听说特朗普赦免了一只叫“鸡腿”的火鸡...当地时间11月21日，美国总统特朗普在白宫赦免了一只叫Drumstick（鸡腿）的火鸡，这是他任内首次赦免火鸡。
纳尼？吃火鸡不是感恩节的传统吗，赦免是怎么肥四捏？
原来“赦免火鸡”是美国的一个惯例：“每年感恩节临近，总统都要亲自赦免一只火鸡，使它免于被人类斩杀，而获此殊荣的火鸡，一般会送往动物园颐养天年”。
鹦鹉：你叫啥？
火鸡：我叫“鸡腿”。
鹅：它不是问你想成为一个什么样的人
是问你的名字呢！
火鸡卒...
感恩节作为西方的一个传统节日，除了“吃火鸡”和“赦免火鸡”，还有很多好玩的事，快来一起看看吧。
In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.
1620年，一些朝圣者（或称为清教徒）乘坐"五月花"号船去美国寻求宗教自由。他们在海上颠簸折腾了两个月之后，终于在酷寒的十一月里，在现在的马萨诸塞州的普里茅斯登陆。
During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.
在第一个冬天，半数以上的移民都死于饥饿和传染病，活下来的人们在第一个春季开始播种。
All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed.
整个夏天他们都热切地盼望着丰收的到来，他们深知自己的生存以及殖民地的存在与否都将取决于即将到来的收成。后来，庄稼获得了意外的丰收，所以大家决定要选一个日子来感谢上帝的恩典。
Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.
多年以后，美国总统宣布每年十一月的第四个星期四为感恩节。感恩节庆祝活动便定在这一天，直到如今。
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关于感恩节的起源不止这一个版本，对其他版本有兴趣的小伙伴可以自己搜索一下，形成自我思辨能力是十分重要的，么么哒！
Family feast is an important tradition during Thanksgiving. The entire family sits at the table during dinner and offer prayer to the Lord Almighty for his continuous grace. It is also a time for relatives living in different places to come together and celebrate.
家庭聚会是感恩节的一个重要传统。全家人围坐在饭桌边一起祈祷，愿上帝施与恩惠。这也让身处异地的亲友欢聚一堂，同庆美好时光。
Though historians don't have an evidence to prove that turkey was eaten during the first Thanksgiving dinner, but the thanksgiving celebration will be incomplete without it.
虽然没有证据证明第一次感恩节晚餐中就有火鸡存在，但如今感恩节庆祝活动没有它就不算完整。
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade started in 1924. It was presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The main aim of such parades is to lift the spirits of the spectators, provide them with wholesome entertainment. In the present day, parades are accompanied with balloons, musical shows and celebrities.
梅西感恩节大游行始于1924年，由美国梅西百货公司主办。游行的主要目的是振奋国人，让人们感受到节日的欢乐气氛。现在的游行中还加入了气球、音乐表演和各类名人。
Watching NFL football during Thanksgiving is a popular tradition. The traditional game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers continues. One of the most memorable games having been played on this day.
观看美国国家足球联盟的橄榄球比赛是感恩节的一大传统。底特律雄狮队和绿湾包装工队之间的传统比赛至今仍然保留着。其中最值得纪念的比赛之一就在感恩节这天举行。
On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.
感恩节人们在餐桌上可以吃到苹果、桔子、栗子、胡桃和葡萄，还有葡萄干布丁、碎肉馅饼、各种其它食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁，其中最吸引人的大菜是烤火鸡和南瓜饼。
Thanksgiving is a time to decorate homes with wreaths, fresh and dried flowers. People give the interiors a whole new look. They light lamps to brighten the environment. Tables are adorned with best china and antique silver cutlery to mark the occasion.
感恩节时人们要装饰房屋，用花环、花束来点缀房间。通过装饰让房子内部焕然一新，点燃灯台照亮周围环境，在桌子上摆最好的瓷器、古玩银餐具以示庆祝。
Thanksgiving is a day when people send messages and warm wishes to their relatives, colleagues at work place, superiors and subordinates, near and dear ones. It is a day of conveying their feelings through Thanksgiving cards.
感恩节这天人们给他们的亲戚同事、上司下属、亲密爱人送去祝福，可以通过赠送感恩节贺卡来表达自己的感恩。
For centuries, 'Thanksgiving Day' is associated with communal prayers in church and in homes. It is a time, when mankind thanks God for all his blessings and grace. It is also a day to show gratitude to your friends and relatives for all the good deeds.
几个世纪以来,“感恩节”都与教堂和祈祷联系在一起。这是一个人们感谢上帝赐予恩惠的日子，同时也是一个感激身边的朋友和亲人以及所有好事的节日。
The origin of Presidents pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys goes back to President Abraham Lincoln. There’s a myth that Truman popularized the pardoning, but it became a more formal tradition by the 1980s.
赦免火鸡的起源可以追溯到亚伯拉罕·林肯总统，但也有说法是始于杜鲁门总统当政时期，他让这一仪式成为一个更正式的传统。
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season. Stores offer special discounts on this day and throughout the weekend.
黑色星期五是美国感恩节（十一月的第四个星期四）之后的一天，标志着每年圣诞购物季的开始。商店通常从这一天开始到整个周末会开展大型促销打折活动。
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have a turkey on one's back
饮酒；吸毒
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talk turkey
有话直说，开门见山；说重点
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go cold turkey
突然戒掉（戒毒戒烟等）
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red as a turkey cock
气得满面通红
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swell like a turkey cock
气势汹汹地发作
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be stuffed
吃饱了
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a stuffed shirt
爱摆架子
I really appreciate it.
I'm appreciative of…
I would like to express my gratitude.
You have my gratitude.
Words are powerless to express my gratitude.
I'll be grateful for…
Thanks for…
Thanks a million.
A thousand thanks for …
I can't thank you enough for…
If anyone deserves thanks, it's you.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Is there no limit to your awesomeness? Thank you!
怎么样，看过后是不是收获了很多？
下次说起感恩节，脑海里也不会只有火鸡了吧？嘻嘻！
我们还有南瓜饼、葡萄干布丁、碎肉馅饼、红莓苔汁和鲜果汁...
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