4千万火鸡4千卡 感恩节趣事集锦

 　　2 — The ranking of Thanksgiving on the list of America’s favorite holidays. Christmas is No. 1.

　　2——美国人民最喜欢的节假日，感恩节排名第二，第一是圣诞节。

　　2 — The maximum number of days the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests keeping a fresh turkey before cooking it.

　　2——美国农业部建议，在烹饪前新鲜火鸡的保质期最多是两天。

　　2.5 — The number in miles of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade available for public viewing.

　　2.5——公众可以看到的梅西感恩节大游行是2.5公里。

　　4 — Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday of November.

　　4——美国人在每年11月的第四个星期四庆祝感恩节。

　　5-5.5 — The number of hours it takes to cook a stuffed 22- to 24-pound turkey in an oven set to 325 degrees Fahrenheit¹.

　　5-5.5——把一只塞满了东西的22到24磅重的火鸡放到325华氏摄氏度的烤箱里要烤5-5.5个小时。

　　11-12 — The number of hours it takes to thaw² a frozen 22- to 24-pound turkey in cold water. Compare that with the 5? to six days it takes to thaw in the refrigerator.

　　11-12——在冷水里解冻一只22到24磅的火鸡要11-12个小时。同样在冰箱里解冻的话要5.5-6天。

　　36 — The number of years it took magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale to crusade for an annual Thanksgiving holiday. National and local days of thanksgiving had been celebrated³ over the years, but President Abraham Lincoln finally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving in 1863.

　　36——杂志编辑莎拉·约瑟法·霍尔花了36年为每年的感恩节改革而奋斗。从国家到地方都在庆祝感恩节，但是亚伯拉罕·林肯总统最终在1863年宣布了11月的第四个星期四为感恩节。

　　46 million — The estimated number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving 2012.

　　4600万——2012年的感恩节，美国人预计吃掉了4600万只火鸡。

　　46.3 million — The estimated number of Americans who will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday in 2014, according to AAA.

　　4630万——根据AAA报告，在2014年，估计有4630万的美国人在感恩节出去旅行。

　　50 million — The approximate number of people who typically watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on television.

　　5000万——在电视上收看梅西感恩节大游行的大概的观众数目有5000万人。

　　65 — Percentage of Americans surveyed who said eating Thanksgiving leftovers⁴ is more important than eating their regular Thanksgiving meal.

　　65——65%参与问卷的美国人称，吃掉感恩节的剩饭比吃掉平常的感恩大餐重要的多。

　　67 — The number of years between 1947, the first National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House, and Thanksgiving 2014.

　　67——从1947年，即第一个在白宫举行感恩节火鸡展示大会到现在2014年已经过了67年。

　　69 — The approximate percentage of Thanksgiving Day fires caused by cooking.

　　69——因为烹饪引起的感恩节火灾大概占69%。

　　73 — The number of years between 1941, when Congress decided⁵ that the fourth Thursday in November would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and a federal legal holiday, and Thanksgiving 2014.

　　73——从1947年，当过会宣布每年11月的第四个星期四是感恩节并且作为法定假日，到现在2014年已有73年。

　　88 — The approximate percentage of Americans who eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day, according to a National Turkey Federation⁶ survey.

　　88——根据国家火鸡联盟的调查，在感恩节吃火鸡的美国人占大约88%。

　　90 — The number of years between 1924, when the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place, and Thanksgiving 2014. It was originally called the Macy’s Christmas Parade.

　　90——在1924年举办第一个梅西感恩节大游行，到现在2014的感恩节已经过去了90年。最初它被称为梅西圣诞大游行。

　　94 — The number of years between the first NFL Thanksgiving Day games in 1920 and Thanksgiving 2014.

　　94——1920年第一个NFL感恩节游戏举办至今（2014年），已有94个年头。

　　151 — The number of years between October 3, 1863, when Lincoln proclaimed a national annual Thanksgiving Day, and Thanksgiving 2014.

　　151——1863年10月3日，当林肯宣布每年固定的感恩节至今（2014年）已过去了151年。

　　225 — The number of years between 1789, when President George Washington issued a proclamation naming November 26 a day of national thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving 2014.

　　225——1789年，乔治·华盛顿总统发布了一个声明，称11月26日为感恩节至今（2014年）已过去了225年。

　　393 — The number of years between 1621, when the first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Thanksgiving 2014. A good harvest led Plymouth Colony Gov. William Bradford to plan a festival to give thanks. Around 90 Native Americans attended.

　　393——在1621年，第一个感恩节在普利茅斯和马萨诸塞州举行，至今2014年的感恩节，已经过去了393年。普利茅斯殖民政府的威廉·布拉德福德计划了一次感恩节大丰收庆祝。大概有90个当地的美国人参加了庆典。

　　4,500 — The average number of calories you might consume on Thanksgiving, according to the Calorie Control Council. That’s 3,000 for the meal, and another 1,500 for snacking and nibbling⁷.

　　4500——根据卡路里控制委员会的报告，你在感恩节平均进食的卡路里数是4500。吃饭占3000卡路里，零食和零嘴占了另外1500。

　　100,000-plus — Questions typically answered by the Butterball Turkey hotline every November and December.

　　10万＋——每年11月和12月，胖子火鸡热线要回答10万多个问题。

　　92.1 million — Black Friday shoppers in 2013.

　　9210万——2013年黑色星期五的消费者有9210万人。

　　205 million — The number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2013.

　　2亿500万——美国在2013年饲养了2亿500万只火鸡。

1 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

2 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

3 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。

4 leftovers   

n.剩余物，残留物，剩菜

参考例句：

• He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
• She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

7 nibbling   

v.啃，一点一点地咬（吃）( nibble的现在分词 )；啃出（洞），一点一点咬出（洞）；慢慢减少；小口咬

参考例句：

• We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives. 我们坐在那儿，喝着葡萄酒嚼着橄榄。
• He was nibbling on the apple. 他在啃苹果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》