常春藤生活英语【45】Preparing for Thanksgiving　迎接（在线收听）

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 pumpkins, corn, and other vegetables as decorations. Most importantly, remember the turkey! Turkey pictures, statues, and feathers are a must.

A classic homemade Thanksgiving decoration is a hand turkey. They are very simple to make. First, trace 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 beak. 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, glitter, or clothes to your turkey to make it extra special.

When you make homemade decorations, be creative. You can reuse 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 traced a photo.
我不会画狗，所以我就拿了张照片来描。

Phrases for Learning

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.pumpkin　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。）