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On the day before Thanksgiving, there is a mad scramble at airports and on highways as everyone travels home.
感恩節(jié)的頭一天，當(dāng)人們回家時，在機(jī)場和公路上有狂歡的攀爬活動。
Then on Thanksgiving Day, it is as if the whole country were shut down.
接著在感恩節(jié)這一天，全國就好像停止了運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)一樣。
All of the shops and restaurants are closed, and the roads are empty.
所有的商店和餐館都關(guān)閉停業(yè)，馬路上一個人都沒有。
Everyone is indoors dining on turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie: the usual Thanksgiving fare.
人人都在家中盡情享用感恩節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)美食，比如火雞、填料、肉汁、越橘調(diào)味汁、土豆泥以及南瓜餅等。
Usually, the dinner table is filled to overflowing with food - too much food for anyone to eat at one time.
通常，餐桌上都是滿得溢出的食物——每個人一次要吃很多食物。
After the meal, members of the family play touch football in the brisk autumn air,
飯后，一家人要么在涼爽的秋風(fēng)中打觸身式橄欖球，
watch a Thanksgiving parade on TV, or just sit around and catch up with each other.
要么看電視中播放的感恩節(jié)游行，要么就圍坐在一起互敘別情。
Naturally, the food is kept on the table, and so every now and then someone will wander by to get a piece of pie to nibble on.
通常，食物擺放在桌上，這樣無論何時，有人走過來拿塊餅吃。
Of course, while people usually think of food when they think of Thanksgiving,
當(dāng)然，人們想到感恩節(jié)時通常就會想到食物，
it is really a time to be reunited with loved ones and to tell each other what we are thankful for.
這真是和相親相愛的人團(tuán)聚的好時光，相互講述要感謝的人或事。
Quite often, it is the only occasion of the year when the entire family gets together.
通常，這是一年之中全家人團(tuán)聚的唯一場合。
Family, community, and togetherness are what the holiday is all about.
家人、大家庭、歸屬感是這個節(jié)日的全部主題。
Do you have any holidays like this in China?
中國也有像這樣的節(jié)日嗎？
Sincerely, Helen
摯上，海倫
