美国文化脱口秀 第270期:感恩节:美国的中秋节

 　　感恩节要到啦！它可是美国人最看重的节日。今天我们就聊聊它的起源、美国人怎么庆祝，当然还要说说感恩节大餐都吃什么。

　　感恩节的来历
　　Thanksgiving: 感恩节
　　The fourth Thursday of every November: 每年11月的第四个星期四
　　The origin/backstory of Thanksgiving: 感恩节的起源、背后的故事
　　Native Indians: 印第安人
　　The early settlers to the North American continent: 早期来到北美大陆的移民
　　They were called pilgrims (from England): 他们叫'pilgrims'，1620年移居美洲的英国清教徒
　　They were starving to death because they couldn't grow the food they were used to: 由于种不出他们习惯种的粮食，这些人陷入饥荒
　　The Native Indians taught them how to grow corn and hunt:印第安人教这些北美新移民如何种玉米、打猎
　　That helped the pilgrims survive the first winter: 帮助他们度过来到美洲后的第一个严冬
　　So the pilgrims started Thanksgiving the following year to celebrate 'we've made it' with the help of the Indians: 所以清教徒在下一年开始了感恩节，感谢印第安人的帮助
　　It's not clear whether the meal ever happened: 虽然没有确切的历史记载到底有没有这顿感恩节大餐
　　Thanksgiving became an American symbol: 但感恩节成为了美国文化象征
　　为什么感恩节在美国那么重要
　　Many see Thanksgiving as the biggest American holiday because it's secular 1. You don't need to be religious to celebrate it: 很多人认为感恩节是美国最重要的节日，因为它没有宗教含义，不只有教徒才能庆祝
　　The Jewish population:犹太裔
　　Thanksgiving is a big family holiday:感恩节是一个关于家庭的节日
　　Thanksgiving is the most-travelled time of the year, even more than Christmas:感恩节是美国国内旅行最繁忙的节日，超出圣诞节
　　感恩节:美国的中秋节
　　感恩节大餐
　　Food brings people together: 美食能把人聚在一起
　　Thanksgiving Dinner: 感恩节大餐
　　Turkey: 火鸡
　　KFC doesn't do. It has to be a proper turkey: 吃KFC可不行，一定要吃真正的火鸡
　　Nickname: 小名、别名
　　The Big Bird/The Tom/Tom Bird/Tom Turkey:这些都是火鸡的别名
　　Frozen turkey:冷冻火鸡
　　Carrying strings 2: 网袋
　　20-pounder: 20磅重的火鸡
　　Family recipe:家传秘方、食谱
　　Passed down:祖传的
　　Who does the cooking? 谁负责做菜？
　　Everyone chips in: 大家都出力、帮忙
　　Rotate: 轮流
　　It's a lot of preparation/work: 准备工作很多
　　烤火鸡、配菜
　　All the trimmings: 所有的配菜 （美国人常说turkey and all the trimmings)
　　Side dishes/sides: 配菜
　　Thanksgiving dinners are almost always at home: 感恩节大餐基本都在家里吃
　　Some people may order a cooked turkey: 有些人可能会买一只做好的火鸡外带回家
　　Take-out turkey: 外卖火鸡
　　But it's tradition to make it yourself: 但是最传统的还是自己烤火鸡
　　Roast: 烤
　　Oven: 烤箱
　　Defrost:解冻
　　Marinate: 腌制
　　Stuffing: 火鸡肚子里填的馅料，像我们的八宝鸭
　　Cous-cous:中东小米
　　Many people think the stuffing is as important as the turkey: 很多人觉得馅料跟火鸡一样重要，不能缺少
　　I've never been a huge fan of stuffing: 我从来没特别喜欢stuffing
　　Bread:面包
　　Raisins 3:葡萄干
　　Dried nuts:坚果
　　Cranberry 4 sauce: 蔓越莓酱
　　Gravy 5:肉汁酱
　　Mashed 6 potato: 土豆泥
　　Bread roll: 小面包
　　Leftovers 7: 剩菜
　　The leftovers are almost even better than the Thanksgiving meal itself:剩下的火鸡做的菜比感恩节大餐更好吃
　　You can make turkey sandwiches: 你可以做火鸡三明治
　　Chicken soup: 鸡汤
　　感恩节到圣诞节
　　Are you going home for Thanksgiving: 你感恩节回家吗？
　　Have time-off: 休假
　　Make the most out of it: 尽情享受
　　The holiday season begins with Thanksgiving: 节日季从感恩节开始
　　The holiday spirit carries on until Christmas: 节日的气氛一直延续到圣诞节
　　Warm, cuddly feeling: 温暖、温馨的感觉
　　Being thankful for something or someone: 对某事物、某人感恩