美國文化脫口秀 第270期:感恩節(jié):美國的中秋節(jié)

感恩節(jié)要到啦!它可是美國人最看重的節(jié)日。今天我們就聊聊它的起源、美國人怎么慶祝，當然還要說說感恩節(jié)大餐都吃什么。

感恩節(jié)的來歷

Thanksgiving: 感恩節(jié)

The fourth Thursday of every November: 每年11月的第四個星期四

The origin/backstory of Thanksgiving: 感恩節(jié)的起源、背后的故事

Native Indians: 印第安人

The early settlers to the North American continent: 早期來到北美大陸的移民

They were called pilgrims (from England): 他們叫'pilgrims'，1620年移居美洲的英國清教徒

They were starving to death because they couldn't grow the food they were used to: 由于種不出他們習慣種的糧食，這些人陷入饑荒

The Native Indians taught them how to grow corn and hunt:印第安人教這些北美新移民如何種玉米、打獵

That helped the pilgrims survive the first winter: 幫助他們度過來到美洲后的第一個嚴冬

So the pilgrims started Thanksgiving the following year to celebrate 'we've made it' with the help of the Indians: 所以清教徒在下一年開始了感恩節(jié)，感謝印第安人的幫助

It's not clear whether the meal ever happened: 雖然沒有確切的歷史記載到底有沒有這頓感恩節(jié)大餐

Thanksgiving became an American symbol: 但感恩節(jié)成為了美國文化象征

為什么感恩節(jié)在美國那么重要

Many see Thanksgiving as the biggest American holiday because it's secular. You don't need to be religious to celebrate it: 很多人認為感恩節(jié)是美國最重要的節(jié)日，因為它沒有宗教含義，不只有教徒才能慶祝

The Jewish population:猶太裔

Thanksgiving is a big family holiday:感恩節(jié)是一個關于家庭的節(jié)日

Thanksgiving is the most-travelled time of the year, even more than Christmas:感恩節(jié)是美國國內旅行最繁忙的節(jié)日，超出圣誕節(jié)

感恩節(jié):美國的中秋節(jié)

感恩節(jié)大餐

Food brings people together: 美食能把人聚在一起

Thanksgiving Dinner: 感恩節(jié)大餐

Turkey: 火雞

KFC doesn't do. It has to be a proper turkey: 吃KFC可不行，一定要吃真正的火雞

Nickname: 小名、別名

The Big Bird/The Tom/Tom Bird/Tom Turkey:這些都是火雞的別名

Frozen turkey:冷凍火雞

Carrying strings: 網袋

20-pounder: 20磅重的火雞

Family recipe:家傳秘方、食譜

Passed down:祖?zhèn)鞯?/p>

Who does the cooking? 誰負責做菜?

Everyone chips in: 大家都出力、幫忙

Rotate: 輪流

It's a lot of preparation/work: 準備工作很多

烤火雞、配菜

All the trimmings: 所有的配菜 (美國人常說turkey and all the trimmings)

Side dishes/sides: 配菜

Thanksgiving dinners are almost always at home: 感恩節(jié)大餐基本都在家里吃

Some people may order a cooked turkey: 有些人可能會買一只做好的火雞外帶回家

Take-out turkey: 外賣火雞

But it's tradition to make it yourself: 但是最傳統的還是自己烤火雞

Roast: 烤

Oven: 烤箱

Defrost:解凍

Marinate: 腌制

Stuffing: 火雞肚子里填的餡料，像我們的八寶鴨

Cous-cous:中東小米

Many people think the stuffing is as important as the turkey: 很多人覺得餡料跟火雞一樣重要，不能缺少

I've never been a huge fan of stuffing: 我從來沒特別喜歡stuffing

Bread:面包

Raisins:葡萄干

Dried nuts:堅果

Cranberry sauce: 蔓越莓醬

Gravy:肉汁醬

Mashed potato: 土豆泥

Bread roll: 小面包

Leftovers: 剩菜

The leftovers are almost even better than the Thanksgiving meal itself:剩下的火雞做的菜比感恩節(jié)大餐更好吃

You can make turkey sandwiches: 你可以做火雞三明治

Chicken soup: 雞湯

感恩節(jié)到圣誕節(jié)

Are you going home for Thanksgiving: 你感恩節(jié)回家嗎?

Have time-off: 休假

Make the most out of it: 盡情享受

The holiday season begins with Thanksgiving: 節(jié)日季從感恩節(jié)開始

The holiday spirit carries on until Christmas: 節(jié)日的氣氛一直延續(xù)到圣誕節(jié)

Warm, cuddly feeling: 溫暖、溫馨的感覺

Being thankful for something or someone: 對某事物、某人感恩