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WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSWRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSItwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolkashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.AlexHaleyunderwayV.航行中，工作中，进行中这艘船已经航行了好多天了。Theshiphadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Adj.进行中的；已开始的经济增长过程正在进行Theprocessofeconomicgrowthisunderway.loadn.负荷；负担；装载；工作量他们把设备全装进背包里面。Theyloadalltheirequipmentintobackpacks.vt.使担负；装填；把…装入或装上；装满，堆积带上你的朋友,装满满腔热情.Loadupongunsand,Bringyourefriends.vi.加载；装载；装货Wemustloadingallthegoods.复数：loads第三人称单数：loads过去式：loaded过去分词：loaded现在分词：loadingBombn.炸弹(复数bombs)；彻底的失败v.轰炸，投弹于,失败，不及格；快速前进发生了一系列的汽车爆炸事件。Therehasbeenaseriesofcarbombing.WRITINGTHREETHANK-YOULETTERSItwas1943,duringWorldWarII,andIwasayoungU.S.coastguardsman.Myship,theUSSMurzim,hadbeenunderwayforseveraldays.Mostofherholdscontainedthousandsofcartonsofcannedordriedfoods.Theotherholdswereloadedwithfive-hundred-poundbombspackeddelicatelyinpaddedracks.OurdestinationwasabigbaseontheislandofTulagiintheSouthPacific.IwasoneoftheMurzim’sseveralcooksand,quitethesameasforfolkashore,thisThanksgivingmorninghadseenusbusilypreparingatraditionaldinnerfeaturingroastturkey.AlexHaleyfolkn.民族；人们；〈口〉家属，亲戚；民间音乐老年人oldfolksadj.民间的；普通平民的；流传民间的；普通百姓的这首歌是以一首古老的民间的曲调为基础而写成的.Thissongisbasedonanoldfolktune.ashoreadv.上岸；上陆；在岸上；在陆上你在岸上的第一个晚上是在哪里过的？Where'dyouspendyourfirstnightashore?traditionaladj.传统的；口传的；惯例的；因袭的比较级：moretraditional最高级：mosttraditionaltraditionn.传统；惯例；[宗]经外传说；[法]移交，引渡traditionallyadv.传统上，传说上IdecidedfirsttogooutontheMurzim’safterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecook’shat.Well,asanycookknows,it’salotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.DR_Text21.Putaway收起来；放好；储存；打消2.Sundown日落时分;Sunrise日出IdecidedfirsttogooutontheMurzim’safterdeckforabreathofopenair.Imademywayoutthere,breathingingreat,deepdraughtswhilewalkingslowlyabout,stillwearingmywhitecook’shat.Well,asanycookknows,it’salotofhardworktocookandserveabigmeal,andcleanupandputeverythingaway.Butfinally,aroundsundown,wefinishedatlast.DR_Text2Draughtn.通风；气流；（船的）吃水深度；一饮，一口之量他喝了一大口啤酒。Hetookadraughtofbeer.vt.draft的变体；起草；征兵；选派adj.汲出的；拖拉的DR_Text3IgottothinkingaboutThanksgiving,ofthePilgrims,Indians,wildturkeys,pumpkins,cornonthecob,andtherest.Yetmymindseemedtobeinquestofsomethingelse—somewaythatIcouldpersonallyapplytothecloseofThanksgiving.Itmusthavetakenmeahalfhourtosensethatmaybesomekeytoananswercouldresultfromreversingtheword“Thanksgiving”—atleastthatsuggestedaverbaldirection,“Givingthanks.”RecentlyI’vegottowonderingwhyIamdoingthepart-timejob.gettosth/doingsth:begintogiveseriousattentiontoordealwithI’llgettotheaccountsassoonasIcan.Givingthanks—asinpraying,thankingGod,Ithought.Yes,ofcourse.Certainly.Yetmymindcontinuedturningtheideaover.Afterawhile,likeadawn’sbrightening,afurtheranswerdidcome—thattherewerepeopletothank,peoplewhohaddonesomuchformethatIcouldneverpossiblyrepaythem.TheembarrassingtruthwasI’dalwaysjustacceptedwhatthey’ddone,takenallofitforgranted.NotonetimehadIeverbotheredtoexpresstoanyofthemsomuchasasimple,sincere“Thankyou”.DR_Text4turnover移交；（使）翻转；变换（电视频道）；仔细考虑即便她什么都没说，你也能看出她心里在盘算着。Evenwhenshedidn'tsayanythingyoucouldseeherturningthingsoverinhermind.Embarrassvt.&vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。Itembarrassedhimthathehadnoideaofwhatwasgoingon.take……forgranted认为…理所当然，想当然；轻信你不要想当然每个人的想法都和你一样。Youshouldnottakeforgrantedthateveryonehasthesamethoughtsasyoudo.Atleastsevenpeoplehadbeenparticularlyandlastinglyhelpfultome.Irealized,swallowinghard,thatabouthalfofthemhadsincedied—sotheywereforeverbeyondanypossibleexpressionofgratitudefromme.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreashamedIbecame.ThenIpicturedthethreewhowerestillaliveand,withinminutes,Iwasdowninmycabin.DR_Text5gratituden.恩义；谢意；感激，感谢；感激的样子；感恩图报之意asenseofgratitude...感恩我们已拥有的东西。Findgratitudeforwhatwealreadyhave.同近义词：thankfulnessappreciationgratefulnessSittingatatablewithwritingpaperandmemoriesofthingseachhaddone,Itriedcomposinggenuinestatementsofheartfeltappreciationandgratitudetomydad,SimonA.Haley,aprofessorattheoldAgriculturalMechanicalNormalCollegeinPineBluff,Arkansas;tomygrandma,CynthiaPalmer,backinourlittlehometownofHenning,Tennessee;andtotheRev.LonualNelson,mygrammarschoolprincipal,retiredandlivinginRipley,sixmilesnorthofHenning.DR_Text6statementsn.（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；声明(statement的名词复数)；结算单；（文字）陈述；现在，大多数银行都要确保客户阅读了风险声明。Mostbanksnowmakesurecustomersreadriskstatements.同近义词：announce；state；declare；statement；declarationStatevt.规定；陈述，声明Thetextsofmylettersbegansomethinglike,“Here,thisThanksgivingatsea,Ifindmythoughtsuponhowmuchyouhavedoneforme,butIhaveneverstoppedandsaidtoyouhowmuchIfeelthene