与失败，体会一切悲伤与快乐，看到一切喜悦与忧伤呢?这一切的一切，都是生命赏赐的呀!既然生命让我们拥有了这一切，我们就应该无怨无悔。

面对蓝的天碧的水绿的叶，我从心里溢出一句话：真心的感谢你——生命。

Mother told me that we will go to Guilin for a trip today. I am very

excited because the views there are beautiful. But there is still one day to go

and I feel impatient. I think people there must be polite and so should I.

Otherwise, we couldnt get well along with each other.

今天妈妈告诉我马上我们就要去桂林玩了。我很高兴也很期待。因为那里的景色很美。但是还要等一天，我有点迫不及待了。我想，那里的人一定很有礼貌。我也要学着礼貌一点。只有这样，我们才能和睦相处。

Saving Water

The world is not only hungry,but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75 % of the earths surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% -- the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes,underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.

However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need for water is increasing rapidly-- almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry. Let me give you just one small exampie of how necessary water is to industry. Did you know that to produce a single ton of steel, it takes about 91, 000 liters of water?

We all have to learn how to stop wasting our precious water. One of the first steps we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale. For us, the systems are as important as the spacecraft.

节约用水

我们的世界不仅饥饿，而且因为缺水而干渴。对你来说这可能似乎奇怪：因为我们的地球表面75%由水覆盖着。但是，这巨大的数量中97%是海水、或咸水。只有剩下3%

的来自河流、湖泊、地下，和其他来源的淡水供人们饮用、使用。即使如此，这3%的水源我们也不能够完全使用，因为有些淡水是以冰山或冰河的形式存在。更糟糕的是，一些水源已遭受了污染。

然而，尽管按现状看来，这些少量的淡水即使时常转化成雨水的形式，对我们来说，也仍然够用。可是我们对水的需求却日益迅速增长。我们只有现在采取措施解决这一问

题才能避免未来世界范围内的严重水资源缺乏。限量供水会对农业和工业产生不良的影响。我们举个小小的事例就能证明水对工业的必要性。每生产一吨钢材就要消耗91，000升水，你知道吗?

我们必须杜绝对宝贵水资源的浪费。我们应该采取的第一步就是要发展水再利用的方法。该领域的实验已在进行，但是仅是小规模地进行。水资源再利用系统的重要性

对我们而言，与空间站不相上下。

Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. Atime of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holidayparades 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。

The Pilgrims who sailed tothis country aboard the Mayflower were originally members of the EnglishSeparatist Church (a Puritan sect)。 They had earlier fled their home in England and sailed to Holland (The Netherlands) to escape religiouspersecution. There, they enjoyed more religious tolerance, but they eventuallybecame disenchanted with the Dutch way of life, thinking it ungodly. Seeking abetter life, the Separatists negotiated with a London stock company to financea pilgrimage to America. Most of those making the trip aboard the Mayflowerwere non-Separatists, but were hired to protect the companys interests. Onlyabout 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教会清教徒，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 onDecember 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. At the beginning of thefollowing fall, they had lost 46 of the original 102 who sailed on theMayflower. But the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one. And the remainingcolonists decided to celebrate with a feast ——including 91 Indians who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. Itis believed that the Pilgrims would not have made it through the year withoutthe help of the natives. The feast was more of a traditional English harvestfestival 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 andgeese. It is not certain that wild turkey was part of their feast. However, itis 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 Thanksgivingtable is pumpkin pie. But it is unlikely that the first feast included thattreat. The supply of flour had been long diminished, so there was no bread orpastries of any kind. However, they did eat boiled pumpkin, and they produced atype 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 thenewly-discovered potato was 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 asevere drought, the pilgrims gathered in a prayer service, praying for rain.When a long, steady rain followed the very next day, Governor Bradfordproclaimed another day of Thanksgiving, again inviting their Indian friends. Itwasnt 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。

On June 20, 1676, the governing council ofCharlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to expressthanks for the good fortune that had seen their community securely established.By unanimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29as a day of thanksgiving. It is notable that this thanksgiving celebrationprobably did not include the Indians, as the celebration was meant partly to bein recognition of the colonists recent victory over the “heathen natives,”

Be Grateful to Our Parents

Since we were born， many people help us a lot. We should be grateful to their kindness. But the ones we should show our greatest appreciation are our parents. From the first day we appear in their lives， they give us all their love and care， but never expect anything in return. As long as they are there， we do not feel any difficulties， because they are always in front of our shelter， preventing us from difficulties and danger. In order to make our lives better， learn better， they do everything they can to create the best conditions for us， but ignore their own needs. Therefore， we need to cherish parents’ love and repay their upbringing. We should treat them as they treat us.