摘要
感恩节是在11月的第四个星期四。作家欧·亨利把这一天称为“纯美国式”的节日。感恩节不是一个宗教节日,仍它有宗教方面的含义。一些美国人在感恩节的前一天或是感恩节的早上参加宗教仪式,还有的长途跋涉和他们的家人团聚。感恩节的主要庆祝方式是一桌丰盛的家庭晚宴。
Thanksgiving Day is on the 4th Thursday in November. The writer O. Henry called it the one day thal is purely American. Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. But it has spiritual meaning. Some Americans attend religious services on the day before Thanksgiving, or on Thanksgiving morning. Others travel long distances to be with their families. They have a large dinner, which is the main part of the celebration.