VOA慢速英语2011.11.24
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/voa/voa20111124.mp3[/audio]In sixteen twenty-one, a big celebration took place at Plymouth Colony in what is now the state of Massachusetts. European settlers known as the Pilgrims were celebrating their autumn harvest after a winter of struggle.
1621年，一场盛大的庆典发生在现为马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯殖民地。在经过一个冬天的挣扎后，被称为清教徒的欧洲移民们正庆祝他们的秋收。
Other colonists held earlier ceremonies of thanks. But the Pilgrims' three-day feast is often called the nation's first Thanksgiving. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday in eighteen sixty-three during the Civil War.
其他殖民者早先就举行了感恩仪式。但这些清教徒为期三天的庆祝通常被称为美国首个感恩节。1863年，美国内战期间，林肯总统宣布其为全国性节日。
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**** Hidden Message ***** Today families and friends gather on the fourth Thursday in November, and thanks to the United States Census Burear. Here are some facts about where the thanks giving meal comes from
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