日常英语文会话：在美国过感恩节
学生们在他们的感恩节宴会上。（Thinkstock）
来自世界各个不同地区的六位学生们在美国相遇，他们都是作为交换学生到美国的大学里面就读一个学期，主要是学习英语文与了解美国文化和修读某些专业课程。
六位学生们正在谈论他们在美国过感恩节。
Jana: It was so nice of Professor Palmer to invite us all over for Thanksgiving.
Lee: And it’s the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. for all of us.
Peter: I’m really happy that part of Dr. Palmer’s Thanksgiving tradition is to volunteer with his family at a local community center.
Lucía: I’m glad he invited us to that too, and not just to his family’s Thanksgiving feast.
Ajay: It’ll be good to get off campus regardless. I’m thankful for many things, including that!
Akinyi: I’m thankful to share this day with all of you. I couldn’t ask for better people to meet and become friends with this year.
Lee: Agreed! Hey, what do you think the food will be at the Palmers’?
Lucía: Dr. Palmer told me he was planning to have a turkey with all the trimmings and three kinds of pie.
Jana: Well, we’d better get a move on if we’re going to get there on time.
让我们来一起共同学习一些词语（各位也可阅读英语文解释）：
在美国Thanksgiving Day——感恩节——是在每年公历11月份时的第四个星期四，这是美国一个主要的传统节日；依照传统通常全家人会相聚在一起共同联合庆祝与吃火鸡。
A tradition：传统
To volunteer：在这里是动词，意思是志愿与义务去做某件事。
A community center：社区中心即供同一居民小区的人们所使用的社会活动与服务场所，其中有些也会举办各类讲座课程。
A feast，聚餐宴会，大多是为节日庆贺，菜肴品种丰富。
Off campus：校区外
习惯表达词句couldn’t ask for （something）的意思主要是无法要求更好的了即已经是再好不过了。I couldn’t ask for a better friend的意思主要是你是我再好不过的朋友了；我难以想象能有更好的朋友啦。
Turkey with all the trimmings：火鸡与（传统感恩节宴会上的）所有各种配菜
Get a move on：快点走与尽快行动起来。
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