感恩节教学课件

1、Thanksgiving,Thanksgiving became a holiday almost 400 years ago, in 1621. The legendary pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in the year 1620 in Mayflower. About 102 people traveled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. Though the original destination was somewhere in the northern part of Virginia

2、, they could not reach the place owing to winds blowing them off course.,感恩节大约是在400年前的1621年成为一种节日的。具有传奇色彩的清教徒，乘坐著名的“五月花”号帆船于1620年穿越大西洋。约有102人历尽千辛万苦，历时近2个月才得以到达。尽管原先的目的地是在维吉尼亚的北部某处，但是由于强劲的海风使他们偏离了航线，他们没能到达计划好的地点。,Nearly 46 pilgrims died due to extreme cold in winter. However, in the spring of 1621, a

3、 native Indian brought them necessities and especially sent someone to teach the pilgrims to survive by growing food and hunting animals.,近46名清教徒死于严冬的寒冷。然而，在1621年的春天，一位印第安原住民给他们送来了生活必需品，还特地派人教他们怎样依靠狩猎、种植生存下去。在1621年秋天的时候，他们举行了一个盛大的庆典，共有90人包括印第安人被邀请参加。这次盛宴就是为了感谢上天的恩惠，而被广泛认为是“第一顿感恩节宴会”。,In the autumn o

4、f 1621, they held a grand celebration where 90 people were invited including Indians. The grand feast was organized to thank god for his favors. This communal dinner is popularly known as “The first thanksgiving feast”.,A national day George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 17

5、89. The idea attracted mixed reaction. 乔治华盛顿在1789年宣布感恩节为全国节日。该提议引起各种争议。 After a number of events and changes, President Lincoln proclaimed last Thursday in November of thanksgiving in the year 1863. This was due to the continuous efforts of Sarah Josepha Hale, a magazine editor. She wrote a number o

6、f articles for the cause. 经过一系列的事件和变化，林肯总统在1863年宣布，11月的最后一个周四为感恩节。这些都归功于一位杂志编辑，撒拉约瑟黑尔长期不懈的努力。她编写 了大量的文章支持确定该节日。,Turkey,The customs of Thanksgiving are, eating, seeing your family, singing, thanking people for coming over and coming to their celebration! It is a thankful holiday!,Pumpkin,Speak out yo

7、ur Thanksgiving wishes and let your families and friends know that your care about them.,Thanksgiving is a Great time to tell your friends that we love them.,Thanksgiving is a Great time to tell your parents that we love them.,What you dont know about Thanksgiving Day!,TV dinner In 1953, someone at

8、Swanson severely overestimated the amount of turkey Americans would consume that Thanksgiving. With 260 tons of frozen birds to get rid of, a company salesman named Gerry Thomas ordered 5,000 aluminum trays, recruited an assembly line of women armed with spatulas and ice-cream scoops and began creat

9、ing mini-feasts of turkey, corn-bread dressing, peas and sweet potatoes creating the first-ever TV dinner. Thomas later said he got the idea from neatly packaged airplane food.,冰冻简餐 1953年，在美 国斯万森的某公 司严重错误地估计了美国人民在感恩节消耗火鸡的数量。面对卖不掉的260吨冰冻火鸡，该公司的销售员盖瑞汤玛斯定来5000个铝质餐盒和一个生产线的妇女，帮忙把火鸡肉切碎、分装，再配上甜玉米、青豆和土豆就此创造

10、了全世界 第一盒冰冻简 餐。汤玛斯说 他的灵感来源 于飞机餐。,Indians Thanksgiving was initially meant to be a fast, not a feast. The devout settlers at Plymouth Rock mostly recognized “giving of thanks” in the form of prayer and abstaining from food.,印第安人 感恩节最初的设定是一场“斋戒”，而不是“盛宴”。在普利茅斯的殖民者们一开始对感恩的理解是祈祷、并克制对食物的需求。而后来Wampanoag的印第安

11、人加入了进来开始三天的庆祝，并带来他们丰收节的传统跳舞、游戏和盛宴。这是古代印第安人的传统节日Nickommoh，意味着“付出”或“交换”。,But the Wampanoag Indians, who joined the pilgrims for their 3-day celebration, contributed their own harvest traditions dancing, games and feasting from their ancient festival, Nickommoh, meaning “to give away” or “exchange.”,Fr

12、anklin D. Roosevelt FDR learned the hard way not to mess with some traditions. In 1939, the President declared that Americans should celebrate the annual feast one week early, hoping the decision would spur retail sales during the Great Depression. But Americans did not react kindly to the New Deal

13、meal. Some took to the streets while others took to name-calling; the mayor of Atlantic City solved the controversy by declaring his residents would simply enjoy two meals Thanksgiving and Franksgiving. After two years of squabbling, Congress adopted a resolution in 1941 setting the fourth Thursday

14、of November as the legal holiday.,福兰克林D罗斯福 福兰克林罗斯福总统可是吃了点儿亏才学会有些传统改不得。1939年，这位总统阁下宣布美国应该提前一周过感恩节，希望此举能够刺激大萧条中的美国经济。哪知美国人民不买他的账：有的上街游行抗议、有的玩起了文字游戏。大西洋城的市长就宣称，他家会过两个节：“感恩节”和“福兰克恩节”。在经过整整两年的争论（或者根本就是斗嘴）之后，国 会终于妥协，在 1941年将感恩 节法定假日定 在了11月的第 四个星期四。,Mary Had a “Little Lamb The woman who wrote the classic nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb also played an integral role in making Thanksgiving a national holiday. After a 17-year letter-writing campaign, magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale finally convinced