Passage 26

                                          Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a legal holiday observed annually in the United States on the fourth

Thursday of November. / Today Thanksgiving is mainly a celebration of domestic life ,/

centered on the home and family. / In keeping with the idea of celebrating a plentiful harvest,/

preparing and eating a large meal is a central part of most Thanksgiving celebrations. / The

meal usually includes the pumpkin pie, cornbread, roasted turkey ,etc . / These simple foods

recall the old virtues of the Pilgrims, / emphasizing the natural gifts that greeted early settlers in their adopted homeland.

〖闪光词汇〗

virtue n.美德                           observe  v．庆况. 欢庆

Thanksgiving Day感恩节                  center on以···为中心

Pilgrim n.朝圣者                        plentiful adj.丰富的

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