| The fourth Thursday in November is a national day of Thanksgiving in the United States. The tradition is a very old one, dating to the arrival of the first English settlers in North America in the 17th century, who after their first successful harvests in a new land paused to celebrate their bounty and give thanks. Falling in the autumn, Thanksgiving has much in common with harvest holidays in other nations and cultures, such as Vietnam's Trung Thu celebration and Homowo, the annual Yam Festival in Ghana. Still, with its turkey dinners, family gatherings, football games and parades, there's something about the day that's distinctively American. Together with July 4th, when the U.S. marks its independence from Great Britain, it's a truly national holiday that includes all citizens in a common purpose regardless of religious, political or ethnic persuasion. It also is a time for people to look back at the year, take stock and think about the future. With economic problems still gripping the U.S. and much of the world, the looming uncertainties of 2012 will likely be on many minds today. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first official Thanksgiving amid similar serious circumstances, the American Civil War. But like their colonial ancestors, Americans are essentially an optimistic people. Surrounded by friends and family, today as in the past they will enter into the spirit of the day, giving thanks for life's blessings and the promise of the future living in a free land. | |
| 十一月的第四个星期四是美国的法定节日感恩节。感恩节的传统非常古老，这要追溯到十七世纪第一批英国人在北美定居。在他们取得第一个大丰收之后，就停下来庆祝上帝的恩赐，并表达感激之情。 感恩节往往都是在秋季，与一些其他国家和文化中庆丰收的节日有许多共同之处，如越南的中秋节以及戛纳一年一度的山药节。火鸡大餐，家庭团聚，看足球赛，举行游行都是美国人特有的庆祝方式。它和七月四日美国独立日一样，是真正的全国性节日，所有市民怀着同一个目标，不分宗教、政治立场和种族信仰。 人们在这一天回顾一年发生的事情，并展望未来：经济问题将继续困扰美国和世界上的许多国家，2012年的变化不定如今牵动着每个人的心。在美国独立战争期间，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统在同样艰难的情况下将感恩节正式列为法定节日。 但是，现在的美国人和他们的祖先一样乐观。他们和以前一样在亲戚朋友簇拥下，领悟这一节日的精神，感谢上帝的恩赐，并祈祷未来风调雨顺。 |
| The fourth Thursday in November is a national day of Thanksgiving in the United States. The tradition is a very old one, dating to the arrival of the first English settlers in North America in the 17th century, who after their first successful harvests in a new land paused to celebrate their bounty and give thanks. Falling in the autumn, Thanksgiving has much in common with harvest holidays in other nations and cultures, such as Vietnam' s Trung Thu celebration and Homowo, the annual Yam Festival in Ghana. Still, with its turkey dinners, family gatherings, football games and parades, there' s something about the day that' s distinctively American. Together with July 4th, when the U. S. marks its independence from Great Britain, it' s a truly national holiday that includes all citizens in a common purpose regardless of religious, political or ethnic persuasion. It also is a time for people to look back at the year, take stock and think about the future. With economic problems still gripping the U. S. and much of the world, the looming uncertainties of 2012 will likely be on many minds today. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first official Thanksgiving amid similar serious circumstances, the American Civil War. But like their colonial ancestors, Americans are essentially an optimistic people. Surrounded by friends and family, today as in the past they will enter into the spirit of the day, giving thanks for life' s blessings and the promise of the future living in a free land. | |
