Behind the Turkey The Story of Thanksgivin

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1、BehindtheTurkey:TheStoryofThanksgiving(MUSIC)VOICEONE: I’mFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:AndI’mSteveEmber. ThestoryoftheThanksgivingholidayisourreportthisweek.(MUSIC)  VOICEONE:      ThisThursdayisThanksgivingDay. ThanksgivingiscelebratedeveryyearonthefourthThursdayofNovember. Themon

2、thofNovemberisinautumn,themainseasonforharvestingcrops. ThewriterO.HenrycalledThanksgivingtheoneholidaythatispurelyAmerican. Itisnotareligiousholiday. Butithasspiritualmeaning. SomeAmericanstravellongdistancestobewiththeirfamilies. Theyeatalargedinner,whichisthemainpartofthe

3、celebration. Formanypeople,Thanksgivingistheonlytimewhenallmembersofafamilygather. Theholidayisatimeoffamilyreunion.VOICETWO:AlmaScott-BuczakgathersherfamilyforThanksgivingdinnereveryyear. ShewelcomesaboutthirtypeopletoherhomeinnorthernNewJersey,nearNewYorkCity.Guestssitatse

4、veraltables. Childreneattogetherattheirowntable. Mostpeoplewhoareinvitedarerelatives. Butanyonecanbringafriend. MizScott-BuczakservesthetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingdinner. ButsheaddsafewspecialfoodsthatareespeciallypopularinsomeAfrican-Americanhomes,disheslikesweetpotatop

5、ieandcornpudding.Beforethemealbegins,thepeopleallsayafewwordsaboutwhattheyaremostthankfulfor.VOICEONE:ThefamilyofIsmailaSanghuaofSilverSpring,Maryland,alsoeatsalargeThanksgivingdinner. ItcomesjustweeksaftertheirbigdinnerthatcelebratedtheMuslimholidayofEidal-Fitr,theendoftheo

6、bservanceofRamadan. MisterSanghuawasborninSierraLeone. HesaysthefamilybeganaThanksgivingtraditionbecausethechildren,agesninethroughsixteen,wantedtocelebrateanAmericanholiday.   VOAproducer,writerandeditorSubhashVohrawasborninIndia. MisterVohrahasbeenajournalistthereandinBrit

7、ainandGermany. Hesaysheispleasedtotakepartinthetraditionsofplaceswherehelives. Hesayshe,hiswifeandtwodaughtershavebeenenjoyinganAmericanThanksgivingholidaymealinthiscountryformanyyears.  VOICETWO:MorethantwentyKoreanyoungpeoplewilleattheirfirstThanksgivingdinneronThursdayinW

8、ashington,D.C. Thecelebrationisforfirst-yearinternationalstudentsattheWesle