324 Thanksgiving Dinner

 A: So what are you doing for Thanksgiving?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B: Not much really. It’s more of an American tradition, so back home we don’t really celebrate it. In fact, I am not even sure of what exactly is being celebrated!                                                                                                             
 A: Well you know, it’s a time to get together with all your family and be thankful for everything!                                                                                                                                                                              
 B: Yeah but, how did this holiday come to be?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 A:Well, the first settlers of Massachusetts arrived there because of religious persecution from England and King James.  Once inthe New World, they befriended an native named Squanto, who taught them how to harvest food from the area  such as corn.                        
 And then what happened?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Well, they had enough harvest for the next winter and in celebration they decided to have a big feast with the natives,  giving thanks to the land and everyone for their  food, health and new lives.                                                                          
 B:Interesting! I am amazed how big and delicious thanksgiving dinners are!                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 A: Come to my house for Thanksgiving! We are having turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes with gravy, and lots of stuffing!                                                                                                                                                      
 B: Count me in!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 religious persecution   /rɪˈlɪdʒəs ˌpɜːrsɪˈkjuːʃn/ 宗教迫害                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 harvest  [ˈhɑrvəst]    n.收获；收成                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 corn  [kɔːrn]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 feast    US: [fist]    n.盛宴；宴会；节期；使人欢快的事物（或活动）     v.尽情享用                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 nd then we'll be back to talk about it in just a moment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 settler      [ˈsetlər]      n.移民；殖民者                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Basically, it's a person that goes to a place to settle down there or to settle there and that basically means to live there, to stay there permanently.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 stuffing    US: [ˈstʌfɪŋ]    v.填充    n.填塞料                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 atmosphere    US: [ˈætməˌsfɪr]    n.大气；气氛                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 prevent    US: [prɪˈvent]    v.阻止；阻碍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 ln 43  They had this religion and the king did not approve of the religion and they felt like