十件你不知道的感恩节的事（下）
<p>6.感恩节和释放火鸡</p><p>关键词：<span word="Pardon">Pardon</span> 赦免</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pardoning">pardoning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1947, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Truman">Truman</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="fowl">fowl</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1860<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Tad">Tad</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guilt">guilt</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="slaughtering">slaughtering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 46 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="turkeys">turkeys</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Palin">Palin</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="massacres">massacres</span>。</p><p>感恩节前，由总统在白宫“赦免”一只火鸡的传统始于1947年，当时是由杜鲁门总统放生了一只幸运的火鸡。还有一些历史学家认为这一传统起源于1860年，林肯总统释放了一只由他儿子养的宠物火鸡。这一传统也许减轻了某些美国人的负罪感，但仍旧无法湮灭我们一年吃掉460万只火鸡的事实。即便如此，就如阿拉斯加议员<span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Palin">Palin</span>在最近一次采访中提到的那样：相对于大屠杀，美国人还是更喜欢公众场合的慈善行为。</p><p>7.感恩节和大人物的批判</p><p>关键词：<span word="hail">hail</span> 批判</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1621, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 150 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="all">all</span> 13 <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1777. <span word="In">In</span> 1789, <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="scoffed">scoffed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>" <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affinity">affinity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lobbied">lobbied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="avail">avail</span>)。</p>
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