基隆文馨美語安親

相信大家一定都有聽過「Thanksgiving day」也就是我們常常聽到的「感恩節」，但是，常常有許多小朋友會問：「感恩節是什麼時候呢？」、「為什麼會有感恩節呢？」為了讓大家對這個節慶有更進一步的認識與瞭解，在此和大家分享一個小故事，就讓我們好好來欣賞一下吧！

Thanksgiving day

In the year 1620,a little ship called Mayflower came to America. There were 102 people on the ship. These were the Pilgrims.

    During the first winter in the U.S , half of the Pilgrims died of hunger and sickness. It was a terrible time for them.

    In the spring, Indians came to visit. They taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn and other vegetables. The Pilgrims worded hard.

    Finally,  When the fall came, the fields were filled with food. The Pilgrims had good clothes and plenty to eat for that year.

    The Pilgrims were thankful for the good things they had. To thank the Indians, the Pilgrims treated to a big dinner. They ate for three days together.

    Years later, the President of the United States announced that the fourth Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving Day every year.

    Years later, the President of the United States announced that the fourth Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving Day every years.

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西元1620年有一艘名為五月花號的船駛到了美國，船上載有102名乘客，這些乘客都是清教徒。

在美國的第一個冬天，一半的清教徒都死於飢餓和疾病，這對他們來說是艱難的時刻。

在下一個春天，印地安人來拜訪他們，他們教清教徒們種植玉米和其他植物，於是清教徒們很辛勤的工作。

最後，當秋天來臨，農田裡長滿了農作物，清教徒們那年就過得豐衣足食。

清教徒們很感激他們所擁有的一切，為了感謝印地安人們，清教徒為他們準備一頓豐盛的晚餐，大家聚

　　在一起大吃大喝整整三天，之後，美國的總統就訂每年的十一月第四個禮拜四為感恩節。

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