英汉小故事集：第一个感恩节[修改版]

第一篇：英汉小故事集：第一个感恩节幼儿英文图书： The First Thanksgiving Hi,I'm Mary Chilton, and I am one of the original pi

第一篇：英汉小故事集：第一个感恩节 幼儿英文图书： TheFirstThanksgiving Hi,I'mMaryChilton,andIamoneoftheoriginalpilgrimswhosurvivedtheyearoffamineto celebratethefirstThanksgivingintheNewWorld.AfterarrivingintheNewWorld,thefirstthing weneededtodowastowriteadocumentthatwouldguideourlivinginthisnewsociety.The mengatheredtogetherandwroteTheMayflowerCompact.EverymanaboardtheMayflower signedthecompactonNovember211620.SoonafterTheMayflowerCompactwassigned,the ， menwentexploringtofindaplacewherewecouldbuildournewhomes.Afterseveraldays, theyreturnedtotheMayflower.Theybroughtsomecorntheyhadfoundwiththem."Wethinkwe willfindaplacetosettlesoon.”"Really!Oh,thanktheLord.""Really!Oh,thanktheLord."After sixweeksofexplorationourmensentwordthattheyhadfoundaplacetosettle.December31 ，， 1620wasourfirstchancetoseetheplacewewouldcallhome.Wenamedit"Plymouth."The weatherinJanuarywasbad,butthemenworkedhardtocutlogsforthesettlement.First,the menbuiltacommonhousetostoreourtools,furnishings,andsupplies.Thentheybuilthouses. Theworkwentslowlybecausemanypeoplewereill,andnearlyhalfdiedintheGreatSickness thatwinter.Myfamilywasoneofthehardesthit.Ilostbothmyfatherandmymother.Myfather wastheoldestpilgrimtomakethevoyagetotheNewWorld,andhediedveryquickly.My motherwasaverystrongwoman,butshealsodied.Iknowinmyheartshediedbecauseshe wantedmetolive.ShealwaysmadesureIatefirst.Shewouldgivemesomeofherfood becausetherewasn'treallyenoughfoodforallofustoeat.Bytheendofthewinter,morethan halfofuswhohadcrossedontheMayflowerhaddied,buttheolderwomenwerethehardest hit.Only5ofthe18originalmarriedwomenaboardtheMayflowersurvived.AlthoughIwasnow anorphanwithnomotheryrfather,theotherpilgrimstookmeinandtreatedmewithkindness. Withsomanywomendead,Ifoundmyselfbusierthanever.Ihadtohelpdothecookingand thelaundryforthemenandboyswhohadIosttheirwivesormothers.InMarchof1621,a NativeAmericancametoourvillage.HisnamewasSamoset.Hewalkedintothevillage shouting:"Welcome!Welcome!Englishmen!"Eventhoughitwasaverycoldandwindyday, Samosetwasnakedexceptforaclotharoundhiswaistandmoccasinsonhisfeet.Themen talkedtoSamosetforaIongtime.Samosetleftthenextdayandhesaidhewouldsoonreturn. Afterseveraldays,SamosetdidreturnwithanotherNativeAmericanwhoamazedusallwithhis flawlessEnglish.HisnamewasSquanto,andhesaidhewasthelastsurvivingmemberofthe Patuxettribe.Squantostayedwithusthatwholespringandsummer.Hetaughtourmenhowto huntandhowtofish.Hetaughtthewomenhowtoplantandcultivatecorn,squash,andbeans. WelearnedthatourseedsfromEnglanddidnotgrowverywellintheNewWorld,butSquanto showedusthatifweplantedourseedswithherring,thentheywouldgrow.Squantohelpedusto makefriendswiththeneighboringtribes.Withhishelp,wesignedapeacetreatywithKing Massasoit.SquantoandotherNativeAmericansalsohelpeduswithourcrops.Withtheirhelp, ourcorn,squash,andbeansdidverywellthatnextyear.Tocelebrateourbountifulharvest,we invitedthegreatKingMassasoitandhisadvisorstoourviliage.Thefeastlastedforthreedays.