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火雞節&感恩節Turkey Day

讓這一天滿懷感恩，與身邊親友珍惜相聚A day to be thankful and to eat with family and friends

在美國，十一月的第四個星期四是感恩節一俗稱火雞節。

傳統上，大家會在這一天為自己過去一年來所得到的祝福表達感恩。

任何感恩節慶祝活動的重頭戲，都是一頓與親友共進的大餐；而，那頓大餐之所以成為感恩的晚餐，主要就是因為有火雞。

不過，一六二一年那頓歷史上的第一次感恩節晚餐，大概沒有火雞。

在那次晚宴上，來自英國的移居者與幫助他們學習如何在北美生存的原住民一同用餐。

那頓大餐很可能有鹿肉、鵝肉和鴨肉。

一直到數百年後，才開始有愈來愈多的人在感恩的吃火雞；主要是出於方便的考量－野生火雞相當普遍，而且火雞的大小足以讓很多人吃飽。

此外，美國東北的居民也開始四處旅行，從而將他們的習俗傳播出去；其中包括在豐收慶典期間吃火雞。

In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day – sometimes casually called Turkey Day. It's traditionally a day when people give thanks for all the blessings they have enjoyed over the past year. The main part of any Thanksgiving celebration is a large meal with family and friends. And more often than not the part of the meal that makes it a Thanksgiving dinner is a turkey.

 However, the very first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621 probably didn't include turkey.

 At that dinner, settlers from England ate with Native Americans who had helped them learn to survive in North America. The meal probably included venison, goose and duck. It wasn't until centuries later that people increasingly began to eat turkey at Thanksgiving. This was largely due to convenience – wild turkeys were common, and a typical turkey is large enough to feed a lot of people. Also, people in the northeastern part of the U.S. began to travel and took their customs - with them. These included eating turkey during harvest festivals.

casually若無其事地；隨意地

The pickpocket casually walked away from his victim with her $3000 in his pocket. 若無其事的走開

Josie casually introduced her fiancé to her parents at their first meeting. 隨意地介紹未婚夫給父母認識

Nowadays it seems that people dress very casually for work. 上班穿的很休閒

blessing福氣

Benny was a huge blessing to his parents after his father’s accident. Benny在父親的意外後成為父母很大的幫助

blessing向神祈求祝福或感恩的禱告

Many people say a blessing of thanks for their food before they eat it.

Jeff and Naomi asked their parents for their blessing when they got engaged.

leftovers 剩菜剩飯

Count your blessings! 往好處想；知足；對擁有的一切應該要感到慶幸和知足

Means think through all of the things you have to be grateful for and thank God for them or be grateful for them.

more often than not往往，多半, 通常，常常，一般

the kids’ table

quit something cold turkey

Tom quit smoking cold turkey when his dad got diagnosed with lung cancer.

It doesn’t matter if you quit something cold turkey or gradually, the key is to replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones.

settler移居者；開拓者

The settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, established the first permanent settlement in North America.

The completion of the railroad to the western part of the United States made it easier for settlers from the East to move across the country. 拓荒者

Australia's first European settlers are thought to be the Dutch who landed in 1606.

convenience （n.）便利；方便

My wife loves the convenience of living in the city. 住在城市的便利性

convenience store

You can pay all of your bills at the convenience store around the corner. 支付所有的帳單

at one’s convenience 在方便的時候

I was asked to fill out my registration form at my earliest convenience and return it in the envelope provided.

venison = deer meat鹿肉

typical means showing all the characteristics that you would expect or normally expect.

Sweet potato casserole美國感恩節傳統點心棉花糖烤地瓜

Green bean casserole感恩節配菜~~烤四季豆

Stuffing餡或稱餡料，是一種被填充於其他食物內空隙的食物，餡料的種類包括碎肉、豆類、蔬果等，而被填充的食物種類包括麵包、糕餅、家禽、蔬菜等。例如感恩節大餐中的火雞可能會用的芹菜、堅果和洋蔥做餡，今川燒可能用紅豆或奶油做餡。

Antalya, Turkey, is a city located on the beautiful blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

So blue!

Wow! That makes me want to hit the beach.

Let's do that first.

Konyaalti Beach is the best place to go.

You can swim or just relax on the sand.

Or if you feel like exploring, walk along the boulevard to check out some cool cafés.

Coffee and Turkey go hand in hand.

That means they're always together, and you can't have one without the other.

Turkish coffee dates back to the 16th century.

Today, it's a symbol of Turkey's warm hospitality.

Speaking of history, Turkey has a very long one.

Although it officially became a country in 1923, it's been the site of many famous empires such as the Ottoman Empire奥斯曼帝國 and the Roman Empire.

Antalya is one of the best places to learn about this history because you can see it right before your eyes.

安塔利亞（Antalya）位於土耳其西南部、地中海岸，安塔利亞省首府

Start by visiting Hadrian's Gate.

This strong, beautifully-decorated gate was made when the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited Antalya in the year 130.

Not 1930, not 1030. 130!

Once you pass through this ancient gate, you can explore the rest of Antalya old Town, or Kaleici.

You can still see the towers from the old city wall around you.

And if you get lost in the old, twisting alleyways, just look up.

You can navigate based on the Yivli Minare, an elegant and very tall tower that it's a symbol of Antalya.

I bet all this exploring is working up an appetite.

Good news: Turkey has amazing street food.

Konyaalti Beach康雅爾蒂海灘是土耳其安塔利亞的兩個主要海灘之一，另一個是拉臘海灘。 康雅爾蒂海灘位於該市的西側，從懸崖到 Beydağları 山綿延7公里，內側為海灘公園以及眾多的酒吧，咖啡廳，夜總會和酒店，其中包括Rixos Downtown Hotel 。

boulevard林蔭大道

hogget

meat from lamb/ young sheep

veal

meat from calf/ young cow

gammon

meat from pig