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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 Fahrenheit. 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 thaw a frozen 22- to 24-pound turkey in cold water. Compare that with the 5½ 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 celebrated over the years, but President Abraham Lincoln finally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving in 1863. | 
