感恩节

感恩节的起源可追溯到美国国家历史的开端。1620年，一群在英国遭受宗教迫害的清教徒乘坐“五月花”号来到美洲。

那年冬天，他们在美洲的生活十分困难，饥寒交迫...此时，当地的印第安人给他们送来了生活必需品，并教会了他们狩猎、捕鱼、种植玉米等生存技能。在印第安人的帮助下，清教徒移民最终克服了困难。

第二年冬天，清教徒为感恩他们所有的，邀请印第安人们和他们一起，围坐在篝火旁，载歌载舞，庆祝和感恩。

今天是感恩节，一个表达感恩和祝福的日子。我们要感谢我们祖国"大家"和每个人的小家，也要向长辈、同辈等身边的人表达感恩。

今年，佳莲学校的老师和同学们一起在餐厅庆祝感恩节。虽然新冠疫情还未过去，大家又度过了疫情下较为艰辛的一年；但这一年中，我们取得了一些成就，有许多值得感恩的事儿。摆上感恩节食物后，大家坐在一起，边吃边聊，十分热闹。

活动一开始，外方校长Dr. Steven DiMattei为大家带来了一段简短讲话，祝大家感恩节快乐。

“感恩节是一个很有象征意义的节日，在外国人印象里就是吃火鸡、大汉堡。其实它起源于英国的一群被迫害的清教徒...过了感恩节大家就不会那么焦虑，总之，感恩节是一个非常棒的节日。学生们请好好享受，我不耽误大家吃饭了，请好好享受你们晚餐。”

外方校长致辞之后，学生代表们一一上台致辞，下面听听学生们是如何表达感谢的。

#钟悟天

“I would like to utilize this moment to thank all our teachers who prepared us for the world outside. Our teachers have been an epitome of strength and a great pillar of support to all of us. Our teachers are wonderful human beings because they have accepted all of us with all the weaknesses and have worked upon us to overcome those weaknesses.

Also I would like to thank my family, especially by mom. If you are someone who knows me really well, you may know that I have very bad temper. Although I often  “throw” my temper towards my mom, she always supports me unconditionally. My mother is the one I can completely depend on and trust. My mother has always been supportive. She is the one who gets worried whenever I fall ill and spends sleepless nights sitting beside me. She is the one who faces all the problems bravely and does not let us encounter those. She seems endowed with all the power , I love her so much.”

"我想借此机会感谢所有的老师。我们的老师让我们学会如何应对外面的时间。老师们让我们进步，给我在今后的人生道路上予以启发。

我还要感谢我的家人，特别是我的妈妈。如果你很了解我的人，你可能知道我脾气很坏。虽然我经常对我妈妈发脾气，但她总是无条件地支持我。我妈妈是我完全可以信赖的人。我妈妈总是很支持我，每当我生病的时候，她会一整晚都陪在我的身边。她总是勇敢地面对所有的问题，不让我去面对危险。她似乎拥有所有的力量，我很爱她。"

#高明远

"As Emerson said “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” At this moment, to whom should we express our gratitude?

Say thank you to your parents who created you and have endured the hardship of raising and educating you. They could have done many others things with the amount of time and money spent on you. However, they chose to cultivate you into a person with a unique personality and independent thinking. Your future success would be the best reward for their relentless effort.

Say thank you to teachers who teach us more than textbook knowledge, knowledge is available everywhere today, but it’s uneasy to find a teacher who thoroughly understands it. The most valuable merit of teachers is their ability to convey knowledge while guiding you to your own thinking. What we can’t learn from online studying is the interesting experience of our teachers. Where have they been, what have they done. They give us advice about life at our most crucial time.

Say thank you to your friends who study and live with you. They are the ones you can always trust and share your trouble with. When you are facing difficulties, friends are always there to overcome them with you. Cherish those who risk their interest in helping you and keep away from those who betrays his friends so that he could stay safe and intact.

In the end, say thank you to the unnoticed in our life, the janitors who give us a clean and well-maintained school, gardeners who created a green environment for us, and the securities who might guard our school. I genuinely appreciate their effort. Thank you for your listening and enjoy your meal."

