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TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社1.DoyouknowtheoriginofThanksgiving?SharewhatyouhavelearnedaboutThanksgivingwithyourclassmates.In1620,agroupofEnglishpuritanstookashipcalled“MayFlower”toarriveatAmerica.Theyhaveencounteredthedifficultweather,sufferedfromhungerandcoldness.Thegood-heartedIndianstaughtthemhowtohunt,tocatchfish,toplantcornandsoon.UnderIndian'shelp,theimmigrantshaveobtainedabigharvestfinally,thustheydecidedtothankGodandalsothanktheirIndianfriends’sincerehelpbyinvitingthemtocelebratetogether.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社2.DoyoucelebrateThanksgiving?Whatdoyouusuallydoonthatday?Yes.Thisisnotonlybecauseit’sgettingmoreandmorepopularinChina,butalsobecauseit’squitemeaningfultoshowourthankstopeople,whoraisedandsupportedus,namely,ourparents,andwhohelpeduslikeourfriendsandclassmates.ThesearethethingsIfindquitemeaningfultodoonthatday.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社Thetextismadeupofthreeparts.Trytogiveeachpartaheading.Thefirsthasbeengiven.ParagraphsHeadingsPart1(1-5)WehostedaThanksgivingdinneratourhouseinDecember.Part2()Part3()Wetalkedaboutthisyearwhileweate.6-1011-12Weclosedournighttogetherandshowedourgratitude.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社HappyThanksgiving(1)OnesnowynighthalfwaythroughDecember,wehostedhousechurchatourhouse,andIdecidedtocookaThanksgivingdinner.Yes,withaturkey.Yes,eventhoughIbarelyknowhowtocookbonelessskinlesschickenbreasts.Yes,eventhoughIhaveanewborn.Yes,severalweeksaftertheactualholiday.ByShaunaNiequistTextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(2)Butithadbeenagessincewe’dhostedhousechurch,sincebeforeHenrywasborn,andImissedit,missedthecookingandthetablesettingandthesoundsoftheirvoicesinourhome,andIwantedittobespecial,tofeellikeapartyoraholiday.AndIrealizedaswellthatIwantedtocelebratetheholidaywiththem.Wetalkaboutbeingoneanother’sfamily,andthathasbecomesotruethatwhenafamilytimecomes,likeaholiday,itdoesn’tfeelrighttospenditwithoutthem.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(3)IhadtwoThanksgivingdinnersalreadythisyear,onewithmyparentsandAaronandHenry.ItwastheWednesdaybeforeThanksgiving,actually,whichwasmymom’sbirthday.IhadwatchedafamousAmericanTVchefmakestuffingonhershowwithonionsandapples,soItriedthat,andbecausetherewereonlyafewofus,wedidalittleturkeybreast,insteadofthewholedeal.Thenextday,atAaron’sparents’house,wehadafabulousmeal.Mymother-in-lawwasplanningoncooking,butshehadapainintheback,andsooneoftheirfriends,acaterer,cookeddoubleandbroughtoverhisamazingfancyThanksgivingfood.Mymother-in-lawwasagreatcook,butwewereallalittlethankfulforherbadluckwhenwetastedthesausageandmushroomstuffing.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(4)Allthattosay,eventhoughIdidthemealpartofThanksgivingtwice,Ineverdidthethankspart,thepartwhereyoustopandthinkabouttheyear,andthinkaboutwhatyou’rethankfulfor,orwhatyou’vebeengiven,orthegratitudeyoufeeltowardthepeopleyouloveandtoGodforHisgoodgifts.(5)Andso,Thanksgivingatourhouse,inDecember.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(6)Whentheturkeyfinallydecidedtobedone,wesatinthetwinkly,candlelitdiningroomandatestuffingandsmashedpotatoes.Whileweate,wetalkedaboutthetimewe’dspentwithourfamiliesovertheholiday,aboutthethingsthatchangedandthethingsthatneverdo.Joe,whoisanexpertatnottalkingaboutthingshedoesn’twanttotalkabout,invitedusdirectlyandhonestlyintosomeofthedecisionshe’smakingthisyear.Westayedatthetableforanextralongtime,havingsecondsandlistening.Wetalkedaboutgratitude,andabouthowtherearethingsthatareeasytobethankfulfor.Henry,forexample,isanuncomplicatedhappiness,asismyfamilyandmymarriageandthehousechurch.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(7)WhatI’vefoundthisyear,though,isadifferentkindofgratitude.WhenIleftmyjob,inthegreatpainandconfusionofthatseason,afewpeopletoldmethatatsomepoint,Iwouldbehappyforthis,thankful,even.Thatdidn’tsitwellwithme,anditfeltevenworsethantheclichésaboutclosingdoorsandopeningwindows.Itfeltcruel:notonlywasIsupposedtonotbesad,Iwassupposedtobethankful?IsworetomyselfthatevenifIhealedsomeday,evenifthepainabated,evenifIwashappyagain,Iwouldnevereverbethankfulforthis.Iwouldneverbelikeoneofthosepeoplewho’rethankfulforcancerbecauseofwhatittaughtthem,orthankfulforthedivorceforteachingthemtobeindependent.Iwouldneverbethankfulforthis.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(8)Andthen,theweekofThanksgiving,Iwentwithmyfamilytothehouseofsomewonderful,generousfamilyfriends.ThelasttimeIhadbeentherewasthedayafterIleftmyjob.Andbeingthereagainbroughtmerightbacktothatplace,andshowedme,tomysurprise,thedistanceIhadtraveledintheinterveningmonths.Ilookedbackthroughmyjournal,andIstoodintheplacesIrememberedstandingonthatfirsttrip,andIlookedoutattheoceanatthesametimesofday,toseethesamecolorsonthesamesky,andIrealizedIamdifferent.Andnotonlydifferent,butbetter,andnotonlybetter,butthankful.TextAUnitFourCustoms华东师范大学出版社(9)Iamthankful,Irealizedinthosemoments,thankfulforthebreakingofthingsthatneededtobebroken,thatcouldn’thavebeenbrokenanyotherway,thankfulfortheseveringthatallowedmetofallallthewaydowntothecenterofmyfearandlookitintheface,thankfulforbeingsetfreefromsomethingIdidn’tevenknowIwasenslavedto.TheonlyphraseIcanfind