【大家说英语】感恩节快乐!

Lesson 11 Holiday

 

第十一课 节日

November 26

 

11月26日

Happy Thanksgiving¹!

感恩节快乐！

Read it!

读读看！

Mark² is going³ to eat a big meal⁴ on Thanksgiving.

马克在感恩节那天会吃顿大餐；

Rob⁵ will, too.

罗柏也是，

The turkey⁶ is his favorite⁷ part⁸ of the meal.

火鸡是这顿大餐里他最爱的一部分；

Jim loves sweet potatoes with lots of butter.

吉姆爱地瓜配上大量的奶油；

Susie is making pies¹⁰.

苏希正在作派，

Jim wants a piece of her apple pie⁹, if there is any left.

如果还有剩的话，吉姆想要一片她的苹果派。

Megan and Carol¹¹ love the holiday season.

梅根和卡萝喜欢感恩节开始到年终的这段假期，

Christmas is just a month away!

圣诞节就只剩一个月了！

Conversation¹² A

 

会话A

What are you doing for Thanksgiving, Mark?

马克，你感恩节要做什么？

Eating a big meal! What about you, Rob?

吃顿大餐啊！ 罗柏，那你呢？

Me, too! I love Thanksgiving food.

我也是！ 我很爱吃感恩节的食物，

The big turkey is my favorite part of the meal.

那只大火鸡是这顿大餐里我最喜爱的一部分。

My favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner is pumpkin¹³ pie!

南瓜派是我感恩节大餐里最爱的一部份！

When I was¹⁴ a kid¹⁵, my mom let me eat three pieces!

我小的时候，我妈会让我吃三块！

Do you still eat three pieces?

你现在还是吃三块吗？

No.

不，

Now I eat four!

我现在吃四块！

感恩节快乐

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Are you looking forward¹⁶ to Thanksgiving dinner, Jim?

吉姆，你期待感恩节晚餐吗？

Yes, I am. My wife¹⁷ is cooking¹⁸ a big turkey.

是啊，很期待！ 我太太会烤一只大火鸡。

I am, too. And I'm making sweet potatoes.

我也是， 我还要做地瓜。

Mmm, I love sweet potatoes with lots of butter.

嗯，我爱地瓜配上大量的奶油。

Are you making a pumpkin pie?

妳有要做南瓜派吗？

Yes. I'm making an apple pie, too.

有，我还要做一个苹果派。

I love apple pie! Will you bring me some?

我好爱苹果派！ 妳可以带一些给我吗？

Sure, if there is any left!

当然可以，只要还有剩！

Conversation C

 

会话C

Happy Thanksgiving, Carol!

卡萝，感恩节快乐！

Thanks, Megan. I just love the holiday season.

谢谢妳，梅根， 我实在很爱这段年终放假的季节。

Me, too. After Thanksgiving, I can get excited¹⁹ about Christmas.

我也是。 过了感恩节之后，我就会为圣诞节而兴奋不已。

It's just a month away!

只剩一个月了！

I know!

就是啊！

But I'll enjoy Thanksgiving today.

但是我今天要先享受感恩节。

Me, too. My son and his family are coming over to my house.

我也是。 我儿子一家人会来我家一起过节。

You'll have a lot of fun!

你们可以尽情享受！

I know. And we'll eat a lot of food, too!

没错， 我们还会享用很多美食！

1 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。

2 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

3 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

4 meal   

n.膳食，一餐，谷物粗粉；vi.进餐

参考例句：

• Did you enjoy the meal?你喜欢这顿饭吗？
• Mother cooked us a good meal.妈妈给我们做了一顿可口的饭。

5 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

6 turkey   

n.土耳其，火鸡

参考例句：

• It is equal in size to a turkey.它的大小和火鸡一样。
• After ten years,I was going on a trip to Turkey.阔别10年了，我又要踏上去土耳其的旅途。

7 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

8 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

9 pie   

n.饼图，派，馅饼；杂乱；喜鹊；爱说话的人；vt.弄乱

参考例句：

• Can you manage another slice of pie?你能再吃一片馅饼吗？
• I think I'll have a piece of apple pie.我想来一块苹果馅饼。

10 pies   

n.馅饼，派( pie的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We select only the choicest apples for our pies. 我们精选最好的苹果制作馅饼。 来自辞典例句
• So I decided to make some meat pies. 于是我决定做些肉馅饼。 来自新概念英语第二册

11 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

12 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

13 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

14 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

15 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

16 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

17 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

18 cooking   

n.烹调；烹饪

参考例句：

• What do you mean,you don't like my cooking?你是什么意思，你是不喜欢我做的饭？
• I have little knowledge of cooking.我几乎不懂烹饪技术。

19 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。