赖世雄中级美国英语51.Thanksgiving p.348

 

　　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
jerk² = turkey 怪才，怪人 a slang³ word 不说：a slang slang是不可数
Quit smoking cool turkey. cool turkey = once and for all 一劳永逸
feast¹ 盛宴 -- a great meal for special occasion⁴
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

 

1 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• 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！

2 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• 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。

3 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

4 occasion   

n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起

参考例句：

• Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
• Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。