Atimeoffamilyreunion美国人怎么过感恩节？ThisThursdayisThanksgivingDay.ThewriterO.HenrycalledittheonedaythatispurelyAmerican.Thanksgivingisnotareligiousholiday.Butithasspiritualmeaning.SomeAmericansattendreligiousservicesonthedaybeforeThanksgiving,oronThanksgivingmorning.Otherstravellongdistancestobewiththeirfamilies.Theyhavealargedinner,whichisthemainpartofthecelebration.本周四是感恩节。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，但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。FormanyAmericans,Thanksgivingistheonlytimewhenallmembersofafamilygather.Theholidayisatimeoffamilyreunion.对许多美国人来说，感恩节这一天是所有家庭成员欢聚一堂的难得时光。这个节日是家人团聚的时刻。Thanksgivingweekisgenerallyoneofthebusiesttraveltimesoftheyear.ManyAmericanswhousuallyvisitfamilyandfriendsbyplanearedrivingshorterdistancesinsteadthisweek.Somemental-healthexpertssaytheattackshavefrightenedpeople.Theysaypeoplefeelsaferandhappierclosetohome.感恩节这一周通常是全年中人们出行最为繁忙的时段之一。许多经常坐飞机走亲访友的美国人这一周将改为短途驾车。一些心理健康专家认为，恐怖袭击令人们感到恐慌。他们说，人们在离家较近的地方会觉得更安全、更快乐。Morethananyotherholiday,Thanksgivingisacelebrationoffamilyandhome.Manypeoplesaythatthisyeartheyareespeciallythankfulfortheirfamiliesandfriendsandthegoodthingsintheirlives.OnThanksgiving,peopleenjoyalongdayofcooking,eatingandtalking.Thetraditionalmealalmostalwaysincludesaturkeywithabreadmixturecookedinside.与其它节日不同，感恩节是一个家庭节日。许多人说，今年他们特别感谢他们的家人、朋友和生活中一切美好的事物。在感恩节，人们享受着一整天的烹调、美味和交谈所带来的快乐。传统的感恩节大餐都包括一只火鸡，火鸡内填满面包和火鸡一起做熟。OthertraditionalThanksgivingfoodsservedwithturkeyaresweetpotatoes,cranberriesandpumpkinpie.StoresaresaidtosellmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.AndmanypeopleeatmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.其他和火鸡相搭配的传统感恩节食物有：红薯，越橘和南瓜派。据说，感恩节前后，商店出售的食物比一年中的任何时候都要多。当然，许多人在感恩节吃的食物也比一年中其它的时候要多。Overtheyears,AmericanshaveaddednewtraditionstotheirThanksgivingcelebration.Forexample,anumberofprofessionalanduniversityfootballgamesareplayedonThanksgivingDay.Someofthegamesarebroadcastonnationaltelevision.近年来，美国人给感恩节增添了新的庆祝方式。例如，在感恩节这一天会举行由职业队和大学生参加的橄榄球比赛。其中有些比赛在国家电视台播放。
