大英综合教程第二版(ppt)

WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LE百度文库TERS
Alex Haley
It was 1943, during World War II, and I was a young U.S. coastguardsman. My ship, the USS Murzim, had been under way for several days. Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. Our destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.
THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS
• Thanksgiving dinner
• Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, various fall vegetables (mainly various kinds of squashes), and pumpkin pie
Sunday • Parades • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in
NYC • “National Thanksgiving Turkey
Presentation” and “Presidential Pardoning” • Football and other sports
大英综合教程第二 版(ppt)
ALEX HALEY (1921—1992)
American biographer, scriptwriter, and author
became famous with the publication of the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers 7 American generations as they are taken slaves to the U.S.
THANKSGIVING HISTORY
Second most important holiday in the U.S., celebrated in on the fourth Thursday in November.
associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived, bringing about 102 people who today are usually called Pilgrims.
I was one of the Murzim’s several cooks and, quite the same as for folk ashore, this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.
I decided first to go out on the Murzim’s afterdeck for a breath of open air. I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cook’s hat.
I got to thinking about Thanksgiving, of the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on the cob, and the rest.
Yet my mind seemed to be in quest of something else — some way that I could personally apply to the close of Thanksgiving. It must have taken me a half
THANKSGIVING
Giving thanks
Saying grace (谢恩祈祷) before carving a turkey at Thanksgiving dinner, Pennsylvania, U.S., 1942
NG CELEBRATIO NS
• Vacation and travel: • Thanksgiving Break Thursday-
Well, as any cook knows, it’s a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal, and clean up and put everything away. But finally, around sundown, we finished at last.
Now ,let’s get to business and learn about the text.
MAIN IDEA
By writing three “thank you” letters, the author realizes that human beings long for other people’s appreciation for their efforts. Therefore, he encourages people to “find the good---and praise it”.