| shi yi yue de di si ge xing qi si shi mei guo de fa ding jie ri gan en jie. gan en jie de chuan tong fei chang gu lao, zhe yao zhui su dao shi qi shi ji di yi pi ying guo ren zai bei mei ding ju. zai ta men qu de di yi ge da feng shou zhi hou, jiu ting xia lai qing zhu shang di de en ci, bing biao da gan ji zhi qing. gan en jie wang wang dou shi zai qiu ji, yu yi xie qi ta guo jia he wen hua zhong qing feng shou de jie ri you xu duo gong tong zhi chu, ru yue nan de zhong qiu jie yi ji jia na yi nian yi du de shan yao jie. huo ji da can, jia ting tuan ju, kan zu qiu sai, ju xing you xing du shi mei guo ren te you de qing zhu fang shi. ta he qi yue si ri mei guo du li ri yi yang, shi zhen zheng de quan guo xing jie ri, suo you shi min huai zhe tong yi ge mu biao, bu fen zong jiao zheng zhi li chang he zhong zu xin yang. ren men zai zhe yi tian hui gu yi nian fa sheng de shi qing, bing zhan wang wei lai: jing ji wen ti jiang ji xu kun rao mei guo he shi jie shang de xu duo guo jia, 2012 nian de bian hua bu ding ru jin qian dong zhe mei ge ren de xin. zai mei guo du li zhan zheng qi jian, ya bo la han lin ken zong tong zai tong yang jian nan de qing kuang xia jiang gan en jie zheng shi lie wei fa ding jie ri. dan shi, xian zai de mei guo ren he ta men de zu xian yi yang le guan. ta men he yi qian yi yang zai qin qi peng you cu yong xia, ling wu zhe yi jie ri de jing shen, gan xie shang di de en ci, bing qi dao wei lai feng tiao yu shun. |
| The fourth Thursday in November is a national day of Thanksgiving in the United States. The tradition is a very old one, dating to the arrival of the first English settlers in North America in the 17th century, who after their first successful harvests in a new land paused to celebrate their bounty and give thanks. Falling in the autumn, Thanksgiving has much in common with harvest holidays in other nations and cultures, such as Vietnam' s Trung Thu celebration and Homowo, the annual Yam Festival in Ghana. Still, with its turkey dinners, family gatherings, football games and parades, there' s something about the day that' s distinctively American. Together with July 4th, when the U. S. marks its independence from Great Britain, it' s a truly national holiday that includes all citizens in a common purpose regardless of religious, political or ethnic persuasion. It also is a time for people to look back at the year, take stock and think about the future. With economic problems still gripping the U. S. and much of the world, the looming uncertainties of 2012 will likely be on many minds today. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first official Thanksgiving amid similar serious circumstances, the American Civil War. But like their colonial ancestors, Americans are essentially an optimistic people. Surrounded by friends and family, today as in the past they will enter into the spirit of the day, giving thanks for life' s blessings and the promise of the future living in a free land. | |
| shí yī yuè de dì sì gè xīng qī sì shì měi guó de fǎ dìng jié rì gǎn ēn jié. gǎn ēn jié de chuán tǒng fēi cháng gǔ lǎo, zhè yào zhuī sù dào shí qī shì jì dì yī pī yīng guó rén zài běi měi dìng jū. zài tā men qǔ de dì yí gè dà fēng shōu zhī hòu, jiù tíng xià lái qìng zhù shàng dì de ēn cì, bìng biǎo dá gǎn jī zhī qíng. gǎn ēn jié wǎng wǎng dōu shì zài qiū jì, yǔ yī xiē qí tā guó jiā hé wén huà zhōng qìng fēng shōu de jié rì yǒu xǔ duō gòng tóng zhī chù, rú yuè nán de zhōng qiū jié yǐ jí jiá nà yī nián yí dù de shān yào jié. huǒ jī dà cān, jiā tíng tuán jù, kàn zú qiú sài, jǔ xíng yóu xíng dū shì měi guó rén tè yǒu de qìng zhù fāng shì. tā hé qī yuè sì rì měi guó dú lì rì yí yàng, shì zhēn zhèng de quán guó xìng jié rì, suǒ yǒu shì mín huái zhe tóng yí gè mù biāo, bù fēn zōng jiào zhèng zhì lì chǎng hé zhǒng zú xìn yǎng. rén men zài zhè yì tiān huí gù yī nián fā shēng de shì qíng, bìng zhǎn wàng wèi lái: jīng jì wèn tí jiāng jì xù kùn rǎo měi guó hé shì jiè shang de xǔ duō guó jiā, 2012 nián de biàn huà bù dìng rú jīn qiān dòng zhe měi ge rén de xīn. zài měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng qī jiān, yà bó lā hǎn lín kěn zǒng tǒng zài tóng yàng jiān nán de qíng kuàng xià jiāng gǎn ēn jié zhèng shì liè wéi fǎ dìng jié rì. dàn shì, xiàn zài de měi guó rén hé tā men de zǔ xiān yí yàng lè guān. tā men hé yǐ qián yí yàng zài qīn qī péng yǒu cù yōng xià, lǐng wù zhè yī jié rì de jīng shén, gǎn xiè shàng dì de ēn cì, bìng qí dǎo wèi lái fēng tiáo yǔ shùn. |
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