The First Thanksgiving

Step into reading. Step 3. The First Thanksgiving by Linda Hayward.

《走进阅读·第3阶：第一个感恩节》，作者：琳达·海沃德

Plymouth, England, 1620. A ship is in the harbor taking on passengers. The people going aboard seem too poor and too ordinary to ever be famous. And yet their names are now in history books. Now, almost 400 years later, we still tell their story.

1620年，英格兰普利茅斯。一艘船停靠在港口接载乘客。登船的人们看起来穷困又平凡，怎么看都不像是会名留青史的人。 但他们的名字如今被载入了史册。如今近400年过去了，我们仍在讲述他们的故事。

These are the people we call the Pilgrims. They are about to sail to a strange new land called America. They've been warned that Indians may attack them. Even the voyage will be dangerous.

这些人就是我们所说的清教徒移民。 他们即将起航前往一片名为美洲的陌生新大陆。 他们已经得到警告，印第安人可能会袭击他们。 就连这次航行本身也会危机四伏。

There may be pirates or hurricanes. Many a ship has sailed off and never been seen again. The pilgrims are risking their lives. Why?

可能会遇到海盗或者飓风。 已有无数船只出海后便杳无音信。 这些清教徒是在拿自己的生命冒险。 为什么要这么做呢？

It started with the king. The king declared that everybody must belong to his religion. The pilgrims wanted their own religion. They tried meeting in secret.

一切都始于当时的国王。 国王下令，所有人都必须信奉他指定的宗教。 而清教徒们想要信奉自己的宗教。 他们尝试秘密集会。