赖世雄中级美国英语51.Thanksgiving p.348
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄中级美国英语
Thanksgiving which falls on the fourth Thursday of November, is one of the biggest American holidays. Thisholiday started in the early 1600's after settlers arrived in America. These people who came from Europedidn't know how to survive in the wild new country. Luckily, they met some friendly American Indians, whoshowed them how to hunt turkeys and grow corn. In the fall, after the harvest, the settlers had a greatfeast. They invited the Indians to thank them for their help.
Today the tradition continues. On Thanksgiving Day, Americans invite their friends over for a turkey dinnerand give thanks for what they have.
"falls" in the text means "comes"
on holiday(美) on vacation(英)
settle down v.定居, 平静下来, 专心于 还有：He hasn't settle down. 指单身
ancestor 祖先 tell me about sth about anestry 祖籍
jerk 2 = turkey 怪才，怪人 a slang 3 word 不说：a slang slang是不可数
Quit smoking cool turkey. cool turkey = once and for all 一劳永逸
feast 1 盛宴 -- a great meal for special occasion 4
treat sb to sth 请sb做sth on Teacher Day on Labour Day
This food(dish) looks inviting/attractive.
corny 陈腐的,土的
He is raising chickens. growing corn
- After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
- You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！
- Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
- The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。