常春藤生活英语【45】Preparing for Thanksgiving 迎接

Homemade Thanksgiving decorations are easy and fun to make. All you need is some colored paper, crayons, and your imagination. You should keep a few things in mind when you select materials for your decorations. Since Thanksgiving is an autumn holiday, use colors like gold, red, orange, and dark green. Also, autumn is the time for harvesting. So, you can make use of pumpkins², corn, and other vegetables as decorations. Most importantly, remember the turkey! Turkey pictures, statues, and feathers are a must.

A classic³ homemade Thanksgiving decoration is a hand turkey. They are very simple to make. First, trace⁴ your hand on a white piece of paper. Second, color the four fingers so that they look like feathers. Remember to use lots of color. Third, make an eye on the thumb and color the body brown. Then, cut out your turkey. Use orange colored paper to make legs and a beak⁵. Glue the legs onto the bottom of your hand turkey. Last, glue the beak onto the thumb to complete your turkey's face. You're done! If you want, you can also add a hat, glitter⁶, or clothes to your turkey to make it extra special.

When you make homemade decorations, be creative. You can reuse⁷ the most beautiful ones each year. This is not only fun but also a great activity to do with friends and family.

自制感恩节装饰是一件简单又有趣的事。您只需要一些色纸、蜡笔和想象力即可。当您选择材料做装饰品时，有一些事要牢记在心。因为感恩节是秋天的节日，所以要用像是金色、红色、橘色和深绿色等色彩。秋天也是收割的季节。因此您可以利用南瓜、玉米或其它蔬菜作装饰。最重要的是，记得要有火鸡！火鸡图片、雕塑品和鸡毛都是必备品。

经典的自制感恩节装饰是手形火鸡。它们很容易做。首先，在一张白纸上描出您的手。接着将四只手指着色，让它们看起来像羽毛一样。记得要用很多种颜色。然后在大姆指的地方做个眼睛，并把身体涂成棕色。接着把您的火鸡剪下来。用橘色色纸做出脚和鸡喙。把脚黏在您的手形火鸡底下。最后把鸡喙黏在大姆指处，以完成火鸡的脸。您就做好了！若您想要的话，可以帮火鸡加上帽子、亮片或衣服，让它看来更特别。

当您自制装饰品时，要发挥创意。您每年都可重复使用最漂亮的饰品。自制饰品不仅有趣，也是一个可以跟您的好友和家人一起做的绝佳活动。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.homemade　a. 自制的，家里做的
These homemade cookies taste great.
这些自己做的饼干味道棒透了。

2.harvest　vi. & vt. 收割
The farmers are busy harvesting rice.
农夫们正忙着收割稻米。

3.classic　a. 经典的
Cats is a classic musical.
猫》是一部经典的音乐剧。

4.trace　vt. 描摹，描绘
I couldn't draw a dog so I traced⁸ a photo.
我不会画狗，所以我就拿了张照片来描。

Phrases⁹ for Learning¹⁰

1.keep...in mind　　记住……
Janet always keeps her budget in mind while she is shopping for new clothes.
珍娜买新衣服时，总是会记住自己的预算。

2.make use of...　　利用……
Carrie made use of some empty plastic bottles and turned them into musical instruments.
凯莉用了一些空的塑料瓶来做成乐器。

参考字词

1.pumpkin¹　n. 南瓜
2.feather　n. 羽毛
3.beak　n. 鸟嘴，喙
4.glitter　n.（装饰用的）亮片；闪光纸屑

Tips In Use

Remember to use lots of color.
（记得要用很多种颜色。）

remember, forget, regret 后面加"to + 原形动词"或动名词的意思不同，使用时请多加小心：

1. remember to + 原形动词　记得要……
2. remember + 动名词 　记得曾……
3. forget to + 原形动词　　忘了要……
4. forget + 动名词　　 　忘了曾……
5. regret to + 原形动词 　抱歉∕遗憾……
6. regret + 动名词 　后悔曾……

I forgot to pay my phone bill yesterday.
（我昨天忘记去缴电话费。）

I forgot paying my phone bill yesterday.
（我忘记昨天已经缴过电话费了。）

1 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

2 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）

3 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。

4 trace   

n.痕迹，踪迹，微量；vt.追踪，找出根源，描绘；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• There isn't a trace of a smile on her face.她脸上没有一丝笑容。
• We have lost all trace of him.我们找不到他的踪迹。

5 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

6 glitter   

vi.闪光(耀)；n.闪光，灿烂光辉，耀眼，辉煌

参考例句：

• The child was attracted by the glitter of the Christmas tree decorations.这孩子被圣诞树上闪耀的装饰物吸引住了。
• Beneath its surface glitter,the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.时装业表面上光彩迷人，但其实是个辛苦的行业。

7 reuse   

v.再使用；vt.重新使用

参考例句：

• There are some ways to reuse the wastes.有很多废品再利用的方法。
• The use and reuse of urban land.城市土地利用与再利用。

8 traced   

描绘( trace的过去式和过去分词 )； 追溯； 发现； 跟踪

参考例句：

• We finally traced him to an address in Chicago. 我们终于追查到他在芝加哥的一个地址。
• The names were traced out in stark black print. 这些名字是用醒目的黑体字印出的。

9 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。