第288期:关于感恩节,这几段有趣的历史你知道吗

 　　重点词汇

　　colonist¹ n. 殖民者；殖民地居民；移民

　　recognition n. 识别；承认，认出；重视；赞誉；公认

　　utensil² n. 用具，器皿

　　1. The first Thanksgiving was actually a three-day celebration.

　　2. It's unclear if colonists³ and Native Americans ate turkey at their feast.

　　3. The woman behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is also responsible for Thanksgiving's recognition as a national holiday.

　　4. In 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated⁴ on the third Thursday in November — not the fourth.

　　5. No forks at the first Thanksgiving!

　　The first Thanksgiving was eaten with spoons and knives — but no forks! That's right, forks weren't even introduced to the Pilgrims until 10 years later and weren't a popular utensil until the 18th century.

　　1. 第一次感恩节实际上是一个为期三天的庆祝活动。

　　2. 目前还不清楚殖民者和印第安人是否在宴会上吃火鸡。

　　3.《玛丽有一只小羊羔》的作者让感恩节变成了全国性的节日。

　　4. 193年9，感恩节是在十一月的第三个星期四庆祝的，而不是第四个。

　　5. 第一次感恩节没有叉子！

　　第一个感恩节是用勺子和刀子吃的，但是没有叉子！是的，直到10年后清教徒才用到叉子。叉子直到十八世纪才成为流行的器皿。

1 colonist   

n.殖民者，移民

参考例句：

• The indians often attacked the settlements of the colonist.印地安人经常袭击殖民者的定居点。
• In the seventeenth century, the colonist here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw,just as they did in england.在17世纪，殖民者在这里用茅草盖屋，就像他们在英国做的一样。

2 utensil   

n.器皿，用具

参考例句：

• The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。
• Wok is a very common cooking utensil in every Chinese family.炒菜锅是每个中国人家庭里很常用的厨房食用具。

3 colonists   

n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。