Harvest Holidays

Harvest Holidays

丰收佳节

It was almost Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was eight -year -old Jane's favorite holiday. My friend Ling will visit, said Jane's mother. She lives far away in China.

感恩节快到了，感恩节是八岁的简最喜欢的节日。 简的妈妈说：“我的朋友玲要来做客哦，她住在很远的中国。”

Ling was happy to be with Jane's family. She was excited about Thanksgiving. I don't know about Thanksgiving, said Ling as she unpacked her things. We don't have that holiday in China.

玲和简的家人待在一起很开心，她对感恩节特别期待。 玲边收拾自己的东西边说：“我不太了解感恩节呢。” 我们中国没有这个节日哦。

Jane said, the first Thanksgiving was at harvest time. That was when the crops were picked. People were happy that they had food to eat. They made a big feast and shared it with friends.

简说：“第一个感恩节是在丰收时节过的。” 那时候所有的庄稼都收割完毕了。 大家有足够的食物吃，都非常开心。 他们准备了丰盛的大餐，和朋友们一起分享。

Thanksgiving is a time to be with your family and friends. We say thanks for everything we have. We eat a big feast with turkey, potatoes and pies, Jane said. I love pie, said Ling.

感恩节是和家人朋友欢聚的日子。 我们会为自己拥有的一切表达感谢。 简说：“我们会吃一顿大餐，有火鸡、土豆还有派哦。” 玲说：“我超爱吃派的！”

My mom makes three kinds of pies," said Jane. I write the name of each pie on a card. That sounds yummy," said Ling. We don't have Thanksgiving in China, but we do have a holiday like it.

简说：“我妈妈会做三种口味的派哦。” 我会把每种派的名字写在小卡片上。 玲说：“听起来好好吃呀。” 我们中国没有感恩节，不过我们有个和它很像的节日哦。