美國人與親友共度感恩節

U.S. citizens Thursday are celebrating their annual Thanksgiving holiday -- a centuries-old harvest time the day of feasting that usually kicks off the winter holiday season -- and triggers one of the busiest travel weeks of the year -- Americans take to the air, railways and roads to visit family and friends. The AAA ((eds: Triple A)) automobile and travel organization predicts that 42.5 million Americans will travel at least 80 kilometers from home in the coming days, 4 percent more than a year ago. Most of them are traveling by car.

The Thanksgiving Day meal usually includes turkey or ham, vegetables, and pies made of fall-harvest fillings such as apple or pumpkin. The National Turkey Federation estimates that, overall, Americans consumed more than 46 million turkeys at Thanksgiving last year. After the feast, some people engage in recreational activities such as watching or playing sports -- although, after such a heavy meal, a Thanksgiving Day nap is also a well-established custom. Some Americans spend at least part of the day doing charity work, such as helping serve a Thanksgiving meal at a homeless shelter.星期四，美國人歡慶每年一度的感恩節。這是一個已經有着幾百年歷史的傳統。這個吃大餐的日子通常意味着冬季節日的開始，同時也是每年交通最繁忙的幾個星期的開端。美國人坐飛機、乘火車或開車探親訪友。美國汽車協會和旅遊組織預計，4250萬美國人將在未來幾天前往離家至少80公里遠的地方，比去年的出行人數增加4%。他們中的大多數人都是駕車出行。

感恩節大餐通常包括火雞或火腿、蔬菜和用秋季收穫的水果蔬菜做餡的餡餅，比如蘋果或南瓜。全國火雞聯合會預計，美國人在去年感恩節總共消費了4600多萬隻火雞。感恩節大餐過後，一些人蔘加娛樂活動，比如觀看體育比賽或自己參加體育活動，不過，在飽餐之後，感恩節小睡向來也是很多人的選擇。在感恩節這天，一些美國人至少會拿出一些時間來做慈善工作，比如在流浪者的住地幫助安排感恩節大餐。