留學生在中國 第7期 Christmas 聖誕節
David:Do you know what Christmas is about?
You:No,my teacher did told me once,but I can't remember.
不知道。我的老師曾經告訴過我一次，但我沒記住。David:You can tell about the word Chiristmas,inside of the Christmas was the word Christ.
你看，聖誕節這個單詞裏面有一個“聖”。
You:oh, the birth of the Christ.
哦，是基督的生日。David:In fact, nowadays Americans mainly see Christmas as a time to give gifts and forget the Christmas has religious basics.
實際上，現在大部分美國人都把聖誕節看成是互贈禮物的節日，卻忘了它還有宗教因素。You:Yes, my teacher did told me about that, but I forget. I know another one, too. The resurrection of the Christ, it's Thanksgiving, right?
是的，我老師曾告訴過我。不過我給忘了。我知道另一個關於宗教的額節日，基督復活的節日，感恩節，對不對？David:Thanksgiving, are talking about the Easter. What do you know about Thanksgiving?
感恩節？不是的，你說的是復活節。關於感恩節你知道多少？You:I know that people eat turkey on Thanksgiving, that's about it.
我知道人們在那一天吃火雞，僅此而已。David:Actually, thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US, the origins are from the national history of the country. when the English builders arrived to the America, they suffered very severe conditions. they didn't bring many resources, they were hungry and of course it was a very difficult time for them.
實際上感恩節是美國的全國性節日，這與美國的歷史密不可分。當初英國人到達美洲大陸，資源不夠，整天捱餓，所以他們現在用這個節日感謝救助過他們的土著印第安人。You:how long was the holiday?
感恩節放假幾天？David:One day.
一天。You:Only one day!
才一天？
