Thanksgiving Rehearsal Diner Quiz
1. Which year did the most commonly recognized first Thanksgiving dinner/feast take place in the Plymouth Colony of the New World, hosted by the English Pilgrims? a. 1609 b. 1621 c. 1777
2. The reason for the above Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth was to… a. Celebrating the harvest, thanks the God and the native Indians b. Thanks the God only c. Thanks the weather of the New World
3. Who was the president that proclaimed in 1863 a national Thanksgiving Day to be observed every year on the fourth Thursday of November a. President Washington b. President Lincoln c. President Jefferson
4. Which year was the Congressional Joint Resolution set the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday for Thanksgiving? a. 1939 b. 1941 c. 1955
5. What was the main meat dish the native Indian tribe, Wampanoag, brought to the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving dinner/feast in Plymouth? a. Swan b. Wild turkey c. Venison
Answer: b a b b c 下一篇:与感恩节有关的英语词汇 Talk Turkey: 打开窗户说亮话,说实在的
相传在北美殖民时期,一个白人和一个黑人去打猎,事先说好了平分打到的猎物.结果一天下来只打到一只火鸡和一只鹧鸪.白人心里想要火鸡,但又不敢直接说,于是对印第安人说"如果你要火鸡,我就拿鹧鸪,如果你要鹧鸪,我就拿火鸡",印第安人一听就明白了,于是针锋相对地说:"你一直在讲火鸡,现在让我也讲讲火鸡吧!" 于是talk turkey 演变成"打开窗户说亮话,说实在的,坦诚地说话"的意思了.
例: 1. If you are willing to talk turkey, the di ute between us can be easily set...[查看详情] |