感恩节历史英语介绍
感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。下面是小编整理的关于感恩节历史 英语介绍,欢迎大家阅读参考!
【感恩节历史英语介绍】
Thanksgiving day is celebrated mainly in America and Canada. Much like the annual harvest festivals celebrated in other countries throughout the world, Thanksgiving Day was meant to pay our homage to the Almighty for this bountiful harvest.
While the purpose and origin of the concept remains the same, the day of its celebration differs from country to country.
In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November while in Canada (which has an early harvest cycle and season), the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October, known as the Columbus Day. Much like the Christian Thanksgiving day, it is celebrated with pomp and show.
Since 1930, the end of Thanksgiving season marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season.
In Canada, Thanksgiving holiday lasts for only three days but the time period may vary in the US. Let's have a look at the brief history of Thanksgiving in North America, U.S. and Canada:
In North America: Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine when Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men shared a feast with the natives. After that Pilgrims held a three days feast to make merriment on their enormous harvest.
In United States: The immigrants who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were basically members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect).
They took shelter in Netherlands but soon were disgusted by their lifestyle. They settled in United States with a desire for a better lifestyle.
But their beginning was horrendous. The climate was unfavorable and many of them died. But in 1621 they hard turmoil bore fruits for them as there was a huge harvest. They celebrated it with a feast with 91 Indians who had helped them during their harsh times.
Thanksgiving was celebrated after that at irregular intervals until Franklin Roosevelt, had set it one week to the next-to-last Thursday of November in order keeping an eye on commercial benefits as Christmas was nearby.
Allegations were brought against this decision, which made the President to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.
In Canada: Probably the Americans who migrated to Canada after American Independence brought with them the practices of Thanksgiving. Initially it was celebrated in English Canadian Society but later it became a countrywide practice.
Formally, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on April 5, 1872 on behalf of the Prince of Wales' recovery from illness. Innumerable transformations took place before the date of celebration finally settled on the second Monday in October in 1957.
【The Grateful Mouse感恩的老鼠】
A lion was sleeping in the field. Suddenly, something fell on the lion's body.
一只狮子睡在野外。突然,什么东西落在狮子的身体。
"who dares to wake me up from my sleep?"
“谁敢把我从睡梦中惊醒?”
The lion jumped up and looked around. However, there was only a small mouse trembling.
狮子一跃而起,四处张望。不过,那里只有一只颤抖的小老鼠。
The lion held the mouse with his paw.
狮子向老鼠举起他的爪子。
"you little mouse, you dare to wake me. I'll swallow you up."
“你这只小老鼠,你敢来吵醒我,我要吃掉你的。”
The mouse trembled and said,", please forgive me . I slipped......"
老鼠颤抖着说,“狮子先生,请原谅我。我滑倒......”
"quiet!"
“安静!”
"If you spare me ,l'll repay you. The lion was surprised.
“如果你饶了我,我会报答你的。狮子感到惊讶。
"ha, ha,ha,how will a little mouse like you repay me?"
“哈,哈,哈,像你这样的`小老鼠将如何报答我?”
"I meant it, I'll repay you."
“我的意思是,我会报答你的。”
"ha, ha, ha, what a funny fellow. Fine, I'll forgive ,don't talk about repaying me,or l'll eat you up."
“哈,哈,哈,真是有趣的家伙。好吧,我会原谅你的。但是,不要再说报答我的话了,要不然我会吃掉你的。”
The lion was so amazed at what the mouse said,he let the mouse go.
狮子觉得小老鼠的话是如此惊奇,他让小老鼠离开了。
One day, a large cry was heard in the woods. The lion was caught in a hunter's net.
有一天,一声大孔从森林里传来。狮子被猎人的网网住了。
"oh, I'm going to die now. I can't believe I'm going to die like this. "
“哦,我马上就要死了,我不能相信我会这样死了。”
The mouse appeared in front of the lion. The mouse began gnawing at the net.
老鼠出现在狮子面前。老鼠开始啃着那张网。
The net broke and the lion was free.
网终于破了了,狮子自由了。
"Are you alright,
“你没事吧,狮子先生?”
"Hey,you are that mouse."
“嘿,你是那只老鼠。”
"I told you, I would definitely repay you. You should not look down on me because I am small.
“我告诉你,我一定会报答你的。你不应该因为我小就看不起我。
The lion shamefully hung his head.
狮子惭愧的低下了头。
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