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感恩节

Gǎn ēn jié · gan en jie

Traditional 感恩節

Meaning

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  1. Thanksgiving Day
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Thanksgiving with a roast duck

  1. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，下周四(xiàzhōusì)是(shì)感恩节(gǎnēnjié)，对(duì)吗(ma)？

    Leon, Thanksgiving is next Thursday, right?

  2. Leon

    对(duì)！在(zài)我家(wǒjiā)，感恩节(gǎnēnjié)要(yào)吃(chī)火鸡(huǒjī)。

    Yes! At my home, we eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

  3. Liangliang

    北京(běijīng)的(de)超市(chāoshì)有(yǒu)火鸡(huǒjī)吗(ma)？

    Do the supermarkets in Beijing have turkey?

  4. Leon

    没有(méiyǒu)。我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    No. I bought a roast duck.

  5. Dengdeng

    烤鸭(kǎoyā)过(guò)感恩节(gǎnēnjié)？

    Roast duck for Thanksgiving?

  6. Leon

    好吃(hǎochī)就行(jiùxíng)，感恩节(gǎnēnjié)就是(jiùshì)谢谢(xièxie)大家(dàjiā)。

    Tasty is enough. Thanksgiving is about thanking everyone.

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01

感(gǎn)恩(ēn)节(jié)那(nà)天(tiān)，全(quán)家(jiā)人(rén)围(wéi)坐(zuò)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)吃(chī)火(huǒ)鸡(jī)。

On Thanksgiving Day, the whole family sits around eating turkey together.

02

商(shāng)店(diàn)在(zài)感(gǎn)恩(ēn)节(jié)期(qī)间(jiān)通(tōng)常(cháng)会(huì)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)打(dǎ)折(zhé)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Stores usually have many discount promotions during Thanksgiving.

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