Unit 2

Activity 2 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. 阅读文章，匹配标题和段落。

Thanksgiving 感恩节

Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.0 People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.

感恩节是美国的一个节日。在十一月份的第四个星期四是庆祝它的日子。它是一个在家人和朋友间进行特别晚餐的时刻。人们做简短的演讲，为他们的食物而感恩。

We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was worse than any English winter. The local people, the Native Americans. taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.

自17世纪首批英格兰的拓荒者们乘船抵达美洲大陆以后，我们就一直庆祝这个节日。他们在穿越大西洋时，很多人死了，在他们登陆后，他们度过的第一个冬天比在英国的任何一个冬天都糟糕。当地人，也就是美洲印第安人教这些拓荒者怎么种植玉米。第二年他们聚在一起品尝新收获的食物，欢庆（丰收）。

We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a traditional dinner. The kitchen is always the most crowded room in our house because we all help prepare the food, We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food,so we remember why we celebrate the festival. We usually eat too much,but it is only once a year! We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well. When it is all over ,everyone helps wash the dishes.

今天我们仍然用传统的晚餐方式来庆祝感恩节。在我们家，厨房总是最拥挤的房间，因为我们都帮着准备食物。我们拜访餐桌，在晚餐开始前，我父亲向食物表示感恩，这样能让我们记住为什么庆祝这个节日。我们通常吃很多食物，但一年仅一次！我们在晚餐后也经常谈论很多事情、讲事。当一切都结束时，大家都帮着洗餐具。

The festival is a very busy time for travel when friends and families come together to celebrate. During the festival, there are plenty of other things to see and do. We live in New York City,and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade goes along several streets and finishes at the famous Macy's store. Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season,and we start shopping for presents. Football is also imloortant at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games. Like many Americans,we usually watch the games on television and enjoy ourselves very much.

当家人和朋友们相聚庆祝节日的时候，它也是一个旅游旺季。在节日期间，有很多可看可做的其他事情。我们住在纽约市，（所以）去观看梅西感恩节大游行。游行队伍沿着几奈街前进，在著名的梅西商店结束。感恩节是圣诞季节的开始，我们开始购买礼物。（美式）足球在感恩节也是很重要的，有多支队伍在比赛。像许多美国人一样，我们通常在电视土看这些比赛，而且过得非常开心。

a)A special dinner 一顿特别的晚餐

b)An American festival 一个美国节日

c)The history of the festival 节日的历史

d)Things to do during the festival 在节日期间做的事情