感谢上帝

　　A 4-year-old boy was asked to return thanks before Thanksgiving dinner. The family members bowed their heads in expectation.

　　感恩节时，一个4岁的小男孩要做餐前感恩祈祷。全家人低着头，期待着。

　　He began his prayer, thanking the Lord for all his friends, naming them one by one.

　　他开始祷告，他代朋友们对上帝感恩，并挨个提到他们的名字。

　　Then he thanked the Lord for Mommy, Daddy, brother, sister, Grandma, Grandpa, and all his anuts and uncles.

　　然后，他代妈妈、爸爸、兄弟姐妹、爷爷、奶奶，还有所有的叔叔、阿姨对上帝感恩。

　　Then he began to thank the Lord for the food. He gave thanks for the turkey, the dressing, the fruit salad, the cranberry sauce, the pies, the cakes, even the Cool Whip.

　　然后，他感谢上帝赐予他的食物，从火腿、火鸡料焰，到水果沙拉、橘酱，各种点心、蛋糕，甚至冰蛋奶水果，一一列举。

　　Then he paused, and everyone waited--and waited.

　　然后，他停了下来，大家都等着听他继续，等啊等。

　　After a long silence, the young fellow looked up at his mother and asked, "If I thank the Lord for the broccoli, won't He know that I'm lying?"

　　好久之后，小伙子抬起头看着妈妈问道：“如果我感谢上帝赐予我花椰菜，上帝会不会知道我在说谎？”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. thank sb. for sth.

　　向…表示谢意；感谢；

　　eg. I thanked them for their long and loyal service.

　　我感谢他们长期以来忠诚的效力。

　　eg. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work on the project.

　　我愿借此机会感谢每一位为这个项目辛勤工作的人。

　　2. one by one

　　逐个地；依次地；

　　eg. We went into the room one by one.

　　我们挨个儿走进房间。

　　eg. One by one the houses burst into flames.

　　房子一幢接一幢地燃起熊熊大火。

　　3. give thanks

　　感谢（上帝）；感恩；

　　eg. We give thanks for this food.

　　感谢上帝赐给我们食物。

　　eg. Go down on yow knees and give thanks for your safety.

　　你跪下祈祷，感谢上帝保佑你平安无事。