英語資源頻道為大家整理的感恩節(jié)英語小報資料：感恩節(jié)吃啥玩啥，小編在這里祝大家感恩節(jié)快樂 感恩一切:) 感恩節(jié)吃啥玩啥？ 　　Family 　　Thanksgiving is usually celebrated by getting together with lots of family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. The meal is held in one family's home, and it is common for guests to bring drinks, snacks and desserts. Because Thanksgiving is close to Christmas, families can spend one holiday with the mother's family and the other holiday with the father's family. University students can invite boyfriends, girlfriends or friends whose families live too far away to come home with them for the holiday。 　　感恩節(jié)大家會上哪兒聚會呢？外國朋友說，感恩節(jié)才不是用來聚會的呢，是像咱的中秋元宵一樣的，全家團聚在一起吃飯的家庭大集會！在餐桌上，很多時候都能看到長得像蛋筒一樣的“cornucopia”，是專門用來放水果的，非常有特色吧。 　　不過和咱喜歡吃一頓豐盛的晚餐不一樣，美國人通常是把重頭戲放在午餐的時候。下午的時候就是全家一起看看電視聊聊天，或者去家里的backyard打打橄欖球之類的家族活動啦。 　　Food 　　The first image that comes to mind when people think about Thanksgiving is a big, fat turkey. Turkeys are indeed enormous; the average Thanksgiving turkey is 15 pounds, or 6.8 kilograms. (This means that people have to eat turkey sandwiches for weeks after Thanksgiving!) The meal, often held in the late afternoon, also includes mashed potatoes with gravy, bread rolls, stuffing (which can be cooked inside the turkey)， cranberry sauce, sweet corn, and other seasonal vegetables like sweet potato and green beans. For dessert, pumpkin pie is most popular, although many families enjoy other kinds of pie as well, such as apple pie, pecan pie or blueberry pie。 　　當然啦，一說起感恩節(jié)，虎虎的腦中就浮現(xiàn)出一只鴕鳥大小的動物(火雞不是鴕鳥??！)。好想吃火雞啊，嘴都饞了……不過說起來，為什么感恩節(jié)要吃火雞呢？一位外國美女告訴了小編一個簡單易懂的原因：因為……火雞多……這讓小編不由得想起，萬圣節(jié)感恩節(jié)都吃南瓜難道也是因為南瓜多么！) 　　此外，火雞在美國還被稱為“Tom Turkey”哦，因為據(jù)說公火雞的名字就叫做Tom……世上千千萬萬的Tom啊該是高興還是悲哀呢。 　　Activities 　　After the meal, families relax and spend time together, sometimes watching American football games or Thanksgiving Day parades on television. Thanksgiving is also a time to volunteer or donate your time and money to charities. As people reflect on the blessings in their lives, they are inspired to help those who may be going through difficult times. Many churches and community organizations hold free dinners where people volunteer to buy, cook and serve the food. People also organize "food drives" where canned and packaged food is donated, collected and given to those in need. Also, companies and organizations can hold charity events, where employees, friends and families can pay to attend a dinner or dance and all of the money is donated to a charity。 　　說起為何感恩節(jié)的聚餐會選擇放在中午，外國朋友告訴小編說，因為這時候正好是美國的football season啦，所以吃完午飯全家會坐在電視機前一起看球賽。 　　此外，在感恩節(jié)這天，很多教堂會組織聚會，志愿者們會準備烹飪食物，即使是那些并沒有宗教信仰的人，或者任何由于經(jīng)濟原因沒有辦法歡度節(jié)日的人，都可以來到教堂，和所有人濟濟一堂共度這個節(jié)日哦。如此一來“志愿者”就是非常重要的一個組成部分了。在美國，如果你說自己沒有參加過志愿者活動的話，人家可能會偷偷地用BS的眼神看著你說“啊，這樣啊?！?　　最后要說的就是募捐(donation)啦，雖然在平時也會有各種募捐活動，但是感恩節(jié)這一天會格外地熱鬧呢。對于美國人來說，“thanksgiving”，相較于“thanks”，它的意義更大的是在“giving”上面。