"正如爱默生所说：“培养对每一件好事都心存感激的习惯，并不断地表示感谢。因为所有的事情都有助于你的进步，你应该把所有的事情都包含在你的感激之中。”此时此刻，我们应该向谁表达我们的感激之情？

感谢你的父母，他们创造了你，并忍受了养育和教育你的艰辛。他们可以用花在你身上的时间和金钱做很多其他的事情。然而，他们选择把你培养成一个具有独特个性和独立思考的人。你未来的成功将是对他们不懈努力的最好回报。

感谢老师们教给我们的不仅仅是课本上的知识，今天知识无处不在，但要找到一位完全理解它的老师却很不容易。教师最有价值的优点是他们能够在引导你思考的同时传达知识。我们不能从网上学习中学到的是我们老师的有趣经历。他们去了哪里，做了什么。他们在我们最关键的时刻给我们提供关于生活的建议。

对和你一起学习和生活的朋友说声谢谢。他们是你永远可以信任的人，你可以和他们分担你的烦恼。当你面临困难时，朋友们总是在那里帮助你克服困难。珍惜那些冒着利益风险帮助你的人，远离那些背叛朋友的人，这样他才能安全完整。

最后，要感谢我们生活中那些不被注意的人，那些为我们提供了一所干净、维护良好的学校的看门人，那些为我们创造了绿色环境的园丁，还有那些可能保卫我们学校的安全人员。我衷心感谢他们的努力。谢谢您的聆听，祝您用餐愉快。"

#张子祺

“Like today, Thanksgiving, so what is Thanksgiving? It’s a day for people to appreciate others and dedicate, obviously. It could also be a duty and true, sincere feeling which comes from your heart. 

Parents gave birth to you; therefore, you could stare at the first beam of sunlight in this world; your homeslice energize and cheer you up when you fail or fall in to the deepest part of the valley. Because of our warm heart and genuineness, it’s like an invisible force which pull people together. Our world become peaceful and united on account of this invisible force.

Like others, I’d like to offer my gratitude to people who raise me up like my parents: My parents brought me here in order to fulfill my dream to going abroad. Likewise, my classmates and friends. Reagan, he is a guy could lead you out all the time when you get in to bad situations; Martin, always involved into trouble, but treat friends genuinely; Sergio, a guy always lose temper but always support you when you are in trouble. 

Tonight, is Thanksgiving, please cherish the people who helped you and dedicate more. Enjoy the dinner! ”

"就像今天，感恩节，那么什么是感恩节呢? 显然，这是一个让人们感谢和奉献的日子。 它也可以是一种责任，一种发自内心的真实、真诚的感情。 父母给予了你生命; 因此，你可以凝视世界上第一缕阳光; 当你失败或跌入山谷的最深处时，你的伙计们会激励你，让你振作起来。 因为我们温暖的心与真诚，它就像一种无形的力量，把人们团结在一起。 由于这种无形的力量，我们的世界变得和平而团结。

和其他人一样，我要感谢像我父母这样抚养我长大成人的人。我的父母带我来这里实现我留学的梦想。 同样，我的同学和朋友。当你陷入困境时，Reagan他总是能带领你走出困境；马丁总是被卷入事端，但对待朋友却是真诚的； Sergio，一个总是会情绪失控的人，但总是在你有困难的时候支持你。

今晚是感恩节，请珍惜曾经帮助过你的人，多多帮助他人。享受晚餐!  "

#席越

“首先，感恩，不仅是一种礼仪，更是一种健康的心态。生活就是一面镜子，你笑它也会对你笑，你哭他也跟着你哭。你感恩生活，生活将送你明媚春光。你自暴自弃怨天尤人，结果也只是事事不顺心。

出身于美国贫民窟的NBA超级巨星Demar Derozan说过：当我一筹莫展的时候，我去看一个石匠敲石头。他一连敲了100次，石头仍然纹丝不动。但当他敲第101次的时候，石头裂为两半。可我知道，我要感谢的不是这最后一击，而是上帝给我敲击前一百次的机会。在学习生活中，当别人抱怨的时候，我们也要对自己经历过的一切心存感恩。

在这里，我要引用电影真爱至上中的一句台词：You’ve got nothing to lose, and you will regret it if you don’t。希望大家可以抓住今晚的时光，享受今晚的时光，勇敢地向帮助过自己和对自己重要的人表达感谢，在感恩节这天，不要为自己留下遗憾。谢谢大家！”

致辞之后，每个同学在提前准备好的便签纸写下了自己感恩的人或事。感恩节筵席开始了。在结束了一天的学习之后，大家吃着食物，放松地度过了一个愉快的感恩节之夜。

临近年底，你有想要感恩的人或事吗？

感恩节这个节日透露出很多人性的闪光点，善良、乐于助人、乐观、谦虚...

再多的劳累、误会甚至牢骚，会因为一声“谢谢”而烟消云散。谢谢你，谢谢你们，谢谢，谢谢了...它们会像一股清凉的泉水，浇灌干涸的“心田”。

希望我们都学会乐观，学会感恩，做一个常怀感恩之人。