1、On Thanksgiving DayToday is the 26th of November (the fourth Thursday of November). It is Thanksgiving Day, one of the national holidays celebrated in the United States. There is always a family reunion on this great occasion. Mrs. White: 感恩节快乐！Happy Thanksgiving!Mr. white: The same to you. Are you
2、doing anything special?Mrs. White: Im having some friends over. Were going to have dinner with them at home.Mr. White: Shall I help you to get every thing ready for the party?Mrs. White: Sure. Go upstairs and get the clean table-cloth and the new set of teacups. Mr. White: OK.(A few minutes later.)M
3、r. White: Sophia, here are the cups and the tablecloth you want. What else can I do for you?Mrs. White: Em. Let me see. Weve got some beef, vegetables and wine. But I couldnt find a single turkey in the market this morning. Would you please go to the Metro Supermarket to get one?Mr. White: A turkey?
4、 Yes, of course, a turkey for the Thanksgiving dinner. It wouldnt be a Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey, as your mother says. 买个大的还是小的？Shall I buy a big one or a small one?Mrs. White: 应该买个大的，因为今晚有八个人。You should buy a large one because therell be eight people tonight.Mr. White: As you with. What
5、else do you need for the dinner?Mrs. White: Well, a box of sugar and some fruit. Thatll be good enough to make a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. By the way, 你回来的路上能不能去一趟海伦家，请她和她老公今天下午来咱家？on your way back home, will you go to Helens house and invite her and her husband to come to out house this afternoo
6、n?Mr. White: 问什么不给她打电话呢？Why not telephone her?Mrs. White: There must have been something wrong with her telephone receiver. I tried to ring her several times this morning, but nobody answered.Mr. White: Ill go there later. Anything else? Mrs. White: Thats it. 你骑车去还是走去？ Are you going by bike or on fo
7、ot?Mr. White: By bike. 走着去麦德龙至少要 25 分钟。Itll take me at least twenty-five minutes to go to the Metro on foot. 这对我来说太长了。Thats too much for me. Besides, Helens house is on the other end of the street.Mrs. White: But be careful while youre riding in the street. The other day I saw a terrible bike accide
8、nt and a woman was badly injured.Mr. White: Dont scare me, please, sweetheart. Im not a good rider, but Ive kept a good safety record for about two years. You know that, dont you?Mrs. White and her two friendsThe doorbell rings. Mrs. White comes to open the door. There are two women. One os Nancy Ca
9、rson, and the other is Helen King.Mrs. White: Good afternoon.Nancy and thats yours, Nancy.Nancy & Helen: 回答 Thank you very much.(Later, Richard and Ying Xu come back.)Richard: Mum, Dad, were home. Where are you?Mr. White: (Busy with cooking in the kitchen.) Im in the kitchen.Ying & Richard: Happy Th
10、anksgiving!Mr. White: 回答 Happy Thanksgiving to both of you. Come and help me. Therell be eight of us for dinner tonight.Richard: Where is Mother?Mr. White: She is chatting with her friends in the sitting room.Richard: What can we help you with?Mr. White: Wash these dishes and plates, put the turkey
11、into the oven and pour the boiling water into the teapot.Ying: Let me pour the water and do the washing. 不会烤火鸡，讲原因。I dont know how to cook turkey in an oven. Chinese people seldom eat turkey.Richard: After we are married, youll have to get used to many Western customs, Im afraid.Ying: Ill be happy to try my best to get used to them. But be patient with me. It takes time, Im afraid, too.Richard: Yes, maam!
