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Who Eats the Most on Thanksgiving? These Americans 美国人吃吃喝喝过感恩节

Many Americans spend Thanksgiving with family and friends around a table of roast turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberry1 sauce.

But for others, it's a competition.

Across the United States, there are contests to see who can eat the most pumpkin2 pie. These events start in October and continue through Thanksgiving.  

Elk3 Grove4, California hosts the Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship. Matthew Stonie won last year by eating 20 pounds, 13 ounces of pumpkin pie in 8 minutes. In other words, about 9 and a half kilograms. That was a “world record,” reported the International Federation5 of Competitive Eating in New York City (IFOCE).

Stonie won $5,000.

The IFOCE website praised Stonie’s “effortless speed” at the table:

“Like a silent automobile6 in top gear careening past you on the highway. Like the boxer7 with lightning jabs. Like a speed skater in a very tight bodysuit, long limbs stretching further than the clock can tick. The great ones make it look easy.”

Some of the pumpkin-pie eating contests dissolve into gluttony. An example is the IFOCE’s YouTube video: “Thanksgiving Invitational – Pumpkin Pie” eating contest:

Others have a more light-hearted approach to pumpkin pie-eating contests. Students at the Duthie Center for Engineering in Louisville, Kentucky posted their pumpkin pie-eating contest on Facebook. It was a friendly social affair:

In Broomfield, Colorado, their Turkey Day celebration takes a more health-conscious approach. They hold a pumpkin pie-eating contest, but contestants8 just have to eat one piece of pie (or about one-sixth of a pie) as fast as possible. There’s a 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer “Turkey Day” race afterwards, for those who want to run off excess weight.

And at Pumpkin Palooza -- a pumpkin pie-eating contest in Sparks, Nevada -- the organizers note on their website:

“The winners are chosen by audience applause, so style, flair9 and humor count as much as anything.”   

Words in This Story

turkey – n. a large American bird that is related to the chicken and that is hunted or raised by people for its meat 

potatoes – n. a round root of a plant that has brown, yellow, or red skin and white or yellow flesh and that is eaten as a vegetable

cranberry – adj. a small, dark red berry or the plant that produces it

contests – n. an event in which people try to win by doing something better than others

pounds – n. a unit of weight that is equal to 16 ounces or 0.4536 kilograms

ounces – n.  a unit of weight equal to 1/?? pound (about 28 grams)

careening – v.  to go forward quickly without control

highway – n. a main road that connects cities, towns, etc.

boxer – n. someone who participates in the sport of boxing

skater – n. a person who skates on ice

limb – n. a leg or arm

dissolve – v. to end or disappear or cause (something) to end or disappear

gluttony – n. the act or habit of eating or drinking too much

kilometer – n.  a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters

applause – n. a show of approval or appreciation10 at a play, speech, sporting event, etc., in which people strike their hands together over and over

flair – n.  an unusual and appealing quality or style


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1 cranberry TvOz5U     
n.梅果
参考例句:
  • Turkey reminds me of cranberry sauce.火鸡让我想起梅果酱。
  • Actually I prefer canned cranberry sauce.事实上我更喜欢罐装的梅果酱。
2 pumpkin NtKy8     
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!
3 elk 2ZVzA     
n.麋鹿
参考例句:
  • I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近,能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
  • The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。
4 grove v5wyy     
n.林子,小树林,园林
参考例句:
  • On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
  • The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
5 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
参考例句:
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
6 automobile rP1yv     
n.汽车,机动车
参考例句:
  • He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
  • The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
7 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者,拳击手
参考例句:
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
8 contestants 6183e6ae4586949fe63bec42c8d3a422     
n.竞争者,参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 flair 87jyQ     
n.天赋,本领,才华;洞察力
参考例句:
  • His business skill complements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。
  • He had a natural flair for business.他有做生意的天分。
10 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

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