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阅读理解
Now, in
China, many people like to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. But do you know how Thanksgiving
Day began?
The last
Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday in the U.S.A. Usually,
family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their
cars a long way for a family reunion(团聚). Many
people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday，because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays.
Thanksgiving
Day began in 1621, when the first English settlers(定居者) reached the New World. They did not have enough food. But the American
Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.
In the
autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest(收获). They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends
to dinner in order to thank them for their help.
As far
as family reunion, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New
Year's Eve to most Americans.
