感恩節的由來要一直追溯到美國歷史的發端。下面是小編整理的關於感恩節歷史 英語介紹，歡迎大家閱讀參考!
【感恩節歷史英語介紹】
Thanksgiving day is celebrated mainly in America and Canada. Much like the annual harvest festivals celebrated in other countries throughout the world, Thanksgiving Day was meant to pay our homage to the Almighty for this bountiful harvest.
While the purpose and origin of the concept remains the same, the day of its celebration differs from country to country.
In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November while in Canada (which has an early harvest cycle and season), the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October, known as the Columbus Day. Much like the Christian Thanksgiving day, it is celebrated with pomp and show.
Since 1930, the end of Thanksgiving season marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season.
In Canada, Thanksgiving holiday lasts for only three days but the time period may vary in the US. Let's have a look at the brief history of Thanksgiving in North America, U.S. and Canada:
In North America: Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine when Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men shared a feast with the natives. After that Pilgrims held a three days feast to make merriment on their enormous harvest.
In United States: The immigrants who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were basically members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect).
They took shelter in Netherlands but soon were disgusted by their lifestyle. They settled in United States with a desire for a better lifestyle.
But their beginning was horrendous. The climate was unfavorable and many of them died. But in 1621 they hard turmoil bore fruits for them as there was a huge harvest. They celebrated it with a feast with 91 Indians who had helped them during their harsh times.
Thanksgiving was celebrated after that at irregular intervals until Franklin Roosevelt, had set it one week to the next-to-last Thursday of November in order keeping an eye on commercial benefits as Christmas was nearby.
Allegations were brought against this decision, which made the President to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally sanctioned by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.
In Canada: Probably the Americans who migrated to Canada after American Independence brought with them the practices of Thanksgiving. Initially it was celebrated in English Canadian Society but later it became a countrywide practice.
Formally, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on April 5, 1872 on behalf of the Prince of Wales' recovery from illness. Innumerable transformations took place before the date of celebration finally settled on the second Monday in October in 1957.
【The Grateful Mouse感恩的.老鼠】
A lion was sleeping in the field. Suddenly, something fell on the lion's body.
一隻獅子睡在野外。突然，什麼東西落在獅子的身體。
"who dares to wake me up from my sleep?"
“誰敢把我從睡夢中驚醒?”
The lion jumped up and looked around. However, there was only a small mouse trembling.
獅子一躍而起，四處張望。不過，那裡只有一隻顫抖的小老鼠。
The lion held the mouse with his paw.
獅子向老鼠舉起他的爪子。
"you little mouse, you dare to wake me. I'll swallow you up."
“你這隻小老鼠，你敢來吵醒我，我要吃掉你的。”
The mouse trembled and said,", please forgive me . I slipped......"
老鼠顫抖著說，“獅子先生，請原諒我。我滑倒......”
"quiet!"
“安靜!”
"If you spare me ,l'll repay you. The lion was surprised.
“如果你饒了我，我會報答你的。獅子感到驚訝。
"ha, ha,ha,how will a little mouse like you repay me?"
“哈，哈，哈，像你這樣的小老鼠將如何報答我?”
"I meant it, I'll repay you."
“我的意思是，我會報答你的。”
"ha, ha, ha, what a funny fellow. Fine, I'll forgive ,don't talk about repaying me,or l'll eat you up."
“哈，哈，哈，真是有趣的傢伙。好吧，我會原諒你的。但是，不要再說報答我的話了，要不然我會吃掉你的。”
The lion was so amazed at what the mouse said,he let the mouse go.
獅子覺得小老鼠的話是如此驚奇，他讓小老鼠離開了。
One day, a large cry was heard in the woods. The lion was caught in a hunter's net.
有一天，一聲大孔從森林裡傳來。獅子被獵人的網網住了。
"oh, I'm going to die now. I can't believe I'm going to die like this. "
“哦，我馬上就要死了，我不能相信我會這樣死了。”
The mouse appeared in front of the lion. The mouse began gnawing at the net.
老鼠出現在獅子面前。老鼠開始啃著那張網。
The net broke and the lion was free.
網終於破了了，獅子自由了。
"Are you alright,
“你沒事吧，獅子先生?”
"Hey,you are that mouse."
“嘿，你是那隻老鼠。”
"I told you, I would definitely repay you. You should not look down on me because I am small.
“我告訴你，我一定會報答你的。你不應該因為我小就看不起我。
The lion shamefully hung his head.
獅子慚愧的低下了頭。
