雅思口语素材：Thanksgiving Day(感恩节)
<p> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="DayFourth">DayFourth</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span></p><p> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanksgiving">thanksgiving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1620, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="theIroquois">theIroquois</span> <span word="Indianstaught">Indianstaught</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1621, <span word="bountiful">bountiful</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span>, <span word="barley">barley</span>, <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pumpkins">pumpkins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="harvested">harvested</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thankful">thankful</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="and">and</span> 90 <span word="Indians">Indians</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roast">roast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="cranberries">cranberries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="squash">squash</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="popcorn">popcorn</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="colonists">colonists</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>.</p>
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